The American Craft Council will be holding its Winter 2024 Forum this Thursday, Jan. 25 at 1:00pm Central time via Zoom.  Attendance is free, but please register in advance at https://www.craftcouncil.org/programs/forums

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What comes to mind when you think of New Orleans? Mardi Gras? Bourbon Street and the French Quarter? The…[Read more]

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]

Hi Everyone,

A Pay-What-You-Can virtual tour of the Dorothy Liebes Exhibition A Dark, A Light, A Bright is now available for registration.

Journey through decades of influential textile artistry from a master in the field in this Virtual Tour of A Dark, A Light, A Bright: The Designs of Dorothy Liebes. This exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt,…[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!

I’m writing on behalf of a graduate of Maryland Institute College of Art, who wrote to me recently

I will be travelling to Scotland next year to learn more about knitting.  I am searching for a book that would assist me in finding knitting/yarn centers in Scotland.  I found one company on the Isle of Lewis but am not able to get additional l…

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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]

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]