Position announcement: Curator of Special Collections, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Library, NYC

The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Library (“Cooper Hewitt Library”), within the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives (SLA), is hiring a Curator for rare books and distinctive collections of/on American, European, global, and con…[Read more]

Hello mountain west chapter!

Last week you got an email from me with the zoom info for Wednesday’s happy hour. This month will be hosted by the University of Utah and will explore their “Let Freedom Read” dress and exhibition! We hope you’ll join us to discuss the project and have some social time afterwards.

Best, Larry

We are having a meeting of the Artist Files SIG on Thursday, October 26 at 10am PDT/ 11am MDT/12pm CDT/1pm EDT/2pm ADT. All are welcome to join!

Meet your new SIG co-coordinators (myself and Freyja Catton) and join in an informal conversation to share updates on all things related to artist files, and make some plans for the year ahead.

This is…[Read more]

Hi all,

Working on a shifting project?  Dealing with renovations or construction?  Come chat with the Space Planning SIG!

I have scheduled an informal chat for Thursday October 12 at 1pm Eastern.  This will be a chance to check in on projects, ask questions of other librarians, and share information from some folks who have been here bef…[Read more]

Hi all,

I wanted to share that the Digital Public Library of America recently included the SIG’s “Best Practices for Library Exhibitions” in its draft of “Digital Curation Guidelines” (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1utVgnuXg1JJv2mD8v6nlC53tgs9tSvrL/view). Kudos to the SIG on creating and sharing this helpful document!

I wanted to ask if the…[Read more]

Hello local ARLIS colleagues,

Sharing a public lecture at the National Portrait Gallery this coming Sunday. The artist Kenturah Davis will discuss her work, and her new collaboration with Arion Press<https://www.arionpress.com/store/125-their-eyes-were-watching-god&gt; will be on view. As you may know, Arion Press engages contemporary artists in…[Read more]

Hey Mountain West Chapter,

It was great to see some faces at the August Social Hour hosted by Rachel! We had a great tour of the U of A CATalyst Studio on Matterport and if you missed it you can check that out here: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=bzWyN8kr3bC. Next month, I/UCCS will be hosting a tour of my latest digital exhibit: Invisible…[Read more]

Hello friends,

I just have two quick reminders. Firstly, if you have comments on the bylaws, tomorrow is the deadline to get those to me. Secondly, we’re hosting our first happy hour of the academic year tomorrow! Below will be the zoom info and I hope as many of you as possible can join us.

Best,

Larry

Larry Eames is inviting you to a…[Read more]

Hello Mountain West ARLISians!

IAIA in Santa Fe is hiring! Applications are accepted through Aug. 14 for their Public and Technical Services Librarian position: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/1800414. You can find answers to general questions on their HR site: https://iaia.edu/about/employment/.

This is the new Commons group for the Artist Files SIG. Freyja and I are just getting our bearings, working out some details of the website migration, wondering about new blog posts and starting to think about a SIG event for Fall – maybe an informal meeting to hear what kind of artist files thoughts are on everyone’s minds, and make some plans.…[Read more]

Hello Mountain West Chapter!

One of the projects of the executive committee has been to overhaul our chapter bylaws and we’re ready to distribute them for comment! Here is a link to the draft: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12ynbCaLGwCmK4WGj-f3nLMJKwdUxTz0U785fNnePnAQ/edit?usp=sharing. All changes are marked in track changes for ease. If y…[Read more]

Another free, online craft symposium that might be of interest tomorrow (Thursday 7/20)!
Best — Karyn

https://hyperallergic.com/833559/craft-archive-fellowship-virtual-program-2023/
Excavating Craft Histories Through Archives
The 2023 Craft Archive Fellows will present their research on underrepresented craft histories in an online event hosted…[Read more]