Employment

Architectural Conservator

Responsibilities include field investigations and materials testing, paint stratigraphy analysis, documentation, report writing, and construction monitoring. Candidates should have a graduate-level degree in architectural conservation or equivalent experience. Preference will be given to candidates with professional experience in plaster and historic finishes, and to candidates with demonstrable CAD skills. If you are interested in joining our team of artisans, craftspeople, conservators, and professionals, please submit your resume and portfolio.


Decorative Painter & Foreman Positions

We have openings for both part-time and long-term positions for talented individuals who have experience in decorative painting.  If you are interested in being associated with our studio, known throughout the industry as the leader in quality and knowledge of decorative arts including treatments, techniques, period design, materials & finishes, please submit your resume and portfolio for consideration. As a leader in the industry for quality work and performance, we continue this approach when it comes to compensation. Travel is a requirement of the position; we provide compensation for travel and housing.

Indicate your experience in any of the following areas:

  • Gilding (oil, water, loose, and patent leaf)
  • Stenciling
  • Wood graining
  • Marbleizing
  • Lining/striping
  • Canvas installation
  • Freehand artwork
  • Murals
  • Trompe l’oeil
  • Foreman/supervisor
  • General painting
  • Architectural drawings & specifications literacy
  • Computer literacy


Plasterer & Foreman Positions

We have openings for both part-time and long-term positions for talented individuals who have experience in ornamental and flat plaster installations and restoration as well as scagliola.  Scagliola specialists must be able to match colors, textures, marbling and veining using pigmented silks, and must also be able to form profiles using scagliola materials. If you are interested in being associated with our studio, known throughout the industry as the leader in quality and knowledge of decorative arts including ornamental plaster, scagliola, flat plaster, lime plaster, materials, and fabrication, please submit your resume and portfolio for consideration.  As a leader in the industry for quality work and performance, we continue this approach when it comes to compensation. Travel is a requirement of the position; we provide compensation for travel and housing.

Indicate your experience in the following areas:

  • Ornamental plaster installation
  • Ornamental plaster fabrication
  • Venetian plaster
  • Lath & framing
  • Scagliola
  • Sgrafitto
  • Consolidation & reattachment
  • Repairs & Rrestoration
  • Shop drawing production
  • Architectural drawings & specifications literacy
  • Computer literacy
  • Contact Info

    John Canning Painting • Plastering • Conservation Studios
    150 Commerce Court
    Cheshire, CT 06410



    phone: 203-272-9868
    fax: 203-272-9879



    e-mail: info@canning-studios.com