Australia ICOMOS E-Mail News No. 943

NEW ITEMS

  1. [NEW ITEM] Vale John Hurd M.ICOMOS
  2. [NEW ITEM] ICOMOS Webinar Series: Cultural heritage solutions for water challenges, Sept/Oct/Nov 2020 – 1st session, 16 September
  3. [NEW ITEM] 2020 Online Lecture Series: ‘Understanding World Heritage Interpretation and Presentation’ – next session, 17 September
  4. [NEW ITEM] TJC: more Around the World with Kenneth Park lectures, 18 & 25 September 2020, 10.30am AEST
  5. [NEW ITEM] Port Arthur Talk, 30 September 2020
  6. [NEW ITEM] Warragamba Dam
  7. [NEW ITEM] Australian Heritage Council – Expressions of Interest for 2021 Vacancies: deadline for EOI is 1 October
  8. [NEW ITEM] REMINDER: 2020 Call for Proposals: Shared Cultural Heritage & Shared Underwater Heritage – deadline 1 October 2020
  9. [NEW ITEM] ADVANCE NOTICE: DESIGN Canberra festival events, 9-29 November 2020
  10. [NEW ITEM] Blue Shield General Assembly – August 2020: outcomes and recording
  11. [NEW ISSUE] News from the MoAD @ Old Parliament House
  12. [NEW ISSUE] The Best in Heritage news update

GA2020 / GA2023 SYDNEY ITEMS

TALKS / EVENTS / WORKSHOPS / FORUMS

CONFERENCE / SYMPOSIUM CALL FOR PAPERS & OPEN REGISTRATIONS

COURSES / AWARDS / GRANTS PROGRAMS / OTHER – CALL FOR APPLICATIONS / NOMINATIONS / SUBMISSIONS / EOIs

SITUATIONS VACANT / WANTED

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NEW ITEMS

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1. [NEW ITEM] Vale John Hurd M.ICOMOS

Australia ICOMOS members join their colleagues throughout the ICOMOS family in mourning the death of John Hurd on 2 September. John was a world-renowned specialist in the conservation of earth structures, particularly in the repair of traditional structures using traditional techniques, and his expertise extended well beyond this speciality to encompass an extraordinary range of conservation knowledge and skill.

In addition to his busy international practice, his teaching work for the University of York and his advisory work for UNESCO and the Global Heritage Fund, John served ICOMOS as a member and President of ISCEAH, the ISC on Earthen Architectural Heritage, as a foundation member of ICORP, the International Committee on Risk Preparedness, and more recently as Vice-President of PRERICO, the recently established ISC on Places of Religion and Ritual. He is probably best known within ICOMOS for his tenure as President of the Advisory Committee from 2006 to 2014. John revitalised the work of the Committee, chairing its meetings with efficiency and good humour, and made it his business to establish personal contact with as many as he could manage of the ICOMOS National and International Scientific Committees. Australia ICOMOS members will recall that he joined us in Cairns in 2007 for our Executive Committee meeting and annual conference on Extreme Heritage.

John’s relentless program of international travel over a thirty year period of consulting and advisory work, much of it voluntary, finally took its toll on his health, and he was not well enough to travel to Advisory Committee meetings in the last years of his Presidency. He nevertheless continued to work and publish, and to exchange emails with friends and colleagues all over the world. The many tributes to him on the ICOMOS networks, during his last illness and following his death, are testimony to the very high regard in which he was held by all of us. As a wise collaborator and mentor, and as a congenial colleague and friend, John Hurd will be greatly missed, and long and fondly remembered.

▶ ICOMOS mourns the passing of John Hurd, former President of the ICOMOS Advisory Committee

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2. [NEW ITEM] ICOMOS Webinar Series: Cultural heritage solutions for water challenges, Sept/Oct/Nov 2020 – 1st session, 16 September

The overall aim of the webinar series is to inform water professionals and heritage experts about the Water and Heritage initiative and its activities, which aim at recognition by water managers that water related heritage can contribute significantly toward water challenges. The specific objective of the webinars is to encourage national working groups to be initiated with the longer-term objective to mobilize support to have Water and Heritage discussed at the UN International Water conference to be held in New York in 2023; see the Chair’s Statement of the symposium ‘Water and Culture’ held on February 3 in Tokyo.

Webinar 1: Water & Heritage – Explained
16 September 2020,12.00-13.30 Central European Time (click here to check your local timings)

For more information all on the sessions, visit this link.

Download the ICOMOS Water Heritage webinars 2020 leaflet.

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3. [NEW ITEM] 2020 Online Lecture Series: ‘Understanding World Heritage Interpretation and Presentation’ – next session, 17 September

The preparatory office for the International Centre for Interpretation and Presentation of the World Heritage Sites under the auspices of UNESCO (hereinafter the Centre) is pleased to announce that the preparatory office for the Category 2 Centre, newly approved at the 40th session of the General Conference (2019), was launched in late May under the supervision of the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) of the Korean government. The Centre will play a pivotal role in World Heritage interpretation and presentation, which contributes to raising public awareness of the value of World Heritage and the importance of protecting it.

