Saturday, December 6, 2014

From A Box Of Wires

NTAAC
It's always exciting to learn new things. It opens the door to new possibilities and new ways of seeing the world around us.

From our modern vantage point of nano bits, microcircuitry and high speed internet it's hard to believe that a box full of coiled wires, glass tubes and wood dowels could have made such a dramatic impact on humanity. From the very first broadcasts radio altered forever the way we view politics, music, and each other.

This post should be the last test post for the new Mailchimp subscription program (learning new things).  We'll be posting new NTAAC events for 2015 soon so keep an eye out for the NTAAC email newsletter and don't forget to LIKE NTAAC on Facebook and Linkedin.

Cheers,
Brad

Monday, November 17, 2014

New Circuits And Old Tubes

Texas Art Conservation
From the first static AM radio broadcasts to the first man to walk on the moon, vacuum tubes got us a long way...

This is the second test for the new, amazingly hi-tech but still 100% volunteer driven  NTAAC Newsletter. If all systems return GO then we'll be ready for lift off.

Cheers,
Brad

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Testing The Old Tubes

Perhaps a little up dating would be helpful.

There are some gadgets and gizmos that should be preserved, then there are those computer programs that simply don't work up to modern standards anymore. Such was the case with the NTAAC newsletter program. So this posting is actually a test to see if the new NTAAC MailChimp newsletter is fully functioning.

Just imagine at one time you had to wait for the tubes to heat up before the music came out.

Click and go,
Brad

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Art Forgery Movie Matinee Sunday


Join NTAAC this Sunday Oct. 19th @ 4:00pm for the movie Art And Craft.


Art And Craft is a documentary about one of the most prolific art forgers living in America. The previews look really good.

This is a don't miss for all you painting conservators who have been tempted by the dark side...

After the movie we'll meet up at the theatre bar for a drink.


Sunday Oct 19th at 4:00pm
Angelika Film Center Dallas
5321 E. Mockingbird Ln. #230
Dallas TX 75206

See you there,
Brad

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Art Conservation Discussion At The DMA Thursday Night

This Thursday night at the DMA Jeff Whittington from State Of The Arts will be discussing art conservation with Mark Leonard Chief Conservator at the DMA and Jodie Utter Conservator fo works on paper at the Amon Carter.

This is a rare opportunity to hear two very talented and knowledgeable art conservators talk about working in the world of museum conservation. 

This is a DMA / KERA event. The lecture starts at 7:00pm and tickets are $5.00. There will be food trucks parked at the Klyde Warren park, so grab a snack, make up a list of conservation questions and join us.


See you there,
Brad

Monday, September 15, 2014

Late Night Paper Conservation Lecture

Paper Conservation
NTAAC is very excited about the up coming lecture by paper conservator, Tish Brewer at the DMA.

Her lecture Conserving Mind's Eye is presented by the DMA in conjunction with the exhibit Mind's Eye: Master Works on Paper From David to Cezanne.

Tish, the owner of the Center for Art Conservation worked as the paper conservator for this exhibition, so her lecture will introduce an extra level of detail and insight to the exhibit.

Please join us. NTAAC will be holding a block seats starting at 8:40. First come first serve.
The lecture is FREE.

Friday, Sept 19th at 9:00pm
Conserving Minds Eye
Dallas Museum of Art

Friday, August 15, 2014

Sunday Samurai Meet Up At The Kimbell Art Museum

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Join NTAAC for a sunday afternoon in the Fort Worth Cultural District.

We'll be meeting up at the Kimbell Art Museum Cafe at 12 noon for coffee, snacks and conversations about working with art and historical objects. This is a great opportunity to catch up with old comrades and introduce yourself to new people. Feel free to bring friends and pass this invite to your colleagues.

We'll mosey over to the Samurai Armor exhibit at new Renzo Piano Pavilion. With the wide variety of materials and technics used in the making of Samurai armor this exhibit should stimulate some really good discussions.

After the Samurai Armor exhibit there is the rest of the FW Culture District to explore at your leisure.

