Condition Reporting Workshop

Students had the opportunity to develop and practice the specialized art writing skill of artwork condition-reporting through a hands-on workshop developed and led by the DMG team. Students were given access to works-on-paper in various states of condition from the DMG permanent collection and asked to participate in an exercise of careful-looking, honing their observational skills and requiring an almost meditative approach to seeing and accurately describing. With guidance from the DMG team, students learned about the process, terminology, and applications of condition reports as an industry standard. The provision of direct engagement with artworks from the collection meant that students were able to practice newly learned skills and gain insight into practical, professionalized experience.