Presentations

Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden: Photogrammetry as an Aid in the Documentation of the Sculpture Park. 2024. Upcoming presentation (speaker), 52nd AIC Annual Meeting, Contemporary Art Specialty Session, May 22-24 2024. Flavia Perugini, Mario Santana Quintero, Luigi Barazzetti, Elisse Hamp, and Caroline Longo.

Increasing Student Engagement in Sustainability Initiatives at the Queen’s University Art Conservation Program. 2023. Presentation (speaker), 51^st AIC Annual Meeting, RATS Specialty Session, May 2023. Caroline Longo and Emy Kim. 

Environments of Change: Digitization of Historic Sites and Artifacts for Heritage Repositories, Educational Video Games, and Virtual Reality Tourism Apps.  2023. Presentation (co-author), 51^st AIC Annual Meeting, Preventative Care Specialty Session, May 2023. Andrew Moore, Melissa Allen, Caroline Longo, Antonia Mappin-Kasirer, Emy Kim.

Investigating Ancient Artifacts at Queen’s University: Decision-making and Collaboration between Art Conservation and Classical Studies. 2023. Lightning Round Presentation (speaker), Association of North American Graduate Programs in Conservation Annual Conference, April 2023. Robin Langmuir, Caroline Longo, and Antonia Mappin-Kasirer. 

Activism and Conservation: A Panel Discussion of Perspectives on Recent Climate Protest Actions. 2023. Co-organizer and panelist, presented at Context and Meaning Conference XXII, Queen’s University Ontario, February 2023. Tirza Harris, Caroline Longo, Patricia Smithen, Cathleen Hoeniger, and Doris Fuller-Ruiz. 

Sustainability in Art Conservation. 2022. Invited guest lecture for undergraduate students enrolled in Museum/Decay course, Prof. Kirsty Robertson, Western University Ontario.

Condition Assessment and 3D Scanning of Artefacts in the Bader College Visitors Centre. 2022. Presentation (speaker), 2^nd Annual Emerging Conservators Symposium, October 2022. Melissa Allen, Caroline Longo, Antonia Mappin-Kasirer.

Workshops

Sustainability in the Preservation of Digital Media. Getty Conservation Institute. 2023. Organization assistant and participant. Working group meeting consisting of time based media conservators, archivists, digital media specialists, and artists. Aimed at identifying gaps in Time Based Media Conservation and suggesting tools to reduce barriers to entry.

Airbrushing for Conservators. Getty Museum. 2023. Participant. Learned various airbrushing techniques for toning fills, including application of various paint systems. Instructed by Tony Sigel.

Historic Sand Casting. Getty Museum. 2023. Participant. Created a sandcasting of a small object in a pewter alloy using traditional tools and techniques. Instructed by Madeline Corona, Arlen Heginbotham, and Robert Price.

Bronze Patination for Conservators. Getty Conservation Institute and Museum. 2023. Facilitation assistant and participant. Applied various chemical patination techniques to silicon bronze coupons. Instructed by patina specialist and metal finisher Andrew Baxter.

Emergency Planning and Response for Heritage Collections. 2023. Participant. Engaged in a series of lectures and hands on activities regarding the development and execution of emergency response plans for cultural heritage collections containing a wide variety of media and object types. Learned preliminary triage and salvage techniques for a variety of media. Instructed by Heidi Swierenga, Tara Fraser, and Liz Czerwinski of the British Columbia Heritage Emergency Response Network (BC HERN).

Publications

Treatment Case Studies in the Consolidation and Adhesion of Cellulose Nitrate. Forthcoming, expected 2024. Emy Kim, Caroline Longo, Emily Claire Docking, Caitlin Gallupe, Robin Langmuir and Carl Magarro. 

Experiencing Virtual Artifacts: Examining the Future of 3D Models Embedded in Digital Environments. Forthcoming, expected 2024. Steven Bednarski, Emy Kim, Andrew Moore, Melissa Allen, Caroline Longo, Zach Macdonald, Antonia Mappin-Kasirer, and Sahand Shaghaghi. 

Leadership and Outreach

Emerging Conservation Professionals Network/ Contemporary Art Network (CAN!) Liaison. 2024. Liaised between these two AIC networks to provide programming for Emerging Conservation Professionals interested in modern and contemporary art conservation.

American Institute for Conservation Sustainability Committee Student Subcommittee Member. 2023 - Present. Created content for monthly Sustainability Now! eblasts, participated in monthly Sustainability Committee Meetings, collaborated with other Student Subcommittee members to advocate for sustainability programming within graduate programs.

Emerging Conservation Professionals Network/ Queen's University Art Conservation Program Graduate Liaison. 2022 - 2023. Developed and hosted a student-run information session about the Queen's University Art Conservation Program for prospective pre-program students. Corresponded with prospective students and provided them with further information about the Graduate Program.