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Lately in conversations with colleagues as well as new mountmakers a familiar subject comes up. As older master mountmakers are beginning to retire and step away from institutions and independent businesses, who is replacing them? Does this new generation have access to real and meaningful training to become master mountmakers?

This was also a problem for me coming up 20 years ago. Seeking out classes or books in a relative void. Benchmark would have a class every 4-5 years it seemed. Literature was laughably sparce, or 30 years outdated. I've even experienced my fair share of gatekeeping. Gross.

When talking to beginners the last few weeks, I hear the same complaints that I had 20 years ago. Recent searches for a master mountmaker that can do independent traveling gigs has bore such little fruit I'm officially being proactive about this gulf.

Before I begin to solidify fixes, I REALLY want…

Hi all, long time lurker here. Forever grateful that this safe space exists for all us wayward mount makers scattered around the world. IMF has kept me in touch, informed and motivated whenever toiling away in my dark, little corner of the museum.

My question, is there any update to the Who/What/Where the next IMF Conference will be?

Aloha

Jason

Is there anyone out there that can build mounts on an as needed basis?

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