Arizona Preservati​on Field School

The Heritage Conservation Program at the University of Arizona is pleased to announce the 2014 Arizona Preservation Field School sponsored by the National Park Service.  This year’s field school will take place January 6-10, 2014 at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in southern Arizona. If you are looking for an excuse to spend early January in sunny southern Arizona, this is it.  All costs are covered except air travel to Tucson, but workshop attendance is limited.  See attached announcement and application for more details.  Please note that applications are due December 15th, 2013. For more information, please follow this link. For the application, please follow this link. … [Read more...]

Colonial Williamsbu​rg Antiques Forum Scholarshi​ps

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is pleased to once again offer scholarships to attend the 66th annual Antiques Forum held February 14-18, 2014. While scholarships typically cover registration costs, we are especially excited to again offer housing as a part of this year’s award. The program, “New Findings in the Arts of the Coastal South” will gather acclaimed curators, dealers, and museum directors from across the United States to share their most recent findings and insights in the fine and decorative arts of the 18th and 19th centuries. Scheduled speakers include J. Thomas Savage, Jr., director of museum affairs, Winterthur Museum; Sumpter Priddy, scholar and antiques dealer; Rob Hunter, leading ceramics scholar and editor, American Ceramics; Carol Borchert Cadou, vice president for historic preservation and collections, George Washington’s Mount Vernon; and Carter Hudgins, II, director of preservation and education at Charleston’s Drayton Hall. For detailed information … [Read more...]

Professor Michael Spencer to Appear on Radio Program

The department's own Michael Spencer, assistant professor of Historic Preservation, will appear on the public radio show “With Good Reason” to discuss his class’s efforts to preserve a small church in Falmouth. The show, “Dreams of the Civil War,” will air beginning on Saturday, Nov. 2. The program also will feature commentary from instructors from several Virginia institutions, including Christopher Newport University and Norfolk State University. Topics of the show will include life during the Civil War, the influence of slave culture and American colonial essayists. Audio files of the full program and its companion news feature will be posted online the week of the show at withgoodreasonradio.org/2013/11/dreams-of-the-civil-war/. Follow this link for more details!   … [Read more...]

Historic Preservation Open House at UK/CoD

The University of Kentucky College of Design is hosting an Open House for individuals interested in learning more about the graduate program in the Department of Historic Preservation. The Open House will take place from 11am - 1pm on November 8, 2013. Please follow this link for more information. … [Read more...]