Liz and Phedra are joined by Ayesha Fuentes to discuss working with sacred and religious objects in museum, heritage, and cultural contexts; and Phedra interviews Senior Expert Art Conservator and Restorer Venizelos Gavrilakis on conservation as devotion.
00:22 introductions
01:00 Ayesha’s academic background
05:32 definition of ritual objects
14:10 working with stakeholders
19:00 theology vs. religious studies
25:50 objects in museums
29:24 dissociation
33:08 does Ayesha have a favourite object?
36:27 protecting yourself
39:00 final thoughts
41:10 Phedra Interviews Venizelos Gavrilakis
Dr Ayesha Fuentes
Isaac Newton Trust Research Associate in Conservation
Kloe and Solange chat with fellow podcasters Roxy and Lindsey from the AIC sustainability group podcast Green Tea to talk all things podcasting and staying sustainable
01:03 Introduction from Roxy and Lindsey
04:18 Origin story
06:02 Sponsorship and staying sustainable
13:02 Play to your strengths
16:45 Adapting process and working with collaborators
21:52 Choosing topics
24:35 Find your overlap
20:01 Reception
33:32 Cross disciplines with the archaeology of plastics
Jenny, Solange and Liz get philosophical at the end of the season and talk about object use, facsimiles, and the human connection.
00:33 Straight into philosophy
06:21 What do we value?
10:14 But use is damage, right?
14:20 What about future use?
15:55 Renaissance Disneyland
20:38 Interacting with collections
32:17 Familial connections
35:11 Message from Jenny
Jenny, Solange and Liz share their thoughts on finding clients, while some of our listeners in private practice reveal what really works for them. Also tune in for a book review from Phedra!
00:53 Let’s get into it!
05:05 Bragging about yourself can be hard
06:28 Listener contributions
08:07 Business cards, fairs and open studios
18:36 Should we tell people where we are?
21:27 Listener contributions
23:03 Social media
33:25 Websites and price transparency
42:59 Old-fashioned advertising
47:05 Listener contributions
54:51 Review: Ancient Glass in the J. Paul Getty Museum
Liz is joined by Isabella Rossi and Sophie McAloone for another emerging professional special – this time about being in private practice! Or freelance. Or whatever you’d like to call it! (We talk that one out too.) Can you go at it alone as an ECP? Spoilers: yes!
00:36 BevArt chat with Jenny and Solange
08:28 New kids on the block
11:26 The appeal of going solo
17:28 The delicate balance of working with clients
23:08 Learning from each other
29:39 Getting started
41:49 Changes seen and hoped for
Jenny and Solange are joined by conservation scientist Panagiotis Morfis as we talk bioplastics: what are they, where do they crop up, and how can we look after them? Also tune in for a review of ‘Experimental Design and Scientific Data Analysis’ from Jenny.
01:03 Feeling out of our depth is okay
05:00 What ARE bioplastics?
07:25 Information and identification
14:09 Bringing in the science
17:06 3D printing
25:28 Survey time!
29:46 3D printers in every home
31:07 The place of 3D printers in conservation
38:51 A return to making
48:44 Review: Experimental Design and Scientific Data Analysis
In this takeover special folks from the Heritage Trust Network Youth Forum get real about being emerging and early career professionals in heritage: sharing thoughts on resilience, broad skill sets, and whether or not we’re over the whole ‘digital’ thing. Are we maybe done with instant gratification? Also tune in for a book review from Liz!
00:13 BevArt update!
01:45 Introducing our takeover crew
02:55 Meet Grace, Becca, Emily, and Kate
13:46 How do you get experience?
20:01 Discovering a hidden community
26:38 Let’s talk digitisation in heritage
42:02 Our own collections
44:35 Review: Gesina ter Borch
Join us as we all share the love for the smaller museums out there by visiting somewhere local (to each of us) or ditty (if we were on holiday). Come along to five wonderful little museums!
01:03 Solange visits Derwent Pencil Museum
09:52 Phedra goes to the Museum of Greek Refugees
24:33 Liz visits the Our Lord in the Attic Museum
34:17 Kloe goes to Shibden Hall
44:00 Jenny visits the Dylan Thomas Boathouse
Jenny, Liz and Solange tackle the age old question: how do you choose a conservation specialism? How did we find ours and what should you consider? Also tune in for a review of the new edition of ‘Culture is Bad for You’ from Jenny!
00:31 Kloe and Phedra are on maternity leave
01:24 How Solange found books
05:57 Do we begin with the craft?
08:55 Solange accidentally introduces someone to conservation
13:09 Let’s teach kids repair skills!
15:28 How Liz found paintings
19:25 Jenny’s refusal to stick to any one thing
25:45 Don’t be afraid to reach out!
27:49 Have any listeners switched specialisms?
33:04 But objects is a specialism!
34:40 How to narrow the possibilities
43:19 Skill shortages and ‘safe bets’
46:17 Review: Culture is Bad for You (new edition)
