Workshop | Creating Custom Storage and Support Solutions

Speakers

• More details about Erina McCann

  Erina McCann

  Erina McCann is a Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Ruapani wahine from Tūranganui-a-Kiwa | Gisborne, Aotearoa New Zealand, with over twenty years’ experience working in the cultural sector in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia. As a trained conservator living and working on the unceded lands of the Bunurong/Boon Wurrung Peoples in Naarm | Melbourne, her practice is grounded in Te Ao Māori and underpins her work across diverse heritage contexts, supporting intercultural, community-led conservation and collection care.

• More details about Sherryn Vardy

  Sherryn Vardy

  Sherryn Vardy is a dedicated conservator and arts administrator who has held various roles in regional galleries and is the Senior Exhibitions Coordinator at National Exhibitions Touring Support (NETS) Victoria where she coordinates touring exhibitions around Australia. She curated and developed the NETS Victoria touring exhibition Made to last: The conservation of art. Previous roles include Exhibition Project Coordinator and Assistant Registrar at ACMI in the national and international touring team, travelling with major exhibitions. At AMaGA Victoria, Sherryn was both a Museum Accreditation Program Manager and Regional Digitisation Officer – Bushfire Recovery Project where she worked with small museums and communities. Sherryn holds a Bachelor and Graduate Diploma of Visual Arts from Monash University and a Master of Cultural Material Conservation from the University of Melbourne. She is on the Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material (AICCM) Victorian Branch committee and is the Professional Membership Officer on AICCM National Council. Sherryn currently operates a private conservation practice, Gippsland Heritage Conservation.