Partners
The following are conservation and preservation partners of SAM Fundraising Solutions Corp. These excellent professionals will be able to assist you in planning your conservation and preservation projects.
– American Conservation Consortium, Ltd. was founded in 1988 to provide sensitive, ethical, state-of-the-art conservation services to small and medium-sized museums, historical societies and historic houses which do not have in-house conservation facilities. We also serve larger institutions and select private clients. We offer:collections preservation consultation, conservation assessments and surveys, environmental monitoring and low-tech control, moisture management solutions, collections care grant preparation, and conservation treatment of: furniture, painted wood, horse-drawn vehicles and architectural interiors.
Marc A. Williams, President
American Conservation Consortium, Ltd.
4 Rockville Road
Broad Brook, CT 06016
860–386–6058
– Barbara Appelbaum and Paul Himmelsteincarry out conservation treatments on a variety of paintings and objects, and also consult on collections preservation. The carry out assessments, participate in design teams for museum construction, and advise on lighting design and other environmental matters.
Appelbaum & Himmelstein
444 Central Park West, New York, NY 10025
212–66–4630
– Deborah Evettsis a book conservator and fine binder working with all categories of books and archival materials to treat paper or vellum text blocks and paper, cloth, leather or vellum bindings.
Deborah Evetts Book Conservation, LLC
P.O. Box 336, Greens Farms, CT 06838
203–259–2209, Fax: 203–256–8151
– Patricia Eweris a conservation professional with over 30 years of experience in treating textiles and related objects. She has a strong background in managing, developing and staffing large scale conservation projects. She works with many arts institutions and businesses both in the United States and abroad, where she performs on-site treatments, collections surveys, exhibition consultations and project management. She will also perform on-site training workshops in collections care involving all types of objects.
Textile Objects Conservation
5975 Ridgewood Road, Mound, Minnesota 55364
651–263–6899
– Mary Kay Judy: Architectural and Cultural Heritage ConservationArchitectural and cultural heritage conservation consulting services including overall execution and project management of historic property restoration: investigative conditions assessment (condition survey), repair prioritization, budget estimates, construction documents and specifications, and construction administration. Other services include historic paint and finish analysis, archival research, documentation, Historic Structure Reports (HSR), National Register nominations and tax credits, historic preservation management plans, New York City Local Law #74/ 711 Cyclical Maintenance Reports, and New York City Local Law #11 inspections and reports.
Phone Contact: 1–917–886–1719
– Caroline Rieger, Rieger Art Conservation, specializes in works of art on paper from old masters to contemporary artists, and treats a wide range of media: from prints, drawings and watercolors, to fans, documents and photographs. She regularly works with museums, galleries and private collections in the New York metropolitan area and across the country.
12 East 86th Street, New York, NY 10028
212–472–2739
– Mimi Shermanis a curatorial consultant in private practice, offering assistance in the areas of collections management collections storage solutions for enhanced preservation and efficient access to collection objects, and improved site interpretation utilizing these objects. She also lectures on the subjects of Costume and Textiles in America and the History of Domestic Technologies, has published several articles and has presented papers to annual meetings of the Costume Society of America.
115 East 9 Street, #11A
New York, New York 10003
Home: 212–228–2427, Fax: 212–260–4072
– SBE Conservation, LLCis a two-person objects conservation cooperative. We provide treatment estimates and proposals, conservation work, conservation consulting and collections care management. We also offer educational outreach programming focused on high school level learning, using art conservation as means to teach applied science such as chemistry and biology.
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– Gawain WeaverWeaver is a photograph conservator in San Francisco, CA. He provides a full range of services in the care and conservation of photographic materials including treatment, collection surveys, environmental consulting, and workshops.
415–738–4866