Transforming Professional Development for Current Conservation Needs

FAIN: PE-295938-24

FAIC (Washington, DC 20005-1704)
Sarah Saetren (Project Director: May 2023 to present)

The development and presentation of five technical skills workshops, delivered in person, and four outreach workshops, delivered in a hybrid format, for conservators and allied collection professionals.

The Foundation for Advancement in Conservation (FAIC) will develop and present five technical skill workshops for conservators and four outreach workshops for broader audiences that address specific needs identified in the recent multi-year project titled Held in Trust: Transforming Cultural Heritage for a More Resilient Future (HIT) to evaluate the state of preservation and conservation in the United States. With this project, we seek to address critical needs identified in HIT through the following activities: providing free outreach programming to connect conservation professionals with communities and allied professionals; developing affordable workshops for all, including conservators in private practice; focusing skill-based training on new technologies; and reducing the carbon impact associated with travel by moving lecture-based content online whenever possible.