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  1. Hi Rose, Your post caught my eye because I created my first academic poster for a conference last year and really enjoyed the process and results. My advice: 1. Use Adobe InDesign--- this will make your life much easier, and could teach you a new skill in the process. With minimal working knowledge of Photoshop, I was able to create a fairly complicated layout in InDesign. On the other hand, if you are truly technologically-challenged, I've heard that Microsoft PowerPoint is a good way to get the job done. 2. Use as many pretty images as possible-- seriously. People at these conferences will only stop and look at your poster if it is ridiculously image heavy. Think of it as eye candy! Presenting a poster is not as impressive as presenting a paper, but it is a good way to ease yourself into conference participation. Also, if you can actually get people to stop at look, it is a great, low-key way to network. It does help fill out a CV. In fact, my poster ended up helping me land two very competitive internships. I gave my interviewers 11 x 17" color copies of the poster as a "take-away." I know it helped, because they each let me know how much they liked it when they called to offer me the spot! Good luck!
  2. Hi again Tara That's so great that you have a volunteer spot in a conservation lab. You are on the right track. Three different part time jobs plus supplemental coursework sounds about right. Sometimes it seems ridiculous what we do to get into this profession! The work is so satisfying though. I decided to specialize in paper conservation after trying almost all of them! Feel free to message me if you have any specific questions.
  3. Hi Tara, I'm currently in graduate school for art conservation and came in with a similar undergraduate background to yours. I have to warn you that this career is not for the faint of heart and requires a lot of hard work and passion for the field. After college, it took me six years of extra course work (chemistry and studio art) and hands-on experience in conservation laboratories to prepare for the masters program. It was all well worth it in the end. Getting your M.A. in art history would not be a bad thing, I would not recommend it to someone with limited financial means. Conservation is not a very well paid profession, so going into massive student loan debt is not a good idea! Most conservation MA programs (Buffalo, Winterthur and NYU) are fully funded at the present time, so that's a plus! You will need excellent grades in chemistry (community college courses OK) to get into these programs. They are extremely competitive. You will likely need glowing recommendations from people in the field and significant experience. NYU is a little bit different-- their focus seems to be on art history, writing and thinking. NYU does not require conservation experience, but it helps, as almost everyone who gets in has worked or interned in the field. Join AIC now and become a member of their listserv. Join their Emerging Prosessionals Group (ECPN). Get an internship or volunteer in a lab. Hope that helps! Good luck.
  4. I also received the finalist email today (around 5:50pm) for the graduate internship. From what I've heard, they only interview graduates if the department head hasn't met you already. Good luck everyone!
  5. I applied for the paid graduate internship. Still waiting to hear...
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