Two new articles have been posted to the Decorative Arts, Craft and Design SIG website.  See the latest issue of the American Craft Council’s Crafty Librarian newsletter, and an announcement from the Scholes Library at Alfred University about their recent gift of ceramic objects from the Winterthur Museum Garden and Library.  Access the articles h…[Read more]

2023 Lois Swan Jones Professional Development Award Announcement

Amount: $1000.00

Deadline: February 6th, 2023
The ARLIS/NA Texas-Mexico Chapter is pleased to announce the 2023 Lois Swan Jones Professional Development Award, which supports attendance and participation in the ARLIS/NA 51st annual conference to be held in Mexico City, Mexico from…[Read more]

Hello all!

Just wanted to send out a quick reminder that tomorrow morning at 11am CST we will have a brief (30 minutes or less) meeting to vote on two topics:

1) chapter membership tiers, specifically the addition of a library staff tier (a new tier introduced by ARLIS/NA). We will be voting on updating the chapter bylaws to include membership…[Read more]

Hello all!

We have a winning time on the Doodle poll (and thank you for your patience during the technical difficulties) for the brief meeting to vote on two topics of discussion that came up at the Fall 2022 Chapter Meeting : 1) chapter membership tiers, specifically the addition of a library staff tier (a new tier introduced by ARLIS/NA), and…[Read more]

Dear colleagues,

I am looking for 1-2 members to join the Chapter’s Lois Swan Jones Award Committee. This Committee will be awarding $1000 to one of our members this year to support travel to Mexico City, and will additionally consider applications for fully-funded ARLIS/NA memberships for LIS students.

This is a low commitment and FUN way to…[Read more]

Hello everyone!

As discussed at the Fall 2022 business meeting, we are scheduling a short meeting (probably 20 minutes or less) to vote on two topics of discussion that we tabled in the interest of time: 1) chapter membership tiers, specifically the addition of a library staff tier (a new tier introduced by ARLIS/NA), and 2) the amount for our…[Read more]

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Dear Colleagues,

The ARLIS/NA Distinguished Service Award recognizes an individual whose exemplary service in art librarianship, visual resources professions, or a related field, has made an outstanding national or international contribution to art information.

The conferring of this award is one of ARLIS/NA’s most j…[Read more]

Hi everyone!

I’m posting today to start a discussion (or at least getting people to start thinking) about a possible alternative means of communication now that our chapter’s listserv is no longer in service in light of ARLIS/NA’s move to Humanities Commons. Please feel free to respond on HC or email me directly with any questions, ideas, etc.…[Read more]

The Decorative Arts, Craft and Design SIG will hold its Fall meeting on Tuesday, November 15 at 3:00pm Eastern, 2:00pm Central, 1:00pm Mountain, 12:00pm Pacific via Zoom.  This meeting will include a brief program by SIG member John Russell and colleague Sarah Rich on the Center for Virtual/Material Studies at Penn State University.  Also think ab…[Read more]

Hi everyone!

I am sharing a call for a research award from my colleagues at the William J. Hill Texas Artisans & Artists Archive – the full call for submissions below and link to the grant page can be found here: https://texasartisans.mfah.org/digital/custom/grant/. The application should include a plan for a research project to be completed…[Read more]