-
Australia ICOMOS Secretariat Office closure for the holiday season
-
Australia ICOMOS New Membership Applications
-
Sustainable Heritage Conservation Workshops 2015, Feb to April 2015
-
Discounted entry for Australia ICOMOS members at Duldig Studio, Melbourne
-
Books in Exchange for Book Reviews – one book left
-
Melbourne Heritage Action: “Advocacy in the 21st Century” talk, Melbourne, 15 December
-
Celebrate William Charles Vahland in May 2015
-
Link to BBC story re: underwater cultural heritage
-
New publication on Sir J.J. Talbot Hobbs
-
New Graduate Certificate in Architectural Conservation at UWA 2015
-
6th International Congress on Underwater Archaeology, Fremantle, Nov-Dec 2016
-
Victoria Then exhibition, Melbourne
-
New publication on Conserving Cultural Landscapes
-
Heritage Values Network
-
AICOMOS interest expressed in Darwin – call for presenters
-
Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin available
-
Advanced Course in “Reliability and Risk Analysis”, February 2015, Portugal
-
Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) bulletin – available online
-
SITUATION VACANT Full-time Heritage Consultant position – 6 month contract, City Plan Heritage, Sydney
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Australia ICOMOS Secretariat Office closure for the holiday season
The Australia ICOMOS office will be closed from COB Friday 19 December 2014 to Friday 9 January 2015 inclusive. The office will reopen on Monday 12 January 2015, and the first e-newsletter for 2014 will be published on Friday 16 January. The final e-newsletter for 2014 will be published on Friday 19 December 2014.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2. Australia ICOMOS New Membership Applications
There are many benefits in joining ICOMOS – not only the fantastic people you will meet but Membership of Australia ICOMOS brings discounts at ICOMOS functions, at many conferences in Australia and internationally and on ICOMOS publications. The E-mail News provides a weekly bulletin board of information and events in Australia and overseas, including state based events, conferences and site visits, as well as information on heritage publications, funding and grant opportunities, course details and job offers. Members also receive a number of issues annually of the Australia ICOMOS refereed journal Historic Environment. Applications for members to join the Australia ICOMOS Executive Committee (EC) are encouraged from all states and territories. For Young Professional and full Members, the International ICOMOS card gives free or reduced rate entry to many historic and cultural sites.
Australia ICOMOS welcomes new members and would like to encourage students and young cultural heritage graduates to apply for membership. There are various membership categories and applications can be made to the Secretariat:
- Those who are interested in ICOMOS but who do not meet the requirements for full membership, or else do not have heritage conservation as their core focus, could apply to become Associates of ICOMOS
- Those at the beginning of a career in architecture, archaeology, planning or history with 3 years experience and who are under 30 years of age may be eligible for Young Professional membership at reduced rates
For further information go to the Membership page of the Australia ICOMOS website, or download the Australia ICOMOS 2014_MEMBERSHIP Application Form.
Membership applications are only considered at meetings of the Executive Committee – in order for your application to be considered at the February 2014 Executive Committee meeting, please submit it to the Secretariat by COB Thursday 22 January 2015.
If further information is required, email the Membership Secretary, John Wadsley.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3. Sustainable Heritage Conservation Workshops 2015, Feb to April 2015
Sustainable Heritage Conservation Workshops 2015
Technical Pathways – Materials and Techniques – Planning and Management
As part of the 200-year anniversary celebrations at the National Trust Centre (Observatory Hill) in 2015, the City of Sydney, APT Australasia Chapter, Australia ICOMOS, Australian Institute of Architects (NSW Chapter), and Building Limes Forum Australia are partnering with the National Trust of Australia (NSW) to present a series of heritage conservation workshops, which will all be held at the National Trust Centre, Observatory Hill.