In 2020, the Centre will be holding an online lecture series titled ‘Understanding World Heritage Interpretation and Presentation’, starting on 10 September (next session is on 17 September).

The 10 September session is now available to stream from the YouTube and Facebok links below.

The lectures will be made available to the public via the Cultural Heritage Administration and the Centre Preparatory Office’s YouTube channel and the Facebook page. The lectures and Q&A sessions will be conducted in English and publicly accessible for viewing without prior registration. Videos of the sessions will be uploaded to the YouTube channel and Facebook page after the Live stream to be viewed at any time. The time schedule of lectures will be adjusted according to the local time in the region of the speaker’s residence, and the time will be announced in advance on the preparatory office’s YouTube channel and Facebook page. 

Download the World Heritage Interpretation and Presentation Online Lecture Series leaflet for more information.

LINKS

▶ Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea’s YouTube & Facebook

▶ Preparatory Office for the Centre’s YouTube & Facebook

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4. [NEW ITEM] TJC: more Around the World with Kenneth Park lectures, 18 & 25 September 2020, 10.30am AEST

The Johnston Collection (TJC) is pleased to announce two more virtual lectures by Kenneth Park presented by The Friends: Around the World with Kenneth Park.

These lectures will be available to all our subscribers, with a special discounted ticket for members of The Friends. If you are not yet a member, you can join here.

The lectures will be held at 10:30am on 18 and 25 September 2020. Please note these lectures are ONLY available live and are not recorded. Cost is $5 for Friends members and $10 for non-members

▶ more information & bookings

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5. [NEW ITEM] Port Arthur Talk, 30 September 2020

The Tasman Peninsula on film: the pioneering cinematography of Dorothy Hallam (with a bit extra!)
presented by James Parker

James Parker will present archival films, with sound, of the Tasman Peninsula in the mid-to-late 20th century, mostly shot by Dorothy (Dof) Hallam. Dof was the first woman to shoot film for the ABC, and is rightly celebrated as a pioneer of the film industry. Dof will be at the talk, and will be interviewed by James.

Now a long-term resident of the Tasman Peninsula and former PAHSMA employee, James Parker worked in the Australian film industry in the heady days of its revival in the 1970s and ‘80s. He sees the documentary “Not Quite Hollywood” as encapsulating his somewhat misspent youth – but he wouldn’t swap it for quids.

When: Wednesday 30 September, 12 noon

Where: Asylum, Port Arthur Historic Site

RSVP NOTE: Attendance by booking only. For bookings phone 1800 659 101 between 10am and 4pm or email Port Arthur Reservations

Physical distancing requirements will be observed at all times.

Download the “The Tasman Peninsula on film” talk flyer.

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6. [NEW ITEM] Warragamba Dam

Late last year Australia ICOMOS wrote a submission to the Legislative Council Select Committee on the Proposal to Raise the Warragamba Dam Wall.

We remain concerned that raising the dam wall will allow for periodic inundation of parts of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area and surrounds. We are particularly concerned by aspects of the environmental impact assessment process relating to cultural heritage. Australia ICOMOS believes that the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessment associated with the proposal must be comprehensive and involve meaningful engagement with Traditional Owners.

The concerns of some Traditional Owners and some further information is available at this link. This is an external site and does not necessarily represent the views of Australia ICOMOS.

Australia ICOMOS is committed to the dissemination of relevant cultural heritage information and we are providing access to this website in line with this commitment.

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7. [NEW ITEM] Australian Heritage Council – Expressions of Interest for 2021 Vacancies: deadline for EOI is 1 October

The Hon Sussan Ley MP, Minister for the Environment, is seeking to appoint new members to the Australian Heritage Council (Council) to fill anticipated vacancies from March 2021 in accordance with the Australian Heritage Council Act 2003.

The Council plays an important role in the Australian Government’s protection of natural, cultural and Indigenous heritage by providing independent advice to the Minister for the Environment on the assessment, listing and promotion of National and Commonwealth heritage places.

Appointments are made by the Minister under the Australian Heritage Council Act 2003. Under the Act, in appointing members, the Minister must ensure that:

•  2 of them have substantial experience or expertise concerning natural heritage; and
•  2 of them have substantial experience or expertise concerning historic heritage; and
•  2 of them are Indigenous persons with substantial experience or expertise concerning Indigenous heritage, at least one of whom represents the interests of Indigenous people.

Expressions of interest are invited for appointment to the Council as an expert in Indigenous or historic heritage. Successful applicants will be highly collaborative and have significant standing in the relevant field.

For more information, visit this link.

The deadline for EOIs is 1 October.

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8. [NEW ITEM] REMINDER: 2020 Call for Proposals: Shared Cultural Heritage & Shared Underwater Heritage – deadline 1 October 2020

The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Canberra, Australia, invites project proposals for Shared Cultural Heritage projects starting in 2020 that focus on:

1) Australian-Dutch Cultural Heritage
2) Australian-Dutch Underwater Cultural Heritage

Both Calls for Proposals can be found at the Kingdom of the Netherlands website.

