Dear colleagues,

The Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) Travel Awards Subcommittee is now accepting applications for the ARLIS/NA Conference Attendance and Travel Awards to support attendance at the ARLIS/NA 52nd annual conference in Pittsburgh, PA on April 2-5, 2024. Applications are due January 10, 2024 by midnight EST through…[Read more]

Subject: Apply now for the ARLIS/NA Conference Attendance and Travel Awards!

Dear colleagues,

The Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) Travel Awards Subcommittee is now accepting applications for the ARLIS/NA Conference Attendance and Travel Awards to support attendance at the ARLIS/NA 52nd annual conference in Pittsburgh, PA on…[Read more]

ArtCenter College of Design is searching for an experienced Technical Services Specialist to join our team.

The salary range for this position: $24.72 – 27.47 (35 hours per week)
Final salary is based on education, experience, skills relevant to the role, and internal equity.

Reporting to the Cataloging & Technical Services Librarian, the…[Read more]

The ARLIS/SC Nominating Committee is accepting nominations for the positions of:

• Vice-Chair/Chair Elect (1 year as Vice-Chair; 1 year as Chair; 1 year as Immediate Past-Chair): The Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect shall act as executive officer in the event the Chair is unable to serve, shall act as program chair, and shall be responsible for the sending…

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Dear colleagues,

I am moving on from my current role at CalArts, and the search for a new Reference and Instruction Librarian has been initiated.

The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) Library seeks an enthusiastic, service-oriented, and collaborative librarian to provide innovative reference, instruction, and outreach services.  T…[Read more]

The Winter 2023 issue of Canvas is now available for download.

Contents include:

• An update from 2022-2024 Chair Sam Regal
• Member spotlight of Ashley Peterson of UCLA
• A look back at the 51st Annual Conference in Mexico City
• Photos from the tour at Scripps College of the Ella Strong Denison Library and Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, a…

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Ciao ARLIS/NA Northern California Chapter!

Please **RSVP** to our fall meeting on Friday, December 1 in San Francisco. We’ll be on tour mode (+ business meeting, of course!). Locations include 111 Minna Gallery, SFMOMA Library and San Francisco Art Institute Archives in Crown Point Press.

Agenda

Please RSVP by November 27. 

See you on December 1!

Dear ARLIS/NA SoCal Community,

During our business meeting last week we made a formal call for volunteers to serve on one of two upcoming nominating committees. We are in need of at least three more volunteers to serve on the following ad-hoc committees:

Nominating Committee for the SoCal Travel Award
Two people needed for committee; most of the…[Read more]

Dear colleagues,

Let’s learn from each other! Have you tried out new professional practices or approaches that might be relevant to others in our community? The ARLIS/NA SoCal Mini Conference is our opportunity to gather virtually to share inspirations, fresh ideas, innovative critical approaches, and lessons learned. We look forward to sharing o…[Read more]

Dear ARLIS/NA SoCal Community,

The September installment of our newsletter is live!

Save the date! Our Fall Business Meeting is approaching.

Date: Wednesday, November 1st

Location: The Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library

Meeting Schedule:

• 10-11am: Fall Business Meeting
• 11am-12:30pm: Tour of the Library
• 12:30-2pm: Lunch at Fanny’s

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Dear ARLIS/NA SoCal community,

California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) seeks a creative, curious, dynamic, and collaborative leader for the role of Dean of the Library. The dean will work within the library to build a shared vision and tangible and incremental plans for growth and experimentation within the library and in support of the…[Read more]

Dear ARLIS/NA SoCal Community,

Hello and happy fall! The exec board is assiduously organizing the 2023 issue of our chapter’s Canvas newsletter, and we hope to solicit some info and material from members of our community.

• Did you participate in the CDMX conference? Please let us know! Participation could include:
  • Workshop facilitation

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Hi everyone! Raphael here (the screenname for HCommons and the site are the same). Sorry it took forever, but I finished migrating and updating the website (except for the annual reports, which I still I need to track down):

https://southerncalifornia.arlisna.hcommons-staging.org/

It doesn’t look as good as the old site because there’s a limited…[Read more]

Please save the date for “TBM IRL: Examining Lifecycles of Time-Based Media Art”, a day-long colloquium organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art which will gather Southern California artists, galleries, collectors, museums, archives, and estates as we consider our shared roles in stewarding time-based artworks.

This event is ticketed and…[Read more]