2024 Los Angeles, CA

Meeting Rates:

Members:    $150

Student, Intern, or Fellow Members:    $100

Non-Member:    $192

Non-Member Student, Intern, or Fellow:    $142

Single Day Registration:    $85

Register before September 16th to receive a boxed lunch option!

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​Meeting Overview                                        Photos ©Academy Museum Foundation

Additional museum and studio lunchtime tours will be available for sign-up during check-in on October 7th.

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Sunday, October 6th

 

Workshop: FINISHING TOUCHES - 50 Years of Inpainting Discoveries

Join James Bernstein for a full day workshop on mastering the art of inpainting. Bernstein, a long-time WAAC member, is offering a condensed version of his highly appraised 5-day workshop, presented 44 times! This workshop will be comprised of intensive lectures, encompassing preparation, filling, color, pigments, media, diluents, technique, and philosophical approaches.  Please note there will be no hands-on component.  This is for conservators of all specialties desiring to improve their inpainting knowledge and skills! The workshop will be held at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. $95

 (Academy Museum, 6067 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036)

 

Community Outreach Event (all day)

WAAC is excited to be working with Your Neighborhood Museum, to provide a community outreach event on the Sunday before the conference! Your Neighborhood Museum is an organization that is dedicated to making critical museum services, such as art conservation, directly available to artists and cultural organizations by creating collaborative and sustainable, community-led projects. Please consider volunteering your time and skills and/or donating to the event.  Details about the event, as well as sign ups, were announced via email to WAAC members. Registration is now closed.  

 

Pre-Conference Social (6-10pm) 

WAAC is excited to host a pre-conference social event with the Conservation Association of Los Angeles (CALA), the city’s very own regional conservation network!!  We will be gathering at All Season Brewing Co. (just a 5-minute drive from the Academy Museum) to say hello, drink, eat and socialize. All Season Brewing offers a wide selection of local craft beers, ciders, a full bar, and a taco food truck with vegan options. All CALA and WAAC members are welcome!! 

(All Season Brewing Co. 800 S La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036) 

 

Monday, October 7th:

 

Conference Talks (9 – 5pm)

Conference talks will be held in the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures - Tedd Mann Theatre. Box lunch options are available during registration until September 16th. 

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Tuesday, October 8th:

 

Conference Talks (9 – 5pm)

Conference talks will be held in the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures - Tedd Mann Theatre. Box lunch options are available during registration until September 16th.  

 

Evening Reception/ WAAC Anniversary Party (5:30pm - 8:30pm):

We celebrate the WAAC's 50th anniversary with an evening reception on the Dolby Terrace. The Dolby Terrace is located at the Academy Museum on top of the David Geffen Theater. It sits beneath a glass dome and provides one of the most stunning vistas in Los Angeles!  Come enjoy music, an open beer/wine bar, and appetizers as we socialize and celebrate 50 years of WAAC! $35

 

Wednesday, October 9th:

 

Conference Talks (9 – 12pm)

Conference talks will be held in the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures - Tedd Mann Theatre.Box lunch options are available during registration until September 16th. 

 

Tour of Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation (1:30 – 3pm)

Join a guided tour of the spectacular collection of 20th century art collected by Frederick R. Weisman and his wife, Billie Milam Weisman, who is an art conservator! The collection includes over 400 works by European modernists, surrealists, abstract expressionists, contemporary California works and more, exhibited in both interior galleries and sculpture gardens. Carpooling recommended. $20

(Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, 265 N Carolwood Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90077)

 

Tour of Academy Museum Debbie Reynold’s Conservation Studio and Collections Department (3-4:30pm)

Enjoy a behind the scenes tour of the objects conservation and photography studio, the collections department, and costume dressing program at the Academy Museum! Some of the gems of the collection will be on display, as well as current treatments focused on the conservation of foam and plastics. 

(Academy Museum of Motion Pictures)

 

Tour of Academy Margaret Herrick Library  (3-4:30pm)

Conservator Dawn Jaros, will host a tour of the Margaret Herrick Library paper conservation studio and collections. The Margaret Herrick Library, located in a beautiful Spanish colonial building in Beverly Hills, just a 5 minute drive from the Academy Museum, is one of the world’s foremost research facilities dedicated to the artform and industry of motion pictures.  Its holdings amassed since 1928 include books, photographs, scripts, production records, posters, and much more. The Library will open its doors and collections to you all, as well as a tour stop in the conservation studio, where Dawn will discuss the library’s conservation program, and show some of the gems of the collection that are currently being treated.

(MHL, 333 S La Cienega Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211)

 

Tours of Academy Film Archive and Museum Storage (3-4:30pm)

The Academy Film Archive, founded in 1927, is home to one of the most diverse and extensive motion picture collections in the world. The director of the archive will lead a tour of the large cold storage vaults where over 250,000 items are held. Afterwards, attendees will get a behind-the-scenes view of the Academy Museum’s permanent collection. The archive is located at the Pickford Center of Motion Picture Study in Hollywood, a 15 minute drive from the Museum. Carpooling recommended. 

(Pickford, 1313 Vine St., Los Angeles, CA 90028)

 

Evening tour of Stahl House (3:45-4:45pm)

The Stahl House: Case Study House #22, completed in 1960, is a world-renowned architectural gem, considered one of the most iconic and recognizable examples of mid-century modern homes in the world. It was first envisioned by the owners Buck and Carlotta Stahl, designed by famous architect Pierre Koenig, and immortalized by the photographer Julius Shulman. The house is perched beautifully in the Hollywood Hills, a 15 minute drive from the Academy. The house is glass on three sides, and overlooks the city below. This afternoon will be worthwhile for those who love 20th century modern architecture or want to enjoy a breathtaking view of the city to close out the conference in style. Spaces highly limited. Register now! Carpooling will be arranged via email. $50

(Stahl House, 1635 Woods Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90069)

 

Thursday, October 10th:

 

Tour of Baron Hats (10-11:30am)

Baron hats is a historic hat making and restoration studio in downtown Los Angeles. It was founded by master hat-maker Eddie Baron in 1989, after he had worked for two decades at Western Costume, the premiere costume house at the time. Baron Hats has a long history making hats for Hollywood stars, from John Wayne to Denzel Washington. And it is located above Black & Sons Fabrics, that has been selling fine woolens and silks since 1922.  Come see some beautiful hats and learn about the hat making and restoration process. $15

(546 S Los Angeles St, Los Angeles, CA 90013)

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