Tour of the Book Conservation Lad at the 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...

January NTAAC Lunch And Calendar Review

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

The NTAAC Events of 2013 In Review

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!

Pilot Grove Church Restoration Event Nov. 20th

NTAAC Board Member Ron Siebler has a long history of architectural preservation. On Wednesday Nov. 20th the Dallas Heritage Village will be showcasing some of his latest work with the event Preserving The Past For The Future.

The program starts with the short film Pilot Grove Church - An Education/Restoration Project by Mark Birnbaum that documents Ron and his crew dressed in period appropriate carpenters garb, using period tools to do restoration work on the Pilot Grove Church. 

The film will be followed by a panel discussion on the importance of historic preservation with Ron Siebler, Mark Birnbaum,  Dallas Morning News Architecture Critic Mark Lamster, Preservation Dallas Executive Director David Preziosi, and with Dallas Heritage Village Curator Evelyn Montgomery as the moderator.

The Pilot Grove Church, which is locate at the Dallas Heritage Village will also be open, so you can walk through and see first hand how the restoration work turned out. 

For those of us who love history and old buildings this is going to be a great opportunity to learn about the process of restoring a bit of yesteryear.

Wednesday Nov. 20th at 6:00pm

Dallas Heritage Village

1515 S. Harwood St

Dallas TX 75215

This event is FREE but Lisa Simpson would love it if you would RSVP at lsimpson@dallasheritagevillage.org or call 214-413-3662

Furniture Conservation Presentation at next NTAAC Event

Recent Conservation Projects By Alton Bowman

The North Texas Association for Art Conservation and the Dallas Museum of Art are happy to host a lecture by Alton Bowman; Recent Projects: Frames, Chairs and a Desk.  

Mr. Bowman is an art conservator who specializes in French, English and American furniture. He has a long history of working with museums and private collectors on some very important pieces of furniture, such as the Rosedown American Goth Bed on exhibit at the DMA. 

In this presentation he will highlight several new projects, and discuss the various conservation treatments he used on them. For those who work with fine antique furniture and those who work in wood this is a must attend event.

After the lecture we'll continue the discussion over lunch at the Klyde Warren Park food trucks.

Monday, September 9th at 12:00pm noon 

Dallas Museum of Art

1717 N. Harwood st

Dallas TX. 75201 

The DMA auditorium is open special just for this event, so please RSVP by September 5^th to Gabriela Truly at GTruly@DallasMuseumofArt.org. 

For more information about this event or future NTAAC events, please contact us at NTAAC@yahoo.com

See you there, 

Brad

NTAAC August Lunch

There's been some welcome rain these last few days, but I'm sure the August heat has finally found us in North Texas. That being said, how about lunch, indoors! 

Please join NTAAC, Tuesday, Aug 20th, 2013 at 12:00 noon for a casual lunch buffet at the Ali Baba Mediterranean Grill, Dallas.

Ali Baba Mediterranean Grill
1901 Abrams Road.
Dallas, Texas 75214


Also, mark you calendars for the September 9th NTAAC event. Alton Bowman will be talking at the DMA about some of his resent conservation projects. Should be really good! Stay tuned for more info.

Respirator Review And Spicy Lunch

Please join the North Texas Association for Art Conservation and Art Restorations Inc. on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 11:00 am for a review of respirator essentials. 

Cher Goodson and Kenn Darity will give us the low down on respirators such as; How to choose the correct respirator for your face, Which filters to choose for the materials you may be using, and How to care for your mask when not in use. Bring your respirators for review and we'll test them with banana oil.


And speaking of food, We'll have lunch across the street at Cafe Istanbul. Yum! This event is open to anyone who uses a respirator or may need to use one in the future. Please RSVP to NTAAC or contacting Cher at Art Restorations Inc.


Respirator Review and Test Fitting
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
11:00 am to after lunch

Art Restorations Inc.
7803 Inwood Road, Dallas, Texas 75209
214-350-0811

Cheers,
Brad