The Western Association for Art Conservation (WAAC) is a nonprofit regional membership organization for conservation professionals based in the Western United States, although membership is open to all irrespective of geographical location.
WAAC serves its members, who have a professional responsibility for the preservation of cultural heritage, and disseminates information through its publications and annual meeting/conference. WAAC advances knowledge, practice and standards for the conservation profession.
WAAC's bylaws[1] state that the specific purposes of WAAC are:
To provide an organization that advances the knowledge of conservation and improves the methods of conservation needed to protect, preserve, and maintain the condition and integrity of objects, structures, or sites that, because of their history, significance, rarity, or quality of work, have a commonly accepted value and importance for the public interest.
To expand knowledge of all subjects related to the conservation of artistic, historic, and other cultural property.
To encourage education, study, and research in the conservation of artistic, historic, and other cultural property.
To promote proficiency and skill in the practice of the conservation of artistic, historic, and other cultural property.
To maintain and promote professional relationships, standards of practice, and ethics for conservators, and to oppose any influences that would tend to lower such standards and ethics.
To organize and otherwise participate in exhibitions dealing with the conservation of artistic, historic, and other cultural property.
To publish, sell, circulate, and distribute books, magazines, publications, literature, films, magnetic tapes, and digital media dealing with the conservation of artistic, historic, and other cultural property.
To solicit funds and to receive donations and legacies. To execute the expenditure of grant monies.
To take all action necessary or desirable in order to accomplish any of the purposes of WAAC, provided that such action is in conformity with the provisions of the California Law, Revenue and Taxation Code, Section 23701d, or the Federal Internal Revenue Code, Section 501(c)(3).
History
WAAC was founded in 1975 to bring together conservators practicing in the western United States to exchange ideas, information and news.
One of the prime forces behind the creation of the Western Association for Art Conservation, or Western Association of Art Conservators as it was initially called, was Benjamin Bishop Johnson,[2] who served as the first President of the organization; and at the time was Chief Conservator at LACMA, as well as a lecturer at UCLA.
President, Patricia O’Reagan, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Vice-President, Geneva Griswold, Seattle Art Museum
Treasurer & Membership Secretary, Chris Stavroudis
Secretary, Collean O’Shea, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Member-at-Large, Sophie Hunter, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Member-at-Large, Kent Severson, Doris Duke’s Shangri-La
Member-at-Large, Anne Getts, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Member-at-Large, Jessica Johnson, University of Kansas Libraries & Spencer Museum of Art
Newsletter Editor, Carolyn Tallent
Web Editor, Justin Johnson, University of Washington
Social Media Liaison, Christina O’Connell, The Huntington Libraries, Art Collections, & Botanical Gardens
Fulfillments, Donna Williams, Williams Art Conservation, Inc.
Mid-Year Meeting Coordinator, Susanne Friend
Newsletter Copy Editor, Wendy Partridge
Publications
Membership Directory
A membership directory is published annually and sent to members. The membership directory is alternatively available to members in electronic format; as a pdf. WAAC's Membership Directory is distributed in March of each year.
Newsletter
The WAAC Newsletter (ISSN 1052-0066)[4] has been published since 1979, and is published three times per year, in January, May and September. Each issue has been 28-32 pages long. Each issue contains several feature articles, many of which are widely cited, and the newsletter is a widely referenced resource for heritage professionals.[5]
Regular columns include:
Letter from the President
Regional News
Technical Exchange
Health & Safety
Articles You May Have Missed
Publications and Audiovisual
Conference Reviews
Positions Available
A 10-Year Cumulative Index of the WAAC Newsletter (1979-1988, Volumes 1-10) has also been produced. Back issues are also available online.[6]
Hurricane Katrina
In response to Hurricane Katrina WAAC published a special issue of the WAAC Newsletter, September 2005 (vol 27, no 3),[7] devoted to issue of salvage and emergency response. The issue included information on health and safety for salvage operations, a reprint with a new introduction of Betty Walsh's "Salvage Operations for Water Damaged Archival Collections" and the "Salvage at a Glance" chart[8] (printed on waterproof synthetic paper), as well as a collection of new information and reprinted materials from a number of sources.