For more information on the workshops, download the 2015 Sustainable Heritage Conservation workshops flier.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
4. Discounted entry for Australia ICOMOS members at Duldig Studio, Melbourne
Australia ICOMOS members are invited to visit the Duldig Studio at 92 Burke Road, Malvern East VIC 3145 and receive 50% discount on the entry from 1 February 2015 until 31 December 2015. Duldig is a house museum with an in situ collection of modernist sculpture and furnishings.
Visiting The Duldig Studio is a unique experience that offers remarkable insights into the lives and works of sculptor Karl Duldig (1902–1986) and his artist-inventor wife, Slawa Duldig (neé Horowitz, c1902–1975) two of Australia’s important 20th Century artists.
To learn more about the studio visit the Duldig Studio website.
To show AICOMOS’s appreciation for this generous offer members are encouraged to like the Duldig Studio on their Facebook page.
To book a tour during opening hours email curator John Petersen.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
5. Books in Exchange for Book Reviews – one book left
The following new publications from are available for review. You will need to write a review of about 700-800 words to be published in Historic Environment early next year, in exchange for the free book.
- Harrison, R. & Maher, R. A. Human (eds) 2014, Ecodynamics in the North Atlantic. A Collaborative Model of Humans and Nature through Space and Time, Lexington Books.
Please contact Sandy Blair, the HE Reviews Editor, if you are interested in reviewing any of the above titles.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
6. Melbourne Heritage Action: “Advocacy in the 21st Century” talk, Melbourne, 15 December
How do we advocate for urban heritage in the 21st century? What are the current threats to the heritage of Melbourne’s CBD?
Melbourne Heritage Action (MHA) was formed with the support of the National Trust in the wake of the outcry over the demolition of the Art Deco building Lonsdale House. MHA decided that there needed to be an advocacy group focused on the CBD.
This talk by MHA’s Dr Katrina Grant will look at the past four years of Melbourne Heritage Action, campaigns such as Save the Palace, protection for Melbourne’s laneways, and advocating for protection of interiors. Dr Grant will also discuss how advocacy is changing, and how MHA has built a base of online supporters and how they work with media to get attention on heritage issues.
Space is strictly limited so please REGISTER at this link to book your place.
EVENT DETAILS
- Monday 15 December 2014
- Doors open at 5.00pm, talk starts 6.00pm
- Tasma Gallery, 6 Parliament Place, East Melbourne VIC 3002
- Suggested $5 donation to cover costs
- Drinks served on arrival
TrustTalks are regularly held on the second Monday of each month, and will resume in February 2015. For more information on upcoming TrustTalks visit the new Conservation and Advocacy blog.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
7. Celebrate William Charles Vahland in May 2015
Last Tuesday the City of Greater Bendigo notified the media about their intentions to celebrate William Charles Vahland during the National Trust Heritage Festival next year.
Join the city in celebrating Vahland in May 2015. There may be events you’d like to organise in the Goldfields or Melbourne to truly recognise how important this man was to 19th century architecture in Australia.
Some ideas for May 2015:
- A walk, bike, or car tour of Vahland buildings in Bendigo, our municipality or other shires – night tours could be as fun as day ones
- Stories of working in Vahland buildings – eg. all the nurses at the Bendigo Hospital – are the buildings haunted?
- Talks on architecture, or on the man himself, or the many architects he inspired & their buildings like the Hotel Shamrock
- Open houses of Vahland buildings
- Workshops on how to restore old houses, how to make old houses sustainable
- Sessions on how to research old houses – have you got a Vahland, Beebe etc. designed house?
