SPark: Conservation of sculpture parks (Sisak, 14-16 Sept 15)
Sisak, Croatia, September 14 - 16, 2015
Deadline: Jan 31, 2015
Arts Academy of the University of Split (Croatia), Museum of
Contemporary Art in Zagreb (Croatia) and Cologne Institute of
Conservation Sciences (Germany) are organizing an international
conference on conservation of sculpture parks on September 14-16, 2015
in Sisak, Croatia.
Conservation of outdoor sculpture collections poses many challenges.
Sculptures are executed in a wide array of materials, ranging from
metal and stone to cement and plastics. Harsh and varied outdoor
conditions accelerate the degradation of materials and reduce their
lifetime. How can the original appearance of a sculpture be determined?
How can the life and appearance of outdoor sculpture collections be
extended? Which of the changes that the sculptures undergo are
culturally valued, and which are seen as damage? How is a sculpture
collection that is spread over an extremely large area managed? What is
the relation between outdoor sculptures and their ever-changing natural
or built environment?
This conference aims to address all aspects connected to conservation
of outdoor sculpture collections, from technical questions on how to
carry out the treatments to collection administration/management.
Possible themes include, but are not limited to:
- Terminology (critical review of categories and terms that are used to describe outdoor sculpture display: sculpture park, sculpture walk, sculptural landscape etc.)
- Planning (collections curation, acquisition of sculptures, landscape planning)
- Administration
- Documentation and mapping
- Maintenance plans (surveying and assessment, periodic cleaning, protective coatings)
- Deterioration mechanisms
- Conservation treatments (development of conservation strategies, analysis of materials, treatment execution, application of new materials and methods)
- Preventive conservation (community involvement, landscaping, relocation)
Abstract submission
If you have an interesting subject that connects to a topic of the
conference, please consider submitting an abstract, up to 500 words,
for oral presentation. Include the proposal title, full name and
institutional affiliation of author(s), email address for the
corresponding author and his or her bio of no more than 300 words.
Please send abstracts to spark.conference.sisak@gmail.com. The deadline
for submission is January 31st, 2015.
Submissions will be evaluated by the scientific committee and
successful proponents notified by March 15th, 2015. Authors of accepted
proposals will be required to submit a full paper for presentation. The
papers will be reviewed in a double-blind peer review process and
published electronically in an edited post-conference publication under
an ISBN. Conference organizers will make every effort to publish the
proceedings in a book form.
Language
The official language of the conference is English.
Important notice
If the abstract does not provide a clear enough summary of the proposed
paper, the author can be asked to submit an extended abstract.
Please make sure that your document is spell checked and proofread
before submission, as the accepted abstracts will be published in the
Conference Abstract Book. Non-English speakers should ensure that they
have the manuscript proof read by a native speaker.
Dates to remember
Deadline for abstracts: January 31st, 2015
Notification of outcome: March 15th, 2015
Deadline for full paper: July 1st, 2015
Conference: September 14-16, 2015
The three-day conference will provide opportunities for attendees to
take part in practical and theoretical workshops, and will include
tours of sculpture parks in Sisak and Zagreb. The detailed conference
program and further information about fees and registration will be
posted at the end of March 2015.
Organizing Committee
Sagita Mirjam Sunara, Arts Academy, University of Split, Croatia
Mirta Pavic, MA, Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb, Croatia
Friederike Waentig, Ph.D, Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences,
University of Applied Sciences Cologne, Germany
International Scientific Committee (in alphabetical order)
Claudia Bortolussi, Ph.D, Siltea srl, Italy
Mirta Pavic, MA, Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb, Croatia
Rachel Rivenc, Ph.D, Getty Conservation Institute, USA
Sagita Mirjam Sunara, Arts Academy, University of Split, Croatia
Andrew Thorn, Artcare, Australia
Friederike Waentig, Ph.D, Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences,
University of Applied Sciences Cologne, Germany
Local Organizing Committee (in alphabetical order)
Vlatko Cakširan, M.Sc., City Museum Sisak, Croatia
Natalija Dolic, Ph.D, Faculty of Metallurgy, University of Zagreb,
Croatia
Ivana Miletic Cakširan, Conservation Department Sisak, Ministry of
Culture of the Republic of Croatia, Croatia
Mirta Pavic, MA, Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb, Croatia
Sagita Mirjam Sunara, Arts Academy, University of Split, Croatia
Alma Trauber, City Gallery Striegl, Croatia
Why Sisak?
The City of Sisak has been chosen as the location for the conference
because of its unique sculpture park, which consists of thirty-eight
public sculptures created between 1971 and 1990 by prominent
ex-Yugoslav sculptors who participated in the Art Colony "Željezara
Sisak" [Sisak Ironworks]. Equally important is the fact that 2015 is
designated as European Industrial and Technical Heritage Year, and
Sisak Sculpture Park is an important part of Croatia's industrial
patrimony.
Sisak is well connected to Croatia's capital, Zagreb. Regular bus
service connects Zagreb International Airport to the Zagreb Central Bus
Station. From there, buses drive to Sisak every hour. The distance
between the two cities is 60 km.
Contact (general, abstract submission):
spark.conference.sisak@gmail.com
Sisak, Croatia, September 14 - 16, 2015
Deadline: Jan 31, 2015
Arts Academy of the University of Split (Croatia), Museum of
Contemporary Art in Zagreb (Croatia) and Cologne Institute of
Conservation Sciences (Germany) are organizing an international
conference on conservation of sculpture parks on September 14-16, 2015
in Sisak, Croatia.