A Guide to Handling Anthropological Museum Collections
The WAAC publication A Guide to Handling Anthropological Museum Collections[9] is available in both English and Spanish (Guía para el manejo de colecciones antropológicas de museos).
The guide has also been translated into Arabic. Although not directly available from WAAC, it is reportedly widely distributed in the Arab speaking world.[10]
This is a humorous guide to the "do's and don'ts" of collections handling, and was written by Nancy Odegaard and illustrated by Grace Katterman. It is soft bound, and runs to 41 pages.
A compilation of the talks comprising the Loss Compensation panel from the 1993 meeting at the Marconi Conference Center, enhanced by a detailed introduction into the history of loss compensation theory written by Patricia Leavengood.[12]
Loss Compensation Theory and Practice: A Brief History Patricia Leavengood p. 1
"Necessity Introduced These Arts" Loss Compensation in the History of Conservation Elizabeth Darrow p. 7
Compensations for Deteriorations Resulting in Losses: A Structuralist Looks at Old and New Practices for the
Conservation of Ethnographic, Archaeological, and Contemporary Objects Dale Paul Kronkright p. 13
Review of Loss Compensation Techniques Used in Textile Conservation Sharon K. Shore p. 19
Loss Compensation in Paper Debra Evans p. 25
Dilemmas of Compensation in Contemporary Art Tatyana M. Thompson p. 29
Aesthetic and Cultural Considerations for the Conservation of Hispanic New Mexican Religious Art Keith Bakker p. 33
East and West: Approaches to Loss Compensation Linda Scheifler Marks p. 41
The Japanese Use of Gold Lacquer in Ceramic Restoration Genevieve A. Baird p. 45
Annual meeting
WAAC holds an annual meeting, also referred to as a conference.[14] Information about past meetings can be found on the WAAC website.[15]
In 2009 rain water entered the Alaska State Archives building, when a storm ripped the roof from the building, WAAC members who "serendipitously happen to be in Juneau for the Western Association for Art Conservation conference"[16] assist with the rescue efforts. The conference went ahead, and included a public lecture by Yosi Pozeilov about pinhole cameras.[17]
References
^"WAAC Bylaws. Revised 6/29/87, 10/8/96 and 11/15/99". Cool.conservation-us.org. December 2, 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
^Greaves, James L. (January 1991). "A Remembrance: Benjamin Bishop Johnson". WAAC Newsletter. Cool.conservation-us.org. p. 10.
^"WAAC Board 2019-20". waac-us.org. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
^"RUG Links. Find e-Journal. Search: ISSN 1052-0066". Sfx.ub.rug.nl:9003. May 30, 2004. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
^"Traditional Fine Arts Organization, Inc. Online Resources for Collectors". Tfaoi.com. 2011.
^"WAAC Newsletter". Cool.conservation-us.org. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
^"WAAC Newsletter, Special Issue: Salvage and Emergency response" (PDF). Cool.conservation-us.org. September 2005.
^A guide to handling anthropological museum collections: Nancy Odegaard: Books. Western Association for Art Conservation. 1991.
^Lizarraga, Darlene (October 2010). . Arizona State Museum. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016.
^Leavengood, Patricia (1994). Loss Compensation Symposium Postprints: Western Association for Art Conservation Annual Meeting, 1993. Western Association for Art Conservation. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
^"WAAC Newsletter" (PDF). Cool.conservation-us.org. January 2008.
^"Bcin Document Display". Bcin.ca. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
^Cull, D. (2010). "Review of Western Association for Art Conservation (WAAC) Annual Meeting". E-conservation magazine, No. 16. pp. 13–16. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
^"Index of /waac/historical/pastmeetings". Cool.conservation-us.org. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
^Hsieh, Jeremy (August 18, 2009). "Rain soaks state archives: Hundreds of boxes of historical documents affected by roof mishap". Juneauempire.com.
^"Yosi Pozeilov to give pinhole photography presentation". Juneauempire.com. August 16, 2009.