- Find your German family history
- How to research newspapers in Trove to find architectural tenders, obituaries of people like Vahland
- Display of records related to Vahland, how Germans were treated at the start of WWI
- Histories of Germans and viticulture in our area – apparently Vahland had a winery in Elmore, but the Germans are attributed with beginning the wine industry in Heathcote & surrounds
- Exhibits of collections, plans, records, portraits, photos of his buildings or the man, or any of his students
If you can organise an event soon, please upload the details to the National Trust website by 24 December. This will mean your event may go in the statewide publication – an opportunity to get exposure for Vahland and your organisation.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
8. Link to BBC story re: underwater cultural heritage
Australian archaeologists assist Vietnam with the investigation and preservation of underwater cultural heritage. See the BBC website for more information.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
9. New publication on Sir J.J. Talbot Hobbs
UWA Publishing has just released a new book by Australia ICOMOS member Dr John Taylor, Between Duty and Design: The Architect-Soldier Sir J.J. Talbot Hobbs. This is the first extensive biography of Hobbs’s architectural work, also covering his military career which saw him become Australia’s highest ranking solider in Europe after World War I.
Hobbs’ contribution to the built landscape of Western Australia – and to Australian war memorials in France and Belgium – is impossible to overlook. It dominates public spaces as well as domestic and business streetscapes. His stellar designs are familiar to many but Hobbs the man is largely forgotten. Who was J.J. Talbot Hobbs, considered to be of such importance at the time of his death that a memorial was built in one of the most prominent places in Perth?
Taylor’s biography of the man, soldier and architect, is meticulously researched and illustrated throughout with photos and plans, highlighting Hobbs’ place as a citizen of national importance.
Between Duty and Design is available in bookstores or from the UWA Publishing website (with free postage).
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
10. New Graduate Certificate in Architectural Conservation at UWA 2015
Applications for places in the new Graduate Certificate in Architectural Conservation being offered through the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts at the University of Western Australia in 2015 are now open. This course will introduce the full range of concepts, methods, and practices involved in the specialised field of architectural conservation, from the international to the local level, and aims to develop professional level skills in conservation planning and in practical building conservation.
For more information covering description of the course, admission requirements, and the application process, visit the University of WA website or contact one of the following:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
11. 6th International Congress on Underwater Archaeology, Fremantle, Nov-Dec 2016
The Organising Committee invite you to participate in The Sixth International Congress on Underwater Archaeology (IKUWA6) to be held at the Western Australian Maritime Museum, Fremantle, from 28 November to 2 December, 2016.
The theme, Celebrating Our Shared Heritage, supports a broad international agenda, and offers the opportunity to exchange research, knowledge and ideas and cross-cultural perspectives with international colleagues from around the world.
This is the first time that IKUWA will be held outside Europe, and is a particularly exciting opportunity for southern and northern hemisphere practitioners to interact directly with each other and our shared stories.
Follow the conference on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn for the latest updates.
You can download the congress poster and flyers from the conference website.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
12. Victoria Then exhibition, Melbourne
Museums Australia (Victoria) is thrilled and very proud to announce the opening of Victoria Then, an exhibition featuring objects, photographs and stories from the collections of five small Victorian museums working with MA (Vic)’s Roving Curator. The exhibition offers a fascinating glimpse into the past, bringing to life unusual and little known facts from Victoria’s history.
Dates: 8 December 2014 – 5 February 2015
Venue: Arts Victoria Foyer Art Space, Level 6, 2 Kavanagh Street, Southbank Vic 3006
Cost: Free entry
More information about this exhibition is available at this link.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
13. New publication on Conserving Cultural Landscapes
Conserving Cultural Landscapes – Challenges and New Directions
Edited by Ken Taylor, Archer St. Clair, Nora J. Mitchell
New approaches to both cultural landscapes and historic urban landscapes increasingly recognize the need to guide future change, rather than simply protecting the fabric of the past. Challenging traditional notions of historic preservation, Conserving Cultural Landscapes takes a dynamic multifaceted approach to conservation. It builds on the premise that a successful approach to urban and cultural landscape conservation recognizes cultural as well as natural values, sustains traditional connections to place, and engages people in stewardship where they live and work. It brings together academics within the humanities and humanistic social sciences, conservation and preservation professionals, practitioners, and stakeholders to rethink the meaning and practice of cultural heritage conservation, encourage international cooperation, and stimulate collaborative research and scholarship.
