Date: Tuesday 10 March 2026, 5.30 – 8.30pm

We are hosting a special event to celebrate women in conservation and timing it in recognition of International Women’s Day in March.

Join us for a unique panel discussion, led by award-winning sculptor Nina Bilbey, as we consider the creativity, skills, ambitions and barriers faced by women working in the historic built environment.

We are delighted to welcome Helen Bower, stained glass conservator, Karen Skeats, lime plasterer, Claire Vidler, building conservator, and Joanna Williams, artist and blacksmith, to our panel for an evening of insight and inspiration into what it means to be a woman in conservation.

• 5.30pm doors open and drinks will be served.
• 6pm the conversation will start.
• There will be an opportunity for our panel to take questions from the audience.
• 8pm end of Q&As; drinks served.
• 8.30pm end of event.

Advanced booking is recommended as we expect this event will sell out. We welcome anyone interested in learning from these women in conservation, for general interest or to inspire your own career. A concession price is available for students, people who are unwaged or on low income. There is no eligibility criteria, these discounts are available for anyone who needs them. This is a trust based system, we do not require proof or even an explanation of the rate you choose.

Our venue, a Grade II* listed Georgian building in the heart of Bloomsbury, is the home of the Art Workers’ Guild.

For further information and booking:

https://www.spab.org.uk/whats-on/women-conservation

If you can’t make it to London for this event, join our Live Stream.