External links
Official website
May 20, 2023
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The Western Association for Art Conservation WAAC is a nonprofit regional membership organization for conservation professionals based in the Western United States although membership is open to all irrespective of geographical location Western Association for Art ConservationWestern Association for Art Conservation WAAC Founded1975 Email secretary waac us orgAffiliationsProfessional associationWebsitecool wbr conservation us wbr org wbr waac wbr Contents 1 Aims 2 History 3 Organisation and Governance 3 1 Current WAAC Board of Directors 2019 2020 4 Publications 4 1 Membership Directory 4 2 Newsletter 4 2 1 Hurricane Katrina 4 3 A Guide to Handling Anthropological Museum Collections 4 4 Out of Print Publications 5 Annual meeting 6 References 7 External linksAims EditWAAC serves its members who have a professional responsibility for the preservation of cultural heritage and disseminates information through its publications and annual meeting conference WAAC advances knowledge practice and standards for the conservation profession WAAC s bylaws 1 state that the specific purposes of WAAC are To provide an organization that advances the knowledge of conservation and improves the methods of conservation needed to protect preserve and maintain the condition and integrity of objects structures or sites that because of their history significance rarity or quality of work have a commonly accepted value and importance for the public interest To expand knowledge of all subjects related to the conservation of artistic historic and other cultural property To encourage education study and research in the conservation of artistic historic and other cultural property To promote proficiency and skill in the practice of the conservation of artistic historic and other cultural property To maintain and promote professional relationships standards of practice and ethics for conservators and to oppose any influences that would tend to lower such standards and ethics To organize and otherwise participate in exhibitions dealing with the conservation of artistic historic and other cultural property To publish sell circulate and distribute books magazines publications literature films magnetic tapes and digital media dealing with the conservation of artistic historic and other cultural property To solicit funds and to receive donations and legacies To execute the expenditure of grant monies To take all action necessary or desirable in order to accomplish any of the purposes of WAAC provided that such action is in conformity with the provisions of the California Law Revenue and Taxation Code Section 23701d or the Federal Internal Revenue Code Section 501 c 3 History EditWAAC was founded in 1975 to bring together conservators practicing in the western United States to exchange ideas information and news One of the prime forces behind the creation of the Western Association for Art Conservation or Western Association of Art Conservators as it was initially called was Benjamin Bishop Johnson 2 who served as the first President of the organization and at the time was Chief Conservator at LACMA as well as a lecturer at UCLA Organisation and Governance EditCurrent WAAC Board of Directors 2019 2020 Edit The current WAAC Board 3 President Patricia O Reagan Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Vice President Geneva Griswold Seattle Art Museum Treasurer amp Membership Secretary Chris Stavroudis Secretary Collean O Shea Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Member at Large Sophie Hunter Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Member at Large Kent Severson Doris Duke s Shangri La Member at Large Anne Getts Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Member at Large Jessica Johnson University of Kansas Libraries amp Spencer Museum of Art Newsletter Editor Carolyn Tallent Web Editor Justin Johnson University of Washington Social Media Liaison Christina O Connell The Huntington Libraries Art Collections amp Botanical Gardens Fulfillments Donna Williams Williams Art Conservation Inc Mid Year Meeting Coordinator Susanne Friend Newsletter Copy Editor Wendy PartridgePublications EditMembership Directory Edit A membership directory is published annually and sent to members The membership directory is alternatively available to members in electronic format as a pdf WAAC s Membership Directory is distributed in March of each year Newsletter Edit The WAAC Newsletter ISSN 1052 0066 4 has been published since 1979 and is published three times per year in January May and September Each issue has been 28 32 pages long Each issue contains several feature articles many of which are widely cited and the newsletter is a widely referenced resource for heritage professionals 5 Regular columns include Letter from the President Regional News Technical Exchange Health amp Safety Articles You May Have Missed Publications and Audiovisual Conference Reviews