To purchase a copy, click here.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
14. Heritage Values Network
The Heritage Values Network (H@V) is a research collaboration that is funded in the framework of the EU Joint Programming Initiative on Cultural Heritage. The network is designed to start a European cross-disciplinary discussion between heritage practitioners, researchers and policy-makers on “heritage values” through the conduct of three workshops in Eindhoven, Oslo and Barcelona.
The consortium partners of the project; University College London, Leiden University, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research in Oslo and the University of Barcelona, will examine the ways in which a conceptual and methodological framework for identifying, assessing and measuring the values that individuals or groups of people apply to heritage (“heritage values”) can be developed and shared among heritage organizations and researchers across Europe.
More information in regards to the project and those involved can be found at this link.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
15. AICOMOS interest expressed in Darwin – call for presenters
There are people in Darwin who have a strong interest in Australia ICOMOS but are unable to make the many interesting events and talks that are held in other capital cities. We have been contacted by an ICOMOS member who would like anyone travelling to Darwin on a personal trip, to consider presenting a talk – such as the recent interesting talk on Francis Greenway. Any presenters currently associated with Australia ICOMOS events are encouraged to advise Australia ICOMOS if Darwin is on their travel itinerary with a view to repeating any presentation in Darwin. A Darwin contact can be provided and some assistance with event arrangements could be made available via the NT and QLD ICOMOS State Rep.
If you are interested, and travelling to Darwin in the near future, please contact Jacqui Pearce (Nt & QLD ICOMOS Rep) by sending an email to the Secretariat office.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
16. Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin available
To read the latest Cambridge Heritage Research bulletin, click on the following link.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
17. Advanced Course in “Reliability and Risk Analysis”, February 2015, Portugal
The Advanced Course in “Reliability and Risk Analysis” will be held on 6-19 February 2015, at University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal. The course covers topics such as reliability and design codes, hazard identification, system analysis, risk analysis and case studies.
For more details, download the Course on Reliability and Risk Analysis information leaflet.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
18. Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) bulletin – available online
To view the latest issue of the GCI bulletin, click here.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
19. SITUATION VACANT Full-time Heritage Consultant position – 6 month contract, City Plan Heritage, Sydney
City Plan Heritage is currently seeking to appoint a Heritage Consultant to join our team to provide high level cultural heritage consulting services to cover a maternity leave position. The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years experience working in the heritage sector with a particular focus on historical research and report writing. A degree in cultural heritage or a related discipline is essential, and applicants with tertiary qualifications in history and experience in heritage consultancy are preferred. Membership of the Professional Historians Association or Australia ICOMOS (or eligibility for membership) is essential.
Applicants must be able to:
- Prepare a range of heritage reports including Heritage Impact Statements, Conservation Management Plans, and Heritage Interpretation Strategies
- Manage several projects simultaneously and cope with competing deadlines
- Undertake detailed historical research to the standard of a professional historian (including sourcing and analysis of archival sources) for Conservation Management Plans, Heritage Assessments, and Heritage Studies
- Work independently with minimal supervision
Appointment will be initially for 6 months, full-time, with the possibility of extension. The successful applicant will be required to start in mid-January, 2015.
Please send your application, including a cover letter and resume, to Kerime Danis (Director) by email by Tuesday 16 December 2014.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in the Australia ICOMOS Email News are not necessarily those of Australia ICOMOS Inc. or its Executive Committee. The text of Australia ICOMOS Email news is drawn from various sources including organizations other than Australia ICOMOS Inc. The Australia ICOMOS Email news serves solely as an information source and aims to present a wide range of opinions which may be of interest to readers. Articles submitted for inclusion may be edited.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Australia ICOMOS Secretariat
Georgia Meros, Secretariat Officer
Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific
Deakin University
221 Burwood Highway
Burwood VIC 3125
Telephone: (03) 9251 7131
Facsimile: (03) 9251 7158
Email: austicomos@deakin.edu.au
http://www.icomos.org/australia
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~