Conservation of outdoor sculpture collections poses many challenges.
Sculptures are executed in a wide array of materials, ranging from
metal and stone to cement and plastics. Harsh and varied outdoor
conditions accelerate the degradation of materials and reduce their
lifetime. How can the original appearance of a sculpture be determined?
How can the life and appearance of outdoor sculpture collections be
extended? Which of the changes that the sculptures undergo are
culturally valued, and which are seen as damage? How is a sculpture
collection that is spread over an extremely large area managed? What is
the relation between outdoor sculptures and their ever-changing natural
or built environment?
This conference aims to address all aspects connected to conservation
of outdoor sculpture collections, from technical questions on how to
carry out the treatments to collection administration/management.
Possible themes include, but are not limited to:
- Terminology (critical review of categories and terms that are used to describe outdoor sculpture display: sculpture park, sculpture walk, sculptural landscape etc.)
- Planning (collections curation, acquisition of sculptures, landscape planning)
- Administration
- Documentation and mapping
- Maintenance plans (surveying and assessment, periodic cleaning, protective coatings)
- Deterioration mechanisms
- Conservation treatments (development of conservation strategies, analysis of materials, treatment execution, application of new materials and methods)
- Preventive conservation (community involvement, landscaping, relocation)
Abstract submission
If you have an interesting subject that connects to a topic of the
conference, please consider submitting an abstract, up to 500 words,
for oral presentation. Include the proposal title, full name and
institutional affiliation of author(s), email address for the
corresponding author and his or her bio of no more than 300 words.
Please send abstracts to spark.conference.sisak@gmail.com. The deadline
for submission is January 31st, 2015.
Submissions will be evaluated by the scientific committee and
successful proponents notified by March 15th, 2015. Authors of accepted
proposals will be required to submit a full paper for presentation. The
papers will be reviewed in a double-blind peer review process and
published electronically in an edited post-conference publication under
an ISBN. Conference organizers will make every effort to publish the
proceedings in a book form.
Language
The official language of the conference is English.
Important notice
If the abstract does not provide a clear enough summary of the proposed
paper, the author can be asked to submit an extended abstract.
Please make sure that your document is spell checked and proofread
before submission, as the accepted abstracts will be published in the
Conference Abstract Book. Non-English speakers should ensure that they
have the manuscript proof read by a native speaker.
Dates to remember
Deadline for abstracts: January 31st, 2015
Notification of outcome: March 15th, 2015
Deadline for full paper: July 1st, 2015
Conference: September 14-16, 2015
The three-day conference will provide opportunities for attendees to
take part in practical and theoretical workshops, and will include
tours of sculpture parks in Sisak and Zagreb. The detailed conference
program and further information about fees and registration will be
posted at the end of March 2015.
Organizing Committee
Sagita Mirjam Sunara, Arts Academy, University of Split, Croatia
Mirta Pavic, MA, Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb, Croatia
Friederike Waentig, Ph.D, Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences,
University of Applied Sciences Cologne, Germany
International Scientific Committee (in alphabetical order)
Claudia Bortolussi, Ph.D, Siltea srl, Italy
Mirta Pavic, MA, Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb, Croatia
Rachel Rivenc, Ph.D, Getty Conservation Institute, USA
Sagita Mirjam Sunara, Arts Academy, University of Split, Croatia
Andrew Thorn, Artcare, Australia
Friederike Waentig, Ph.D, Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences,
University of Applied Sciences Cologne, Germany
Local Organizing Committee (in alphabetical order)
Vlatko Cakširan, M.Sc., City Museum Sisak, Croatia
Natalija Dolic, Ph.D, Faculty of Metallurgy, University of Zagreb,
Croatia
Ivana Miletic Cakširan, Conservation Department Sisak, Ministry of
Culture of the Republic of Croatia, Croatia
Mirta Pavic, MA, Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb, Croatia
Sagita Mirjam Sunara, Arts Academy, University of Split, Croatia
Alma Trauber, City Gallery Striegl, Croatia
Why Sisak?
The City of Sisak has been chosen as the location for the conference
because of its unique sculpture park, which consists of thirty-eight
public sculptures created between 1971 and 1990 by prominent
ex-Yugoslav sculptors who participated in the Art Colony "Željezara
Sisak" [Sisak Ironworks]. Equally important is the fact that 2015 is
designated as European Industrial and Technical Heritage Year, and
Sisak Sculpture Park is an important part of Croatia's industrial
patrimony.
Sisak is well connected to Croatia's capital, Zagreb. Regular bus
service connects Zagreb International Airport to the Zagreb Central Bus
Station. From there, buses drive to Sisak every hour. The distance
between the two cities is 60 km.
Contact (general, abstract submission):
spark.conference.sisak@gmail.com
Dr. EMAD HANI ISMAEEL
Ph.D. in Technologies for the Exploitation
of the Built Heritage .
Senior Lecturer in the Dept. of Architecture
College of Engineering , University of Mosul
Mosul - Iraq .
E-mail: emadhanee@yahoo.com
Web Site: https://mosul.academia.edu/EmadAlallaf
Tel : +964 (0)770 164 93 74
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