Positions AvailableA 10 Year Cumulative Index of the WAAC Newsletter 1979 1988 Volumes 1 10 has also been produced Back issues are also available online 6 Hurricane Katrina Edit In response to Hurricane Katrina WAAC published a special issue of the WAAC Newsletter September 2005 vol 27 no 3 7 devoted to issue of salvage and emergency response The issue included information on health and safety for salvage operations a reprint with a new introduction of Betty Walsh s Salvage Operations for Water Damaged Archival Collections and the Salvage at a Glance chart 8 printed on waterproof synthetic paper as well as a collection of new information and reprinted materials from a number of sources A Guide to Handling Anthropological Museum Collections Edit The WAAC publication A Guide to Handling Anthropological Museum Collections 9 is available in both English and Spanish Guia para el manejo de colecciones antropologicas de museos The guide has also been translated into Arabic Although not directly available from WAAC it is reportedly widely distributed in the Arab speaking world 10 This is a humorous guide to the do s and don ts of collections handling and was written by Nancy Odegaard and illustrated by Grace Katterman It is soft bound and runs to 41 pages Out of Print Publications Edit Loss Compensation Symposium Postprints 11 A compilation of the talks comprising the Loss Compensation panel from the 1993 meeting at the Marconi Conference Center enhanced by a detailed introduction into the history of loss compensation theory written by Patricia Leavengood 12 CONTENTS 13 Loss Compensation Theory and Practice A Brief History Patricia Leavengood p 1 Necessity Introduced These Arts Loss Compensation in the History of Conservation Elizabeth Darrow p 7 Compensations for Deteriorations Resulting in Losses A Structuralist Looks at Old and New Practices for the Conservation of Ethnographic Archaeological and Contemporary Objects Dale Paul Kronkright p 13 Review of Loss Compensation Techniques Used in Textile Conservation Sharon K Shore p 19 Loss Compensation in Paper Debra Evans p 25 Dilemmas of Compensation in Contemporary Art Tatyana M Thompson p 29 Aesthetic and Cultural Considerations for the Conservation of Hispanic New Mexican Religious Art Keith Bakker p 33 East and West Approaches to Loss Compensation Linda Scheifler Marks p 41 The Japanese Use of Gold Lacquer in Ceramic Restoration Genevieve A Baird p 45Annual meeting EditWAAC holds an annual meeting also referred to as a conference 14 Information about past meetings can be found on the WAAC website 15 In 2009 rain water entered the Alaska State Archives building when a storm ripped the roof from the building WAAC members who serendipitously happen to be in Juneau for the Western Association for Art Conservation conference 16 assist with the rescue efforts The conference went ahead and included a public lecture by Yosi Pozeilov about pinhole cameras 17 References Edit WAAC Bylaws Revised 6 29 87 10 8 96 and 11 15 99 Cool conservation us org December 2 2008 Retrieved August 15 2012 Greaves James L January 1991 A Remembrance Benjamin Bishop Johnson WAAC Newsletter Cool conservation us org p 10 WAAC Board 2019 20 waac us org Retrieved May 24 2020 RUG Links Find e Journal Search ISSN 1052 0066 Sfx ub rug nl 9003 May 30 2004 Retrieved August 15 2012 Traditional Fine Arts Organization Inc Online Resources for Collectors Tfaoi com 2011 WAAC Newsletter Cool conservation us org Retrieved February 16 2012 WAAC Newsletter Special Issue Salvage and Emergency response PDF Cool conservation us org September 2005 Walsh Betty Salvage at a Glance chart c Province of British Columbia 1997 Published as an insert to the WAAC Newsletter Vol 19 No 2 May 1997 PDF Cool conservation us org A guide to handling anthropological museum collections Nancy Odegaard Books Western Association for Art Conservation 1991 Lizarraga Darlene October 2010 Rebuilding Iraq on the Cultural Front Arizona State Museum Archived from the original on June 3 2016 Leavengood Patricia 1994 Loss Compensation Symposium Postprints Western Association for Art Conservation Annual Meeting 1993 Western Association for Art Conservation Retrieved February 16 2012 WAAC Newsletter PDF Cool conservation us org January 2008 Bcin Document Display Bcin ca Retrieved February 16 2012 Cull D 2010 Review of Western Association for Art Conservation WAAC Annual Meeting E conservation magazine No 16 pp 13 16 a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a Cite magazine requires magazine help Index of waac historical pastmeetings Cool conservation us org Retrieved February 16 2012 Hsieh Jeremy August 18 2009 Rain soaks state archives Hundreds of boxes of historical documents affected by roof mishap Juneauempire com Yosi Pozeilov to give pinhole photography presentation Juneauempire com August 16 2009 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Western Association for Art Conservation amp oldid 1151871252, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
