L’APROA-BRK organise en partenariat avec l’ESA Saint Luc Liège un workshop de deux jours sur les gels borax (cf: description ci-dessous). Ce workshop se déroulera les 13 et 14 mars 2025 et se tiendra en anglais. La première journée sera consacrée à la théorie et sera disponible en présentiel et en ligne. L’inscription est gratuite mais obligatoire. La deuxième journée, consacrée à la pratique, est payante (55€) et le nombre de places est limité. Le workshop sera donné par Mme Maria Aguiar dont la biographie est reprise ci dessous.
BRK-APROA organiseert, in samenwerking met ESA Saint Luc Liège, een tweedaagse workshop over boraxgels (zie voor meer info onderaan). Deze workshop vindt plaats op 13 en 14 maart 2025 en wordt gehouden in het Engels. De eerste dag behandelt de theorie. U kan dit live bijwonen of online. Inschrijving hiervoor is gratis maar verplicht. De tweede dag, die gewijd is aan de praktijk, is betalend (€ 55) en het aantal plaatsen is beperkt. De workshop wordt gegeven door mevrouw Maria Aguiar, waarvan u de biografie hieronder vindt.
Alchimie John Boydell (graveur), Joseph Wright (peintre) – CC-BY KIK-IRPA, Bruxelles, M166175
3–14 March Workshop on PVA-Borax Gels
Highly viscous gels based on PVA-borax, developed by Andrea del Bianco and Augusto Giuffredi, provide an efficient alternative for cleaning fragile surfaces, including painted and water-sensitive areas. These gels offer remarkable versatility, as they can incorporate various organic solvents (both aqueous and non-aqueous miscible), chelating agents, and surfactants. Their excellent mechanical properties include easy adaptation to surface roughness, minimal penetration, high retention capacity, effortless removal, and transparency, allowing for monitoring of the cleaning process.
This workshop will explore these properties through theoretical discussions on system formulation, practical production of various gels, and hands-on testing and assessment of results.
Workshop will be given by: Maria Aguiar (Painting Conservator)
Maria Aguiar holds a PhD in Painting Conservation from the Escola das Artes, Universidade Católica Portuguesa (EA-UCP). She also earned an MA in Conservation and Restoration of Historical Objects of Art from De Montfort University (UK) and an MA in Conservation of Fine Art from Northumbria University (UK) in 2002. Maria is an Assistant Professor at EA-UCP, where she has been teaching conservation-restoration since 2002. She is an integrated research member of CITAR and has served as a board member of the European Network for Conservation-Restoration Education (ENCoRE) since 2022. She has also represented EA-UCP in ENCoRE since 2014.
Programm
Day 1 : Open from 9h00, workshop starts at 9:30 to 12:30
Day 2 : Open from 9h00, workshop starts at 9:30 to 12:30 / Lunch / 14:00 to 17:00
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