The final deadline for applications is 1 October 2020.

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9. [NEW ITEM] ADVANCE NOTICE: DESIGN Canberra festival events, 9-29 November 2020

The Festival

Design is in Canberra’s DNA.

Canberra is one of the few designed national capital cities in the world and the local Ngunnawal People’s culture of invention has been in motion for more than 75,000 years. Walter and Marion Griffin’s visionary design a century ago, iconic experimental modernist architecture of the 1950s and 60s, and contemporary and sustainable design developments today, are some of the many ways that Canberra has been – and will always be – a living design laboratory.

From 9-29 November, DESIGN Canberra will experiment with new ideas and expand the most successful programs into new directions in the 2020 festival. Over 150 events, exhibitions, talks, tours, activations, markets, collaborations, artist studios and open homes will once again transform the nation’s capital into a new platform for the best in design. The festival, now in its 7th year, is for all interests and ages and most events are free.

Events planned to date

Paolo Stracchi talk: Designed in Italy, Made in Australia

Tuesday 10 November, 3.30-5.30pm
Building 6, Room C12, University of Canberra, Kirinari Street, Bruce ACT, Australia

Free, bookings essential, via this link (including more information) (PLEASE NOTE BOOKINGS NOT OPEN UNTIL 29 SEPTEMBER)

Harry Seidler (1923–2006) and Pier Luigi Nervi (1891–1978) first met in Paris in 1955 on the construction site of the UNESCO Headquarters, designed by their common friend Marcel Breuer. Seven years later, the two met again, this time in Rome, to study the design for the iconic Australia Square Tower. The success of the iconic Sydney Tower set off a 15 year collaboration that took place between Italy and Australia. From 1963 to 1978, Seidler engaged Nervi for the design of some of his Australian commissions: Australia Square, the MLC Centre, the Theatre Royal lobby, the CTA Business Club and, in Canberra, the TGO Edmund Barton Building.

After the talk, join us for a small reception with refreshments and then an architecture stroll of Seidler’s TGO building at 6pm.

 

Seidler + Nervi: Walking tour (exterior) of the Edmund Barton Building

Tuesday 10 November, 6-7pm
$35, tickets via this link (including more information) (PLEASE NOTE BOOKINGS NOT OPEN UNTIL 29 SEPTEMBER)
Meet at the corner of Kings Ave and Blackall St, Barton ACT 2600 (Edmund Barton Building)

Discover the unexpected Italian affinities of Harry Seidler’s TGO (Edmund Barton Building 1970-74) with Paolo Stracchi, architectural technology lecturer, University of Sydney, and curator of ‘Designed in Italy, Made in Australia: the Australian work of Pier Luigi Nervi’.

This small group tour will explore the exterior of the building, from publicly-accessible vantage points.

Seidler’s TGO is a valuable resource to help understand Canberra’s architectural and cultural history. 

This is a small group architecture tour of the exterior of the Edmund Barton Building, which has been developed by DESIGN Canberra, in line with current COVID-safe restrictions. Numbers are limited and bookings are essential.

Paolo Stracchi will also present a talk about the Seidler-Nervi collaboration prior to the tour, at the University of Canberra.

 

Designed in Italy, Made in Australia: the Australian work of Pier Luigi Nervi

9-29 November, Monday-Friday, 10.30am-4.30pm
Mura Gadi Gallery, University of Canberra Library, Building 8, Bruce ACT, Australia

Through a series of original work and new documentation, the exhibition will, for the first time, showcase the comprehensive work developed during the 60s and 70s by the world-famous Italian engineer and his office in Rome for Harry Seidler.

Pier Luigi Nervi (1891–1979) was a structural engineer but also a revolutionary Italian master builder, architect and artist, who forged, through the invention of the Sistema Nervi – Nervi System – a new structural aesthetic for modern architecture. His pioneering system was adopted all around the world to build some of his most famous buildings: the Rome Olympic Palasports, the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco, the Field House at Dartmouth College in the USA, and many others.

In Australia, the Sistema Nervi was for the first time adopted with the construction of the Australia Square Tower, designed by Harry Seidler. The success of the famous circular tower led to a fruitful collaboration that lasted for more than 15 years.

The exhibition will shed light on unexpected affinities between the Italian and Australian construction industries, Roman and Milanese precedents used in modern Sydney, and an unlikely connection between an Italian factory and a revered Australian skyscraper. This exhibition will pay tribute to the two men and their shared Australian legacy, casting light on its unexpected Italian affinities and celebrating it into the future.

Curated by Paolo Stracchi (architectural technology lecturer, University of Sydney).

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10. [NEW ITEM] Blue Shield General Assembly – August 2020: outcomes and recording

A recording of the recent General Assembly of the Blue Shield and information on its new Board can be found at this link. ICOMOS is a founding member of the Blue Shield.

ICOMOS was represented at the event by Mr Bijan Rouhani, Vice President of ICORP and currently ICOMOS representative on the Blue Shield Board and Gaia Jungeblodt, Director of the International Secretariat.

