Jamie Hascall is offering six sessions of his Mountmaking for Exhibits Workshop for 2023. Workshop dates are: · February 27th-March 3rd · March 27th-31st · June 5th-9th · July 17th-21st · August 7th-11th · September 11th-15th These five-day long workshops offer hands-on training in practical mountmaking skills based on the concept of mounts as a preventive conservation measure to support and protect objects during exhibition. Discussion will include object assessment, proper support, use of appropriate materials, engineering principles, seismic stabilization; working with design, collections, and interpretation stakeholders; and cultural sensitivity in display. Instruction will cover mount design, creative problem solving, and fabrication techniques for common mountmaking materials such as brass, steel, and acrylic plastic. Sample objects will be provided, but participants are encouraged to bring representative objects if they wish. Class size is limited to four people. The curriculum is structured to teach general mountmaking skills, but the small class size allows flexibility for individualized instruction and accomodation of varying skill levels and collections focus. The class is held in a well equipped shop with tools and materials provided. Cost per workshop $2075.00. If there is sufficient interest, additional workshop dates may be added. Please email jamie@mountmakingfocus.com with questions or for more information. For the safety of all, boostered vaccination for COVID is required. Registration can be accessed at https://mountmakingfocus.com/events/ Jamie Hascall has been a mountmaker for over 30 years, and has worked with major institutions and private collections throughout the Pacific NW and Alaska. He spent seven years as Chief Preparator/Lead mountmaker at the Museums of New Mexico in Santa Fe. He presently builds mounts, leads training workshops, and restores vintage banjos at Mountmaking Focus Studio in Seattle.

Jamie Hascall is offering six sessions of his Mountmaking for Exhibits Workshop for 2023. Workshop dates are: · February 27th-March 3rd · March 27th-31st · June 5th-9th · July 17th-21st · August 7th-11th · September 11th-15th These five-day long workshops offer hands-on training in practical mountmaking skills based on the concept of mounts as a preventive conservation measure to support and protect objects during exhibition. Discussion will include object assessment, proper support, use of appropriate materials, engineering principles, seismic stabilization; working with design, collections, and interpretation stakeholders; and cultural sensitivity in display. Instruction will cover mount design, creative problem solving, and fabrication techniques for common mountmaking materials such as brass, steel, and acrylic plastic. Sample objects will be provided, but participants are encouraged to bring representative objects if they wish. Class size is limited to four people. The curriculum is structured to teach general mountmaking skills, but the small class size allows flexibility for individualized instruction and accomodation of varying skill levels and collections focus. The class is held in a well equipped shop with tools and materials provided. Cost per workshop $2075.00. If there is sufficient interest, additional workshop dates may be added. Please email jamie@mountmakingfocus.com with questions or for more information. For the safety of all, boostered vaccination for COVID is required. Registration can be accessed at https://mountmakingfocus.com/events/ Jamie Hascall has been a mountmaker for over 30 years, and has worked with major institutions and private collections throughout the Pacific NW and Alaska. He spent seven years as Chief Preparator/Lead mountmaker at the Museums of New Mexico in Santa Fe. He presently builds mounts, leads training workshops, and restores vintage banjos at Mountmaking Focus Studio in Seattle.

Mountmaking for Exhibitions Workshops at Mountmaking Focus Studio: Seattle WA Jamie Hascall is offering three mountmaking workshop sessions this summer. The dates are July 18th-22nd, August 8th-12th, and September 15th-19th. Registration can be accessed at https://mountmakingfocus.com/events/ These five-day long workshops offer hands-on training in practical mountmaking skills based on the concept of mounts being a preventive conservation measure to protect objects during exhibition. Discussion will include object assessment, proper support, use of appropriate materials, engineering principles, seismic stabilization, working with design, collections, and interpretation stakeholders, and cultural sensitivity in display. Instruction will cover mount design, fabrication techniques for common mountmaking materials such as brass and acrylic plastic, and creative problem solving. Sample objects will be provided, but participants are encouraged to bring objects if they wish. Class size will be limited to three people and boostered vaccination for COVID is required. The curriculum is structured to teach general mountmaking skills, but the small class size allows flexibility for individualized instruction and accomodation of varying skill levels and collections focus. Cost per workshop $2075.00 Email jamie@mountmakingfocus.com with any questions or for further information. Jamie Hascall has been a mountmaker for over 30 years, and has worked with major institutions and private collections throughout the Pacific NW and Alaska. He spent seven years as Chief Preparator at the Museums of New Mexico in Santa Fe. He presently builds mounts, holds training workshops, and restores banjos at Mountmaking Focus Studio in Seattle.

Jamie Hascall is offering a new series of in-person mountmaking workshops at his Mountmaking Focus Studio in Seattle. The five-day workshops will be limited to three people per session and full vaccination for COVID 19 is required. The small group size will allow classes to be tailored to the collections needs and skill level of the participants. For details and registration, please go to https://mountmakingfocus.com/events/ · Workshop Dates: o July 12th-16th: o August 23rd-27th: o September 20th-24th o October 18th-22nd Future dates TBD

Jamie Hascall and Mountmaking Focus Studio are offering a series of workshops in the practice of designing and building object mounts for museum exhibits. The workshop begins with the practical skills needed for the fabrication of brass mounts and progresses into the assessment of objects, mount design, the use of alternate materials and fabrication techniques. Throughout the workshop, we’ll discuss the role of mountmaking in preventive conservation, seismic stabilization, and bringing visual impact to objects on display. As much as possible, the teaching is tailored to the experience and interests of the participants, and the workshop encourages collaboration between participants as in an exhibit setting. The five-day workshop cost is $1300 per person and one is scheduled each month through June of 2020. Scholarship opportunities may be available for participants with special circumstances. Please contact us to discuss this possibility. Specific dates: · February 24th-28th · March 16th-20th · April 20th-24th · May 11th-15th · June 15th-19th · Additional workshops on specific topics such as Mannequins are in development. Please visit the Mountmaking Focus web site for details and developments. Special note: An unexpected cancellation has opened spaces in the coming workshop on February 24th-28th and we are offering these spaces at a significant discount. Please contact us for details.