New England Regional Art Museum's Adopt-an-Artwork program enables members of the community to make a tax-deductible donation to NERAM to sponsor the conservation treatment of a specific artwork in the NERAM collection by International Conservation Services.
Since the program was launched in 2015 the Adopt-an-Artwork program has raised over $170,000 towards the treatment of 100 paintings, prints, drawings and watercolours. The program has also increased community awareness of conservation issues through associated activities including presentations, the Operation Preservation exhibition and social media.
Adopted works have and will continue to be sent International Conservation Services for a range of treatments, the process and outcomes will be documented on this site so that you can follow the work's progress.
You can Adopt-An-Artwork too! Visit the NERAM website for more information or visit us at the Museum.
The New England Regional Art Museum (NERAM) is a living museum of national significance located in Armidale in the heart of the New England North West region of New South Wales.
Enjoyed by more than 40,000 visitors annually the Museum boasts six gallery spaces, the Museum of Printing, an artist’s studio, conference facilities, a shop and café,
NERAM is the custodian of three important collections of Australian art:
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the Howard Hinton Collection
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the Chandler Coventry Collection
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and the NERAM Collection.
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Together they offer a comprehensive overview of Australian art history unmatched in regional Australia. These collections include significant works by Australian and international artists such as Streeton, Roberts, Gruner, Preston, Whiteley, Gleeson, Tuckson and Christo, to name just a few.
The annual calendar includes exhibitions of artworks from the collections, local and regional artists and major touring shows, as well as popular art classes, workshops and public programs for all ages.
International Conservation Services
International Conservation Services is Australia's largest private fine arts and heritage conservation business. We provide hands-on conservation, restoration, repair and maintenance services for the full range of cultural and historic objects. We have conservators with specialist expertise in paintings, works of art on paper, books and archival material, textiles and clothing, furniture, frames, gilding, stone, plaster, metals, archaeological artefacts, industrial artefacts, objects, sculpture and public art, monuments, memorials, murals, mosaics and more.
ICS also provides consulting services on the management of cultural collections, including museum planning, environmental conditions, preventive conservation, condition audits and collection management policies. ICS is a partner in Smarttrack RFID, a provider of integrated asset tracking solutions for collecting institutions (museums and galleries).