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11. [NEW ISSUE] News from the MoAD @ Old Parliament House

To read the latest newsletter from the Old Parliament House, click on the link below.

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12. [NEW ISSUE] The Best in Heritage news update

Click here to read the latest news from The Best in Heritage.

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GA2020 / GA2023 SYDNEY ITEMS

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Call for Expressions of Interest – GA2023: deadline 18 September 2020

Australia ICOMOS has been selected to host the 21st Triennial General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of ICOMOS in Sydney in September 2023 (GA2023). Many of the Australia ICOMOS Members who were serving in volunteer roles for GA2020 will continue in the same roles. Where possible other opportunities will be provided to Members of Australia ICOMOS to participate in the General Assembly and its related events.

Expressions of interest are invited from Australia ICOMOS Members to become:

  • Australia ICOMOS Member nominee to the GA2023 Organising Committee
  • GA2023 Social Media Focal Point

These are voluntary positions, which will involve a range of tasks at irregular times, from now until the end of 2023. Successful applicants are expected to attend and register for GA2023, and to cover related personal travel and accommodation costs, but expenses incurred in fulfilling the GA2023 role (eg. travel to Committee meetings) will be reimbursed.

GA2023 will bring together leading cultural heritage professionals from around the world in an engaging program of site visits, functions, workshops and a four-day Scientific Symposium.

Hosting GA2023 in Australia is only possible through significant additional support from the Australian and NSW Governments, the City of Sydney and a committed network of government strategic partners and corporate patrons.

The Australia ICOMOS Member nominee to the GA2023 Organising Committee will:

  • be responsible for considering the perspective of Australia ICOMOS members in relation to GA2023;
  • liaise with the GA2023 Convenor;
  • attend meetings of the GA2020 Organising Committee (approximately 12 meetings 2020-23, online and/or in person in Sydney);
  • take responsibility for oversight of agreed components of the GA2023 program or arrangements;
  • collaborate with Arinex Pty Ltd, the GA2023 Professional Conference Organiser;
  • undertake other related tasks, as necessary.

The GA2023 Social Media Focal Point will:

  • report to the GA2023 Convenor;
  • be a Member of the GA2023 Executive Committee (2 further meetings in 2020, 2 scheduled meetings in 2021, 6 meetings in 2022 and 10 meetings in 2023 – all hosted in Sydney, with online attendance available);
  • be a Member of the GA2020 Marketing Sub-committee (approximately 9 meetings 2020-23, hosted online)
  • develop proposed social media strategies to promote GA2023 to different target audiences;
  • manage GA2023 social media accounts, including seeking, preparing, obtaining approval and posting content;
  • collaborate with Arinex Pty Ltd, the GA2023 Professional Conference Organiser;
  • liaise with the Australia ICOMOS Secretariat and social media officer;
  • facilitate cross-promotion with other organisations;
  • undertake other related tasks, as necessary.

Enquiries

Richard Mackay, GA2023 Convenor by email

Application information

Expressions of interest to be no more than one page and cover:

  • why the applicant seeks to become the Australia ICOMOS Member nominee to the GA2023 Organising Committee, OR GA2023 Social Media Focal Point; and
  • relevant skills and experience.

Applicants may add a short CV (no more than two pages), but this is not essential.

Applications to be sent by 5.00pm, Friday 18 September 2020 to the Australia ICOMOS Secretariat by email.

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SAVE THE DATE – GA2020 MARKER EVENT: Wednesday 7 October 2020, 8.00 – 10.00pm AEDT

Australia ICOMOS invites members and heritage colleagues to join us at our GA2020 MARKER EVENT to acknowledge the work undertaken to organise the 20th Triennial General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of ICOMOS that could not be hosted in Sydney in 2020.

The Marker Event will be a live-streamed panel discussion on the theme of Shared Cultures – Shared Heritage – Shared Responsibility; and will include the launch of a special ‘legacy’ issue of Historic Environment on this theme.

More information will be provided closer to the time.

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TALKS / EVENTS / WORKSHOPS / FORUMS

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ACAHUCH and AIA Heritage Awards 2020 Panel, 15 September, 12.30 to 2pm AEST, Zoom

Join Professor Philip Goad, Co-Director of ACAHUCH (Australian Centre of Architectural History, Urban and Cultural Heritage) and Melbourne School of Design Chair of Architecture, and Roger Beeston, Chair of the AIA Heritage Architecture panel, Australian Institute of Architects, in discussion with the AIA 2020 award winners in the categories of Heritage and Advocacy – Kerstin Thompson, Peter Lovell, Tania Davidge and Peter Malatt.

Panellists will discuss their winning projects, the process the AIA takes in adjudicating these awards, and share their thoughts on current issues in heritage, conservation and renewal. This will be followed by an open discussion and the opportunity for questions from audience members to panellists.