Sunday, Aug 24th at 12 Noon
Kimbell Art Museum Cafe
3333 Camp Bowie Bld
Fort Worth TX

I'll have quiche,
Brad

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

July Lunch and Broken Stuff Review

Studio Six Art Conservation
Come join NTAAC as we  enjoy a Mediterranean buffet and make plans for summer/fall/winter NTAAC events.


Would you like to host a tour or workshop? Have you been working on a project that you would like to talk about?


Have you or a colleague recently given a presentation that you think the NTAAC community would like to see as well?

Are there events coming up that NTAAC should know about?

Wednesday, July 23rd at 12noon
Ali Baba Mediterranean Grill
1901 Abrams rd
Dallas TX 75214

Cheers,
Brad







Tuesday, March 18, 2014

NTAAC Movie Night Monuments Men





It's all about drama and broken things.

This is the last week to see Monuments Men on the big screen, So NTAAC is squeezing in a quick call to meet up this Wednesday, March 19th to see the 7:15 screening at the Magnolia Theatre.

Afterwards we'll head over to the Magnolia Lounge for a recap and nightcap.

Wednesday, March 19th @ 7:15pm
Magnolia Theatre
3699 MeKinney Ave
Dallas TX

Friday, February 14, 2014

RSVP For Tour Of The Birdwell Library Conservation Lab


This Wednesday, Febuarury 19th NTAAC will be touring the Bridwell Library Conservation Lab. Space is limited, so RSVP to NTAAC@yahoo.com ASAP.

Bridwell Library is on the SMU campus.  The Conservation Lab focuses on conservation and bookbinding. 

Our host, Jesse Hunt will be discuss bookbinding and book conservation techniques and show us some of the tools and materials used in the process. He'll be pulling out some items from the special collections library to better illustrate how the tools and techniques discussed in the lab can be put to good use.
Birdwell Library

The Bridwell Library is located on the campus of Southern Methodist University, opposite the Meadows Museum, and just north of the Chapel.  

The tour  begins at 10:30am, on Wednesday, February 19th.  Due to space, the tour will be limited to  15 guests.  Please RSVP to NTAAC@yahoo.com ASAP.

After the tour we'll continue the conversation over lunch at DIGGS Taco Shop  

SMU


Thursday, February 13, 2014

Book Conservation Lab Tour Details


Bridwell Library
On Wednesday, Febuarury 19th NTAAC will be touring the Bridwell Library Conservation Lab. Space is limited, so RSVP to NTAAC@yahoo.com ASAP.

Bridwell Library is on the SMU campus.  The Conservation Lab focuses on conservation and bookbinding.  Highlights from the collection include the Triple Crown of Modern Typography (The Kelmscott Chaucer, The Doves Press Bible, and The Ashendene Dante).

Our host, Jesse Hunt moved to TX, and Bridwell Library, in March of 2012 and gave new life to the conservation lab, which had been mothballed through most of the last decade.  Previous to that, he worked as Assistant Conservator to Richard Baker at the Richard Baker Book and Paper Conservation Studio in St.Louis, Missouri.  He studied printmaking and chemistry at the University of Missouri, St.Louis and has an extensive knowledge of fine art paper. 
Birdwell Library

We will discuss bookbinding and book conservation techniques and see some of the tools and materials used in the process.  Followed by a brief viewing of some items from our special collections library which will better illustrate how the tools and techniques discussed in the lab can be put to good use.

The Bridwell Library is located on the campus of Southern Methodist University, opposite the Meadows Museum, and just north of the Chapel.  

The tour  begins at 10:30am, on Wednesday, February 19th.  Due to space, the tour will be limited to  15 guests.  Please RSVP to NTAAC@yahoo.com ASAP.

After the tour we'll continue the conversation over lunch at DIGGS Taco Shop  

Birdwell Library

See you there.


Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Tour of the Book Conservation Lad at the Bridwell Library


Bridwell Library
Clear your calendar for February 19th NTAAC meeting, because you won't want to miss this rare opportunity to visit the book conservation lab at the Bridwell Library.


