Providing exceptional art conservation solutions for sculptures and objects of any size.

  
      Excellence in Conservation Treatment

Rika Smith McNally & Associates specializes in the highest quality conservation treatment of sculpture and three-dimensional works of art, including metals, wood, ceramic, stone, plaster, and modern materials. 		 
      Most objects are treated at our spacious, well-equipped conservation studio in Framingham, Massachusetts. We also provide on-site care for objects that are either too large or too fragile to move.  
      Outdoor Sculpture

Our art conservation firm has special expertise in the treatment of outdoor sculpture. We provide condition assessments and treatment for outdoor bronze monuments, and our conservation team is available for travel. 		 
      Treatment may include cleaning, patina repair, protective coating, casting of replacement parts and long–term maintenance plans.  
      Contemporary Public Art

Rika Smith McNally is available nationally for public art consulting. We provide examination and treatment of contemporary public art, including assessment and treatment, pre-commission consulting, working directly with artists pre-fabrication, and establishing long-term maintenance plans. General materials review and installation planning is also available.		  
      As advocates of preventive care, we provide solutions for materials and fabrication methods, and facilitate dialogue between artists, fabricators, and commissioning organizations.

Rika Smith McNally is also Consulting Conservator for Contemporary Public Art, Cambridge Arts Council, Cambridge, MA (see links below).		  
      Art Conservation Consulting

We offer general surveys, object-specific surveys, and consultation on long-range conservation plans.		  
      We also connect our clients to the best providers of analytical, exhibition design, art shipping, and installation services.  
      Uniquely Qualified Staff

Our team of conservators and associates provides the highest level of professional art conservation services to museums, private collectors, and artists, as well as city, state, and federal agencies.		  
      Rika Smith McNally, Principal, BFA, MS, FAIC has over 20 years of experience, and staff members have professional training in conservation, metalworking and patination, and fine art. All treatments abide by the American Institute for Conservation's Code of Ethics and are documented in written and photographic form.  
 

    Links

American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works
aic.stanford.edu

SOS! Save Outdoor Sculpture, a joint project of Heritage Preservation and the Smithsonian American Art Museum
www.heritagepreservation.org/PROGRAMS/SOS/sosmain.htm

Cambridge Arts Council, Cambridge MA, Public Art Program
www.cambridgeartscouncil.org/public_overview.html

Conservation treatment of Evelyn Beatrice Longman's monumental bronze doors at Wellesley College
www.wellesley.edu/PublicAffairs/Releases/2001/091801.html

Conservation treatment of Emilius Ciampa's Victory Monument in Framingham, MA
www.framingham.com/hpreservtn/victorystatue.htm

Conservation consulting: Robert Murray's Quinnipiac painted steel sculpture at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst
www.umass.edu/fac/universitygallery/announce/quinnipiac.html

Contact us at:
508.620.2929 (studio)
508.620.2904 (fax)
rika.mcnally@verizon.net

 		  
       

Recent Projects

Consulting, maintenance, and care of contemporary public art

  
     

Mierle Laderman Ukeles’Turnaround Surround  at Danehy Park in Cambridge, MA.  The artist requested assistance finding a black stain that could be applied to the stone block bench with EPDM rubber granules of the artwork “Galaxy” already in place.  For more information on the artist and Turnaround Surround, go to www.wavehill.org/arts/mierle_laderman_ukeles.html.

  
     

Condition assessment and treatment options for Ritsuko Taho’s Multicultural Manifestos, Central Square, Cambridge, MA.  A previous Incralac lacquer coating had deteriorated and caused  corrosion to copper alloy chime cylinders.  For more information on this artist, go to www.ritsukotaho.com/artwork.html.

  
     

Annual maintenance of Mags Harries’ and Lajos Heder’s  Drawn Water in Cambridge, MA.  Each year the transparent acrylic water column is cleaned of fingerprints, the sculptural drinking fountain and large bronze pipe are washed and waxed, and interactions with the public are noted.  For more information on Drawn Water and the artists, go to www.harriesheder.com/arts.htm.