>> more information and registration

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AGHS webinar, “Marion’s Garden”, 23 September, 6pm AEST

Australian Garden History Society (AGHS) Sydney branch
invites you to “Marion’s Garden”
Wednesday 23 September, 6pm via Zoom
$10 members; $15 non-members

One of the first women architects in America, Marion Mahony Griffin is better known in Australia as the wife of Walter Burley Griffin, the designer of Canberra. But Marion was a talented woman in her own right – an architect, an artist and a passionate environmentalist who fell in love with the Australian bushland and native Australian flowers.

Download the AGHS Sydney branch – ‘Marion’s Garden’ Webinar flyer for for more information.

>> register via this link

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FUTURE FORUM 2020: Visions for the future of Aboriginal Heritage in Western Australia, Friday 16 October 2020, Fremantle, WA

The Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists (AACAI), the Anthropological Society of Western Australia (ASWA) and Australia ICOMOS are hosting a one-day forum on ‘Visions for the future of Aboriginal Heritage in Western Australia’.

Date: Friday 16 October 2020
Time: 8am to 5pm (drinks and canapes afterwards until 7.30pm)
Venue: Esplanade Hotel, 46-54 Marine Terrace, Fremantle, Western Australia

Check out the event on Facebook.

Download the WA Aboriginal Heritage Future Forum October 2020 flyer.

Registration Fees*

$160 General Admission
$120 for First Australians
$120 for AACAI/ASWA/AICOMOS Members (current membership)
$120 for Students (with valid student email)

*Registration includes morning tea, lunch & afternoon tea during the forum, and canapes & drinks in evening. A small booking fee by Humanitix will apply. 100% of profits from booking fees will be directed to Indigenous Scholarships.

For bookings visit this link.

Numbers are limited to 200 people (due to current Government restrictions for events/gatherings). Registrations will close on Friday 2 October (unless capacity is reached before then).

Travel subsidies for First Australians based outside of Perth to partially offset the cost of getting to Fremantle are being offered. Amounts will vary depending on distance travelled and the total number of applicants. Travel subsidies can be requested through the Humanitix registration page. If you know of anyone who wants to take up this option, please contact JJ McDermott by email or phone 0458 608 786 for assistance with the booking.

If you are unable to attend the Forum in person but are still interested in participating, please please contact JJ McDermott by email or phone 0458 608 786 before Friday 18 September. We are looking into arranging a potential live streaming option over the Zoom platform and need to get numbers as soon as possible.

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George Eliot and Middlemarch lecture – buy a ticket and watch anytime until 31 December

The Johnston Collection is thrilled to bring you a new offering from their virtual programming series presented by The Friends – an online lecture by Susannah Fullerton.

This lecture is available to all their subscribers, with a special discounted ticket for members of The Friends. If you are not yet a member, you can join here.

George Eliot and Middlemarch will be available for ticket holders to watch at any time until 31 December 2020. Information on how to access the lecture will be on your ticket.

Why is Middlemarch considered so brilliant? How does George Eliot weave into a unified whole four very different plot-lines? What does this superb novel tell us about Victorian England, and about human nature? Get to know this rich novel through this engaging lecture.

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CONFERENCE / SYMPOSIUM CALL FOR PAPERS & OPEN REGISTRATIONS

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2020 Congress ‘Practices and Challenges in Built Heritage Conservation’, Edinburgh, 2-6 November 2020 – grants available, various deadlines

IIC 28th Biennial Congress: Current practices and challenges in built heritage conservation

The organisers of this congress (the International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works IIC) hope to encourage attendance from conservators and cultural heritage professionals from all over the world and for those who are at different stages of their career including students and early career professionals.

The various grant and bursary programs are summarised below. For more detailed information visit the IIC Congress website.

 

Anna Plowden CPD Grants
Our thanks to the Anna Plowden Trust and their support with a CPD grant to cover the full cost of IIC membership for one year for practicing conservators based in the UK, enabling recipients to attend the IIC Edinburgh Congress online and access the other benefits that IIC offers to its members. Applications are directly to the Anna Plowden Trust by 15 September 2020.

Getty Foundation Attendance Grants
Thanks to the generosity of the Getty Foundation, IIC are pleased to be able to offer 30 grants to enable practicing conservators to participate in this year’s Congress online. Deadline for applications is 25 September 2020.

Tru Vue
Thanks to the generosity of Tru Vue, we will be offering a number of funded places for non-members to attend online – whatever your location or employment circumstances. Deadline for applications is 15 October 2020.

The Brommelle Memorial Fund
This fund was established in 1990 in memory of Norman Brommelle, who was Secretary-General of IIC between 1958 and 1988. The fund is used to provide assistance for students of conservation who wish to attend the Institute’s international congresses. The Fund will normally provide support towards 100% of the registration fee for participating in the Congress online. Deadline for applications is 15 October 2020.

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CHNT conference, 4-6 November 2020, ONLINE – registration open & support a colleague option

Cultural Heritage and New Technologies (CHNT) conference
Artificial Intelligence : New pathways towards cultural heritage
4-6 November 2020
ONLINE

The registration and payment form is now open.

There is a new function – you can support a colleague. Some colleagues cannot afford the registration fees or have difficulties with transferring the fees to an Austrian bank account. You may support a colleague by sponsoring his/her registration fee. So pay one ticket for you and one for a colleague.

