Saturday September 16, 2023

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PACIFIC

Members Only 

$25.00 

Very limited space available - 12 spots only

Please join us in the Outer Richmond, San Francisco, for an educational and interactive private tour of what happens behind the scenes in art conservation.(For security, the address will be sent after registration)

Elise Yvonne Rousseau, founder of Art Conservation de Rigueur (AcDR Conservation) and renown multi-disciplinary conservator, will guide us through the studio to see current projects in progress and reveal the special techniques and equipment used by conservation professionals. AcDR, established in 1999, specializes in textiles, paintings, sculpture, rare books, works on paper, and rare historic objects and artifacts. Explore up-close the main studio, hidden in a residential neighborhood and the new Annex for Disaster Recovery, a short walk away. The tour will be followed by a illuminating Q&A with Elise and garden reception with refreshments. 

ABOUT ACdR

ACdR Conservation Studios are unique in the San Francisco Bay Area, Northern California, and the Western U.S. Our private conservation practice and analytical research lab is multi-disciplinary, specializing in a broad scope of treatments from stabilization, repairs, cleaning, custom display mounting design and fabrication, and artwork installation—to emergency and disaster remediation and recovery. AcDR works with museums, historical and cultural institutions, private collectors, galleries, architects, and designers in the U.S. and internationally. All work is performed according to the Code of Ethics, Guidelines, and Standards of Practice of The American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works.

ABOUT ELISE ROUSSEAU



Elise Yvonne Rousseau is a multi-disciplinary conservator in San Francisco. With academic studios in biochemistry and art history. She did her M.S.c. graduate studies in Conservation Sciences abroad in Brussels, Belgium at the Institute Royal de Patrimoine Artistique (KIK-IRPA) Cultural Heritage and further Textile Disciplines at the Karlshrue Archdiocese Schule der Künste in Ettlingen, Germany. She also has a M.A. in Museum Studies, and post graduate credits focused in Mycology from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Albany, New York, at the 6th Annual International Scientific Conference on Bioaerosols, Fungi, Bacteria, Mycotoxins in Indoor & Outdoor Environments and Human Health.

Elise is currently Costume Society of America’s Nation VP of Grants and Projects, is the Committee Chair for Educational Resources for the Association of Registrars and Collections Specialists (ARCS). She served three elected terms of office on the Board of the Bay Area Art Conservation Guild (BAACG) from 2012-2019, and served three consecutive elected terms with Costume Society of America’s Western Region Boards of Directors from 2009-2018.

Appraising African Tribal Art

by Joshua Dimondstein

Wednesday October 25, 2023

10:00 am - 11:30 am PST

Live Webinar Event

1.5 CEU's

Relative to most other art, the African tribal art market is very small. Exposure to the market forces that normally affect value is often not at play. An understanding of the peculiarities within many segments of the African tribal art market is essential for choosing an appraisers' scope of work. 

This live webinar event will demonstrate the disproportionate number (and various types) of fake African tribal art; the sometimes-unclear delineation of market levels within the trade; and the misguided perceptions and expectations that many collectors have about their collections.

Members $25.00

Non-Members $35.00

About Joshua Dimondstein:

Joshua Dimondstein, has been a dealer, collector, consultant and appraiser of Tribal Art since 1996. He has served as a consultant to Bonhams’, African and Oceanic Tribal Art Department since 2012 and has been a member of the Authentic Tribal Arts Dealers Association since 2017. In addition, Dimondstein is a founding member of SF Tribal and LA Tribal Dealers Associations since 2005. 

Always current on the market, Dimondstein is regular exhibitor of Tribal Art at BRUNEAF, Brussels, and Parcours, Paris. He shares his vast knowledge with collectors as a Tribal Arts advisor, writer, and speaker around the world.

More about Joshua Dimondstein at SFTribal.com

ROI Pricing: An End to Discounting Your Fees

Wednesday September 13, 2023

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM PACIFIC

Live Webinar Event

1 CEU

They say pricing is a psychology problem.

That’s true at first...but then it becomes a “math problem!”

Fortunately, it’s a simple math problem for which we already know the formula:

Your Fee = $ Value of Client Problem ÷ Risk of Investing in You

We must understand what prospects are willing to pay for the problems they want us to solve. And offer a risk-adjusted ROI to determine our price. Thus, if you know the value of the prospect's problem and their required return for investing in you, you can agree on a mutually acceptable price without discounting your fee.

Who Will Benefit:

BVFLS practitioners and any other professionals who are tired of guessing at the “market price” for their services or discounting their fees because someone said they would do the work for a lower fee.

This presentation can add thousands of Dollars to your revenue

...every year.

Read more about Rod Burkert at Rodburkert.com

Members $25.00

Non Members $35.000

Beware the Double Backsolve!

Wednesday October 4, 2023 

12:00 - 1:00 pm PST 

Live Webinar Event

1 CEU

Eric Sundheim is an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA). He has completed more than 700 opinions and valuations for the purposes of M&A, tax reporting, and financial reporting. He has been engaged as an expert witness in valuation and damages. His work has been published in premier valuation journals, and he is a reviewer for the Business Valuation Review. Mr. Sundheim has received security clearances from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and formerly served on the ASA NorCal Board of Directors. He is based in Campbell, CA and serves clients around the world.

$25.00 Members 

$35.00 Non-Members 

In-Person Chapter Dinner Meeting

$50.00 Per Person

Includes the Presentation and Dinner

ABOUT THE PRESENTATION

Whether you're an individual appraiser or lead a team, regardless of size, showcasing your expertise and passion is vital. How can you highlight your knowledge and ensure that you're passionate about your work while building the business of your dreams? Dive into Kristi's engaging presentation to discover actionable strategies and techniques for tangible outcomes.

ABOUT KRISTI ROYCE

Kristi Royce is a nationally-recognized speaker and a seasoned facilitator whose unique mix of inspiration, motivation, real-world approach, and actionable strategies drives sustainable results. As an expert in leadership development and presentation skills, Kristi has coached executives, boards and teams across industries, from law to tech and nonprofits to startups for over 25 years. Clients include Frank Rimerman, Workplace from Facebook (Meta), Strava, Hopkins & Carley, Veeva, and Rodan+Fields. For more information, please visit klrconsulting.com



Bharat Kanodia

Organizer Committee for the

TEDx Conference

Pleasanton

Saturday

September 16, 2023

Pleasanton, CA

More info here

Fran Zeman & Liza Hickey

Featured Speakers at the

ASA National Conference

"Beyond the Obvious:

A Panel Discussion"

October 1- 3, 2023

New Orleans, LA

More info here

Summary of the Santa Barbara PP Symposium

by Liza Hickey

Appraisers from across the country gathered in Santa Barbara to attend the Personal Property Symposium from May 1-2, 2023. It was a fantastic occasion to catch up with colleagues and friends, often for the first time since the pandemic. The program of interesting presentations filled two days on a myriad of educational topics. The first day.... continued

Kehinde Wiley, Femme Piquée par un Serpent, 2022

NOT TO MISS

MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS!

Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence - through October 15, 2023

DeYoung Museum, San Francisco

The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England - through September 23, 2023

Legion of Honor Museum, San Francisco

More Exhibits and info

SAVE THE DATE

7- Hour Update Course

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM EST

Live Web Event

Personal Property, Gems & Jewelry, and Machinery & Technical Specialties

Stop Putting it Off - ASA has you Covered!

Board of Directors: ASA NorCal Chapter