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All applicants who reach the final stages of evaluation will be invited for a virtual interview with the WUDPAC Admissions Committee. Below are general requirements for applicants selected to be interviewed. If selected, candidates will receive detailed instructions and logistics directly.
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Conservation Portfolio - submitted by March 13, 2023
Applicants will submit 3 reports in PDF format that will help demonstrate the depth and/or breadth of your experience and your professionalism. For each file sent there is a size limit of 150MB. There is not a specified page limit and images can be included; however, longer reports may not be able to receive in-depth review.
- One must be a conservation treatment report (including an object description, treatment proposal, and treatment report) or a conservation project report (see listing below) of a project that you will include in your interview presentation.
- The other 2 reports can come from any of the categories below and may be from the same category. Select these reports to help illustrate parts of your experience you want to emphasize with the admission committee. Please note that all categories will be given equal weight whether done on-site or remotely. For all reports, please note collaborators and/or supervisors where applicable.
- Conservation treatment report
- Conservation project report (storage project, environmental analysis, pest monitoring and eradication, survey)
- Report on historical and/or social context research
- Scientific analysis report
- Report on remote internship project
- Comprehensive annotated bibliography
- Summary of outreach activities
- Publication or poster (a sole author or major contributor)
Art Portfolio - submitted by March 13, 2023
Applicants will submit 4 full-page pdfs of images of your studio artwork. The portfolio should include four artworks and/or reproductions that you feel best display your competence and skill in a variety of studio art and/or historical craft techniques, with at least one two-dimensional and one three-dimensional work.
- For each page, please list:
- Title (if any), medium, support (include materials and techniques), year created, and size.
- A brief description of the course associated with the object's creation or a note that it was independent work.
- Some examples of acceptable skills and crafts include but are not limited to:
- Architectural drawing
- Bookbinding/book arts
- Ceramics
- Drawing
- Graphic design/CAD
- Metalsmithing
- Painting
- Photography
- Printmaking
- Sculpture
- Textile/fashion arts
- Video art
- Woodworking
In addition, kinetic pieces (e.g., bookbindings, garments, mobile sculptures) in the portfolio should also include a 20-second video of the piece in motion.
Oral Presentation - given on the day of your interview and submitted as a pdf following the interview
A 10-minute presentation (using PowerPoint, Prezi or other) in which the applicant discusses a portion of their conservation experience and communicates how they are already connecting to the field. It must include information about one project in your Conservation Portfolio, and may include other preventive, treatment, research and outreach projects. The presentation should conclude with one slide of a selected piece from the Art Portfolio. The presentation will be followed by questions from the admissions committee.
Applied Science Comprehension Assessment - 1st or 2nd week of March
All applicants invited for interviews will take, in the first or second week of March, an online Applied Science Comprehension Assessment that allows applicants to demonstrate knowledge of the fundamentals of general and organic chemistry and their connection to the structure, deterioration, preservation, and analysis of cultural heritage. Applicants will receive a copy of their exam at the time of completion and can expect to be asked clarifying questions during the virtual interview.
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