For colleagues who need a support, please write us a short email stating:

o your dates (name, address and affiliation)

o why you ask for support – the CHNT Scientific Committee will check it (they will publish the criteria very soon).

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Web-EuroMed2020 on Digital Cultural Heritage, Online, 2-5 November 2020 – call for papers deadline: 15 September 2020

The newly established UNESCO and European Research Area (ERA) Chairs on Digital Heritage are announcing the International Web-Conference EuroMed 2020 dedicated to Digital Cultural Heritage Documentation, Preservation and Protection.

The 8th biannual European-Mediterranean (EuroMed-2020) conference is co-organised by the UNESCO and the EU ERA Chairs on Digital Cultural Heritage. It brings together multidisciplinary researchers, policy makers, professionals, fellows, practitioners and stakeholders to explore some of the more pressing issues concerning Cultural Heritage today. In particular, the main goal of the conference is to focus on interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary research on tangible and intangible Cultural Heritage, using cutting edge technologies for the protection, restoration, preservation, massive digitalization, documentation and presentation of Cultural Heritage contents. At the same time, the event is intended to cover topics of research ready for exploitation, demonstrating the acceptability of new sustainable approaches and new technologies by the user community, owners, managers and conservators of our cultural patrimony.

Topics and themes

Researchers and practitioners willing to participate to the Web-EUROMED 2020 conference are invited to submit papers on original works addressing the following subjects and research themes:

I. DIGITAL HERITAGE DOCUMENTATION and PRESERVATION

II. PROTECTION, RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION OF TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE

More detail information regarding the themes can be found at this link.

Submission of Papers

Submissions for the event are completely electronic through the online submission.

The 10 best submitted papers will be published on a special issue of upcoming International Journal Heritage in the Digital Era.

Paper submission deadline: 15 September 2020 (24:00 London-UK time)

Due to the pandemic Covid-19 the conference will be this year online and free of charge, however registration is mandatory.

There will also be workshops associated with this conference.

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International Hagia Sophia Symposium: Architecture and Preservation, 24-25 September 2020, online delivery

International Hagia Sophia Symposium: Architecture and Preservation, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakif University, 24-25 September 2020

Since its construction, Hagia Sophia has always been a symbol of admiration and attraction, a mystical edifice where one can observe both Ottoman and Byzantium legacy under one great dome. Through the ages, Hagia Sophia has possessed various identities and has served several functions and communities.

This symposium focuses on the changes that the building and its built environment have undergone due to social, economic and political conditions. It aims to draw attention to this edifice loaded with multiple historical layers. Thus, it encourages scholarly evaluation of the changes since its construction in Late Antiquity to the present, as expressed in the art, culture and building technology of the populations actively involved in its transformation.

For more information, visit the symposium website.

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COURSES / AWARDS / GRANTS PROGRAMS / OTHER – CALL FOR APPLICATIONS / NOMINATIONS / SUBMISSIONS / EOI

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Small Grants Program now open and closes 13 September 2020

The Museums & Galleries of NSW Small Grants Program aims to meet the short-term, collection-based requirements of community museums. There are no set categories for funding, and applications for a broad range of projects will be considered.

Previous Small Grants have funded the purchase of computer cataloguing software, exhibition mannequins and display cases, oral history recording equipment and archival storage items.

Small Grants are open to museums and Aboriginal Cultural Centres (with artefact collections and displays) with up to two full-time paid staff members (no more than 70 hours of paid staffing per week) as well as museum networks such as Museums Australia Chapters.

Note: Small Grants in 2020 will be prioritising projects related to COVID-19 and bushfire recovery

Amount available: Up to $2,000

Closing Date: 13 September 2020

For more information, visit the Museums & Galleries of NSW website.

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UPDATED ITEM: UK | Australia Season 2021-2022: Australia-based applications open, deadline extended to 5 October 2020

Australia-based arts organisations and individuals are invited to submit project proposals for inclusion in the UK | Australia Season 2021-22.

Overview
The UK | Australia Season 2021-22 will celebrate and strengthen the partnership between Australia and the UK.

The Season is a joint initiative by the British Council and the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to strengthen and build cultural connections. This will be the first time the Australian Government and the British Council have collaborated on a reciprocal Season, which will take place from August 2021 to March 2022.

Under the theme ‘Who are we now?’ and particularly in light of the COVID pandemic, the Season will reflect on both nations’ shared history and culture. The Season will explore the UK and Australia’s current relationship, and imagine our future by bringing together artists, universities, and civil society leaders from both countries in a diverse and inclusive way.

The Australian program will take place in the UK from August to November 2021, and the UK program in Australia from September 2021 to March 2022.

The Season is inviting participation from across the Australian creative sector. Projects across all art forms are welcome to apply. A welcoming and supportive environment for First Nations participants is central to the Season.

