(405)THE ART MATERIALS INFORMATION AND EDUCATION NETWORK:THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A UNIQUEONLINE SERVICE FOR ARTISTS, ART HISTORIANS,CONSERVATORS AND CURATORS

摘要

The Art Materials Information and Education Network (AMIEN), at www.amien.org, had itsgenesis with the publication in 2006 of The Painter's Handbook, a materials informationreference for artists. A website was built based on the cover of the book, which had allthe chapter titles. Its purpose was to provide in free discussion forums based on thechapter titles, answers to questions about art materials. The author became theModerator.Later in 2006, www.AMIEN.org was founded by the Executive Director of an artconservation laboratory and the author, a new site was built to reflect the design of thelaboratory's own site, and by December 2006 all the content from The Painter'sHandbook site was transferred. Since then, AMIEN has become integrated into theEducation Department of the laboratory, and it and its programs have become a part ofthe educational mandate of the laboratory association. Today, the AMIEN website has15,000 - 20,000 unique readers per month and receives between 5 - 20 questions perday. The author is the site Administrator and principal Moderator, and there are two otheractive Moderators that make significant contributions.