I want to share this information about a series of courses on craft history offered at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City.  “Taught by craft historian Rachael Schwabe, the course is presented in three modules, each composed of two online lectures with discussion and one field trip.”
What is Craft History?

• Crafting Modernism, April…

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Hi all,

We are welcoming speaker proposals for the Book Art SIG meeting taking place in conjunction with the ARLIS/NA 51st annual conference. The meeting will take place virtually after the conference on May 1st, 1:00 – 2:00 PM CDT. Please note that the virtual meeting is open to everyone, regardless of conference attendance.

To propose a talk,…[Read more]

Hi all,

We are going to send this out via ARLIS-L today as well, but I know many of you are going to the conference in Mexico City so if your schedule permits and you are inclined, we would love to have you volunteer at a shift or two.

Hello all!

The ARLIS/NA 51st Annual Conference Planning Advisory Committee (CPAC) is excited to invite…[Read more]

Dear all,

We’re accepting applications for our Special Collections Cataloger position here at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s Hirsch Library. I welcome any questions you might have concerning the position.

My best,

Jon

Jon Evans
Chief of Libraries & Archives
MFA H | Museum of fine arts,…[Read more]

Dear all,

We’re accepting applications for our Collections Strategy Librarian here at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s Hirsch Library. Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions about the position.

My best,

Jon

Jon Evans

Chief of Libraries & Archives

MFA H | Museum of fine arts,…[Read more]

Read the latest edition of the American Craft Council Library’s newsletter The Crafty Librarian, available for download.  https://www.craftcouncil.org/library-archives/newsletter

Content includes

• Highlights from 80 years of the American Craft Council archives
• Suggested reading for Black History Month
• New Acquisitions
• Moon pots by…

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Hi everyone,

Our meeting will take place via Zoom on March 13th at 11:00am EST. Zoom details are included below. Looking forward to our discussion about the makerspace at the Mexico City conference.

You are invited to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Zoom is Yale’s audio and visual conferencing platform.

Topic: SCIP SIG
Time: Mar 13, 2023 11:00 AM E…[Read more]

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]

Hi SCIP members! We have some things to discuss prior to this year’s conference in Mexico City. Please fill out this doodle poll so I can find an optimal meeting time: https://doodle.com/meeting/participate/id/bk20yYYa

We’ll discuss the makerspace – which will be more limited this year – and other conference-related…[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]

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

Please save the date for the Decorative Arts, Craft and Design SIG Winter Meeting to be held Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 at 3pm Eastern, 2pm Central, 1pm Mountain, 12pm Pacific on Zoom.  Register for the meeting here; a link to the will be sent out the day before the meeting.  All are welcome to attend.  https://forms.gle/<wbr />Ed…[Read more]

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.

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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]