Dear conference planning team,

Below is the agenda for our next Mexico City conference planning meeting which takes place on Tuesday the 21st at 11 am CT/12 pm ET. Prior to the meeting, please take a moment to review the latest Minutes<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TcY8pthARuPEjwBqM2Os6CoJ33-WqN5oxqJeIm0MW3U/edit?usp=sharing&gt; and Action…[Read more]

The ARLIS/NA Texas-Mexico Chapter is pleased to announce Kate Alleman as the recipient of the 2023 Lois Swan Jones Award. This $1000 award supports attendance at the 51st ARLIS/NA annual conference held in Mexico City, Mexico April 18 – 21st, 2023.

Kate Alleman is the Associate Librarian at the Dallas Museum of Art. She primarily manages the s…[Read more]

Dear Colleagues:

The current co-editors of the ARLIS/NA Notable Graphic Novels Review invite applications for a new co-editor.

Editors are appointed by current co-editors, and report to the ARLIS/NA editorial director. The term of appointment is one year and is renewable. The position receives an honorarium of $250.

To apply for this position,…[Read more]

Hi librarian hive mind. I was wondering how many other librarians, esp. in art & design schools and universities, put on “fun” workshops for their students and/or faculty. If so, do you get any pushback from administration because it’s not specifically research-related? How do you justify it to those who object? At Columbus College of Art & Design…[Read more]

Just putting this on your radar if you haven’t already seen the announcement. His meeting house in Houston is sublime.

Internationally renowned American artist James Turrell adds Fort Worth project to his portfolio

Last communication for the day, promise 😁 🤞

Wild cheers and thank you to Mark for his when2meet suggestion – Doodle no more!

A simple click or drag to select your…[Read more]

So there appears to be a hiccup with the time options in the Doodle poll that I sent, yikes!

Please stay tuned for an updated Doodle or alternate polling option tomorrow morning.

And thank you to Helen and Tara for letting me know that something was amuck!

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From: Veeder, Hillary <Hillary.Veeder@ttu.edu>
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Hi, Hello, All –

Chapters and other constituency groups have been asked to identify and share meeting plans so that this information can be included in the conference Sched. The suggested time frame occurs after the conference within the week of April 24 – 28 OR the week of May 1 – May 5. The meeting will be virtual.

Please take a quick moment…[Read more]

Dear colleagues,

Please consider participating on this year’s Lois Swan Jones Award Committee! We need 2-3 more individuals on the committee to fairly evaluate this year’s applicant pool. Please contact committee chair Lauren Gottlieb-Miller ASAP at lgottliebmiller@menil.org if you would like to participate. Time commitment is roughly 60-90…[Read more]

2023 Lois Swan Jones Professional Development Award Announcement
Amount: $1000.00
Deadline: TODAY February 6th, 2023 by Midnight CST

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…[Read more]

Good afternoon y’all!

The chapter website has (finally) been successfully migrated to Humanities Commons: https://texasmexico.arlisna.hcommons-staging.org/ as required by ARLIS/NA.

The website has been set to public so it should be accessible to those without an HC account, which I know was something we discussed as being very important in past…[Read more]

[I posted this to AASL so apologies if you see this twice!]

I’m working with a library science student to inventory and develop policy for our architecture + fine art library’s “collection” of architectural models.

These models are mostly student work, ranging from full models in plexiglass cases to… junk. We also have models in our archival…[Read more]

Sharing here for those interested.

The VRA Executive Board is soliciting content proposals for the 2023 VRA Conference to be held from September 26–28, 2023 at the Hotel Valencia Riverwalk in San Antonio, TX. 

We encourage all members and other potential attendees to share their own work experiences and ideas by submitting a proposal to the…[Read more]