Bridwell Library is a branch of the Perkins School of Theology on the campus of Southern Methodist University.  The Conservation Lab was originally added as part of a building expansion in 1988, in large part, to accommodate celebrated bookbinder and conservator Jan Sobota, who ran the lab until the late 90’s, and to service the expansive special collections housed within the library vault.  Highlights from the collection include the Triple Crown of Modern Typography (The Kelmscott Chaucer, The Doves Press Bible, and The Ashendene Dante).

Jesse Hunt moved to TX, and Bridwell Library, nearly two years ago in March of 2012 and gave new life to the conservation lab, which had been mothballed through most of the last decade.  Previous to that, he worked as Assistant Conservator to Richard Baker at the Richard Baker Book and Paper Conservation Studio in St.Louis, Missouri.  He studied printmaking and chemistry at the University of Missouri, St.Louis and has an extensive knowledge of fine art paper. 

We will discuss bookbinding and book conservation techniques and see some of the tools and materials used in the process.  Followed by a brief viewing of some items from our special collections library which will better illustrate how the tools and techniques discussed in the lab can be put to good use.

The Bridwell Library is located on the campus of Southern Methodist University, opposite the Meadows Museum, and just north of the Chapel.  

The tour  begins at 10:30am, on Wednesday, February 19th.  Due to space, the tour will be limited to  15 guests.  Please RSVP to NTAAC@yahoo.com ASAP.

After the tour we'll continue the conversation over lunch at DIGGS Taco Shop  

Stay tuned for more information...

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

January NTAAC Lunch And Calendar Review

Studio Six Art Conservation
NTAAC is have our first get together on Thursday, Jan. 9th. Besides grazing on the tasty buffet at Ali Baba's, we'll be talking about the NTAAC events for 2014.

That is where you come in! There will be the classic NTAAC casual lunches and happy hours, but what about events, presentations, lectures, tours, studio visits, workshops, equipment and/or technical reviews... Would you like to share? Have lunch with us and lets hear about it.

And don't forget. NTAAC is all about art/artifact centric people and events. So if you know of any workshops, conferences, lectures, movies, road trips... that would be of interest, bring that information with you as well.

NTAAC has access to several locations to host presentations, so if you would like to do a lecture, we have a place to host it. Also, if you are an organization that would be interested in hosting an event or lecture, we would love to hear from you!

Here is a link to a review of 2013 NTAAC events just to help stimulate some ideas.

Thursday, Jan 9th, 12:00noon
Ali Baba Mediterranean Grill
1901 Abrams rd.
Dallas TX 75214

Cheers,
Brad

Friday, January 3, 2014

The NTAAC Events of 2013 In Review

Dallas Art Conservation
In 2013, NTAAC organized quite a few events. These included a tour of the rare book room at the Dallas Public Library. Our first NTAAC Angles Day at the Dallas Heritage Village which was a big success. NTAAC co-sponcered a workshop with TAM on Disaster Preparedness at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and Nature. There was a respirator review at Art Restorations Inc. Two lectures at the DMA, one by Michael Van Enter on the restoration of historic safes, and the other by Alton Bowman that focused on the restoration of furniture.

NTAAC organized a presentation at the annual TAM Conference on the conservation of natural history, archeological, and ethnographic objects. There was an NTAAC meet up at the Dallas Heritage Village for the presentation of the Pilot Grove Church restoration. And don't forget those casual lunches and  happy hours. That's a lot to pack into one year.

And sense almost all NTAAC events included eating here's a list of what was served. There was classic Tex Mex at the El Finex downtown, vegetarian at Kalachandji's, Mediterranean at Ali Baba, Thin crust pizza at the Elbow Room, BBQ at the Pecan Lodge, Turkish Cuisine at Cafe Istanbul, Juicy burgers at Hopdaddy Burger Bar, and a few stops at the Food Trucks at Klyde Warren Park. 

Of course all this eating and events are really just an excuse for doing what NTAAC is really about: Developing a network of people in North Texas whose work and/or passion focuses on issues concerning the care of art and artifacts. 

We'll be gathering on Thursday, January 9th at Ali Babas to make plans for 2014.  Got a few ideas? Join us and lets hear about them!