Funding opportunities available
Australian organisations applying for inclusion in UK | Australia Season will have the opportunity to also apply for grant support in two ways:

1. The British Council’s UK | Australia Season Grant

The UK | Australia Season is supported by the British Council Board of Patrons, which includes UK and Australian representatives and is chaired jointly by Sir Lloyd Dorfman CBE and David Gonski AC.

Australian projects to be presented in the UK can bid for up to AUD $40,000 under the UK | Australia Season Grant. Please note this grant is only available to organisations.

Organisations can apply for this grant during the application process on the Australia-based applications page on the British Council website.

2. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grants Program (ACDGP)

UPDATE: Information relating to the ACDGP is now available from DFAT. Australian individuals and organisations can apply for grants of up to $60,000 AUD. ACDGP applications must be made via the SmartyGrants portal by Monday 5 October 2pm AEST. A reminder that organisations are also eligible to bid for up to $40,000 AUD as part of the UK/Australia Season Grant (see above).

Australian applications for the Season are now open until 2pm Monday 5 October 2020.

UPDATE: Webinar audio available on line
A webinar for Australia-based arts organisations and individuals looking to find out more about the Season recently took place. The panel included representatives from the Australian High Commission in the UK, DFAT and British Council Australia, who shared key information around the Season concept, funding opportunities and eligibility criteria. There was also an extensive Q&A session for live participants. Audio of the webinar is now available to (audio commences at 8:03).

Find out more
Twitter: @AusHouseLondon and @AuBritish

Facebook: Australian High Commission UK and British Council Australia

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Please use #UKAUSeason where appropriate, we would love to share content posted by our colleagues across the sector where possible. 

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SHORT ONLINE COURSE – Introduction to Repatriation: Principles, Policy and Practice, 14-18 September

The repatriation of Ancestral Remains is a highly significant Indigenous achievement and inter-cultural development of the past 40 years. Participants will explore the practice, history, meaning and significance of repatriation for Indigenous peoples, museums and broader society.

The course will develop skills for successful repatriation practice; cover how to locate and return Ancestral Remains; the history of how, when, why Ancestral Remains were taken and the Indigenous response; the connection of repatriation to Indigenous law, culture, ethics, Country and community development; institutional, agency and government policy regimes; repatriation and its international context.

The course is designed for those interested and engaged in repatriation practice, research and policy-making, for example in community, museum, university and government sectors.

Course Fee: $2,600

Dates: 14-18 September 2020

Delivery: online

For more information, visit the Australian National University website.

Download the Introduction to Repatriation flyer.

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George Proudman Fellowship applications open – deadline 14 September 2020

Applications are now open for the George Proudman Fellowship 2021, a $12,000 endowment open to stonemasons to foster leadership, works skills and knowledge abroad.

To be eligible for this program you must:

  • be a trade qualified stonemason working in NSW
  • have two or more years’ experience in traditional masonry work or repairs
  • be a citizen or permanent resident of Australia

More information is available on this NSW department website.

Applications close COB 14 September 2020.

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Call for applications: PhD students in Marie Curie ITN SUBLime (Sustainable Building Lime applications via Circular Economy and Biomimetic Approaches) – deadline: 14 September 2020

Dedicated and highly motivated Early Stage Researchers (ESR) are invited to apply for PhDs that will craft the future of lime mortars/plasters in new construction and conservation of the built heritage.

We are recruiting 15 international PhD students to be trained as European experts in Sustainable Building Lime applications via Circular Economy and Biomimetic Approaches (SUBLime). SUBLime is an European Training Network (ETN) program that will start in February 2021, as a Marie-Sklodowska-Curie action (Innovative Training Network – ITN) involving 9 countries in Europe.

This is an excellent opportunity to enhance your international career prospects:

Original research projects within a Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network (Horizon 2020 grant 955986)

  • Consortium of 17 European partners (6 highly specialized universities and 11 worldwide leading Industrial Partners)
  • Collaboration with network partners including visits during secondments
  • Participate in worldwide training workshops
  • Very attractive PhD student salary
  • Enrolment in host institutions’ PhD programs

For more information please check the SUBLime website.

Applications close 14 September 2020.

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Change Over Time journal – call for abstracts deadline: 15 September 2020

The journal Change Over Time: An International Journal of Conservation and the Built Environment, published by the University of Pennsylvania Press, invites submissions for:

11.1 LEGACIES OF DETENTION, ISOLATION, AND QUARANTINE | Guest Editor: David Barnes

Historically, human societies have isolated outsiders and transgressors to defend themselves against perceived danger. Occasionally, we have isolated ourselves to protect others. The locales in which we have performed isolation range from elaborate complexes and stately edifices to prosaic makeshift shelters. Places of isolation, detention, and quarantine reveal often unspoken truths about the states and the societies that created them. This issue will explore the ways in which communities have preserved and remembered the liminal sites they once designed to tame and physically contain their fears.

Abstracts of 200-300 words are due 15 September 2020. Authors will be notified of provisional paper acceptance by mid-October 2020. Final manuscript submissions will be due mid-March 2021.

For more information, visit the Change Over Time website.

