November 16th : 5:30 PM ET. Hybrid Event: Trance, Dance, and Surrealism: Françoise Sullivan & Les Automatistes in World War II-era Montréal

Join the McGill Libraries, the Department of Art History and Communication Studies, and the CIAC (Centre international d’art contemporain de Montréal ) for a talk by art historian Prof. Abigail Susik, celebr…[Read more]

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 ARLIS friends,

The ARLIS-MOQ chapter is excited to be hosting a Research Roundup of conference presentations given earlier this year. We hope some of our colleagues from across Canada will join us! More info below.

All best,

Gwen

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Un tour d’horizon de la recherche Research Roundup

Diego Rivera Mural of Mexican History: C…[Read more]

Dear Colleagues,

Please save the date for the ARLIS/NA Mid-Atlantic Chapter Fall/Winter Meeting!

WHEN: Friday, December 1, 2023, 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A formal invitation is forthcoming, but a general schedule will include in-person local tours in the morning, a hybrid business meeting and member presentations in the afternoon, and a happy…[Read more]

Hello Teaching SIG members! We are pleased to share an interview with Teaching SIG member Megan Lotts on the SIG’s WordPress blog: https://teaching.arlisna.hcommons-staging.org/2023/10/12/member-interview-megan-lotts/

If you would like to be interviewed for the blog, or have an idea for a guest post, please email Maggie Murphy…[Read more]

Melva Dwyer était autrefois chef de la Bibliothèque des beaux-arts de l’Université de la Colombie-Britannique. Le Prix Melva J. Dwyer a été créé en reconnaissance de sa contribution au domaine des bibliothèques d’art. Il récompense les créateurs d’instruments exceptionnels de consultation et de recherche dans le monde de l’architecture e…[Read more]

The Melva J. Dwyer Award was established in recognition of the contribution made to the field of art librarianship by Melva Dwyer, former head of the Fine Arts Library, University of British Columbia. It is given to the creators of exceptional reference or research tools relating to Canadian art and architecture. The award is adjudicated by a j…[Read more]

Hello fellow Academic Library Division members.

We hope you will join the Education Subcommittee for a chat with members of the ARLIS/NA Research Awards Committee about the funding available for research and publication. Each year, ARLIS/NA offers members the opportunity to apply for funding to conduct research (H.W. Wilson Foundation Research…[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]

Hi Everyone!

The listserv is still down, so I’m sharing this on ARLIS Commons in a few relevant places. I hope it’s ok to share here! We are hosting a virtual conversation between feminist art critic Lucy Lippard and public artist Tomie Arai this coming Monday, October 2, at 3 p.m. ET. To register and read more information, please check out this…[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]