Toronto 2020: Remoistenable tissue workshop, and The Alway Symposium

The health, safety and well-being of our community members is very important to us. We regret to inform you that owing to the current situation with COVID-19, this event has been cancelled until further notice. 

Apply and Register for a Workshop on Remoistenable Tissue for Conservation on Saturday March 21, 2020. 

• An intensive workshop for book and paper conservators who are familiar with library/archive and paper collections and have experience with preservation and conservation issues. 
• Learn how remoistenable tissue has many applications, including the treatment of verdigris corrosion, iron-gall ink corrosion, and the repair of other water-sensitive substrates. 
• Experiment with isinglass and methylcellulose adhesives and prepare remoistenable tissue.

Participants: This workshop is aimed towards book and paper conservators who are familiar with library/archive and paper collections and have some experience with preservation/conservation issues. This may also include more advanced book and/or paper conservators. Limited space can accommodate a maximum of 10 people. 

Venue: John M. Kelly Library Conservation Studio, 113 St Joseph Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3C2 
Date: Saturday, March 21 2020 

Duration: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Includes a one-hour lunch break and a short morning coffee break. 
To apply: Please send a copy of your CV and a letter of interest (max. 300 words) to Sheril Hook at sheril.hook@utoronto.ca no later than 11:30 p.m. February 23, 2020. Upon acceptance, we will contact you and assist you with the registration process for the workshop. Advanced payment is required upon registration to secure a place. 

Application Deadline: 11:30 pm, Sunday February 23 2020.
Fee: CA$ 200.00 (GST and materials are included) 
Learn more here.  

You Are Also Invited to Attend The Alway Symposium: "Sacred Book and Sacred Page in Jewish, Christian and Muslim Traditions" March 22 - 23 2020. 

On Sunday, March 22 at 6:30 pm, Kristine Rose-Beers will deliver the The Alway Symposium Plenary Address “Threading, Folding, Binding Across Traditions: Towards a Genealogy of Manuscript Materiality.” Learn more about The Alway Symposium here.