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Call for applications: Master in “World Heritage and Cultural Projects for Development”, November 2020 to November 2021, blended delivery (online/Italy) – deadline: 27 September 2020

The call for applications for the new edition of the Master in “World Heritage and Cultural Projects for Development”, offered by the University of Turin, the Polytechnic of Turin and the International Training Centre of the ILO, in collaboration with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property), is now open.

The programme is intended for professionals involved in the management of World Heritage properties and/or professionals and specialists involved in the preservation or promotion of cultural heritage.

For more information, visit the course website.

Applications close 27 September 2020.

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NUS (Singapore) post-graduate programs in Architectural Conservation – applications close 2 October

The National University of Singapore (NUS) has some new programs – an MA in Architectural Conservation and Graduate Diploma in Architectural Conservation.

Download the course brochure for more information; also visit the National University of Singapore website.

Apply by 2 October for the January 2021 intake.

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SITUATIONS VACANT / WANTED

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SITUATION VACANT Archaeologist – Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area, Norfolk Island

The Norfolk Island and Mainland Territories Branch (Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development) is responsible for the social and economic well-being of the almost 1800 people who live on Norfolk Island, which includes the responsible management of Australian Government assets and ensuring residents have access to services comparable to those in regional communities on mainland Australia and other external Australian territories.

Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area (KAVHA)

The Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area (KAVHA) is a World Heritage site located on Norfolk Island. It is one of Australia’s most interesting and important heritage sites and recognised for being among the best surviving examples of large-scale convict transportation and colonial expansion of European powers and is one of eleven sites that make up the Australian Convict Sites World Heritage Property. KAVHA is also the island’s most important tourism attraction and central to the life, identity and culture of the 1800 residents of Norfolk Island.

The opportunity

The Branch is looking for an enthusiastic and outcomes-focused site archaeologist to support the Commonwealth Heritage Manager on Norfolk Island to manage, protect and further research the Outstanding Universal Values of the Kingston and Arthur’s Vale Historic Area (KAVHA). As the position is based on Norfolk Island the occupant will need to demonstrate a high level of self-motivation, self-reliance and the ability to operate in a dynamic, remote environment. The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a proven background in planning and conducting archaeological investigations, designing research methodologies (including using non-invasive techniques), field work and preparing high-quality reports. Familiarity with non-invasive archaeological techniques is also advantageous. As KAVHA is the primary focus of Norfolk Island tourism, previous experience in developing site interpretation materials, including brochures, signs and digital publishing material, would also be an advantage.

Although substantially owned by the Commonwealth, management of the site requires close collaboration and support from the Norfolk Island community, landholders and the Norfolk Island Regional Council.

This a fantastic opportunity to be part of a small team that can make a lasting contribution to the Norfolk Island community by increasing the understanding of Norfolk Island’s Polynesian, colonial and Pitcairn settlement histories.

For more information, visit this link.

Applications close 11.59pm AEST, Monday 21 September 2020.

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[NEW] SITUATION WANTED Master of Archaeological Science student seeks heritage conservation experience

Elisa is currently undertaking an Master of Archaeological Science at the Australian National University. She is looking for opportunities to intern and/or do other work experience in heritage conservation.

More information (and Elisa’s contact) is available in the Elisa Scorsini EOI.

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SITUATION VACANT Built Heritage Conservation Specialist/Architect, RBA Architects + Conservation Consultants, Melbourne

Based in St Kilda, RBA Architects + Conservation Consultants is an agile and independent, medium-sized team of built heritage experts and architects, including conservation specialists, heritage consultants and historians.

We seek a forensically-minded conservation specialist/architect to both lead and advance our building science division. A thorough understanding of technical preventive and remedial building fabric conservation is necessary as is a passion for the scientific materials as well as architectural analysis of historic structures.

We are equal parts technically proficient, philosophically sophisticated, research-driven and innovators – qualities that enable us to apply a rigorous and multidisciplinary lens across the breadth of our work, which spans a diverse range of typologies, sectors and regions.

Candidates should have:

  • Experience with building fabric/materials analysis and best-practice conservation practice
  • Honours or Masters in Architecture/Conservation or similar
  • A broad understanding of traditional construction techniques (mid-19th century to late 20th century) and Australian architectural/building history
  • Familiarity with the BCA/NCC and relevant Australian and international Standards
  • Familiarity with and ideally, proficiency, in AutoCad, Revit and Adobe
  • Familiarity with the current analogue and emerging digital and AI diagnostic tools
  • An investigative nature
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Is this you? If so, we encourage you to explore our website and get into contact with our Director, Roger Beeston, for an initial/confidential discussion — (03) 9525 5666. Cover letters and CVs can then be sent to Roger via email.

A first-rate benefits package and salary commensurate with experience and internal equity will be provided. Immediate start. Interstate and international candidates welcome.

RBA Architects + Conservation Consultants is an equal opportunities employer.

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Australia ICOMOS Secretariat
Georgia Meros
Secretariat Executive Officer
Deakin University
221 Burwood Highway
Burwood VIC 3125
Telephone: (03) 9251 7131
Email: austicomos@deakin.edu.au
http://www.icomos.org/australia

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