Hi everyone,

Please save the date to join us for the Academic Library Division Annual Business Meeting on May 2, 2023:

• Tuesday, May 2, 2023
• 9am PDT/10am MDT/11am CDT/12 pm EDT
• Virtual via Zoom: https://iaia-edu.zoom.us/j/93417763980?pwd=UWJpOVFjVFJGb3dMWmZoOTRXa3VoUT09

We will be introducing our new incoming ALD Vice-Moderator, discussing…[Read more]

The Stewart Program for Modern Design at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts has published a beautiful new website for the project Designed By Women.

“It presents the design contributions of women from around the world. Works date from 1900 to the present and are drawn from the Stewart Collection, formed under the leadership of philanthropist…[Read more]

Hello museum library colleagues! I am working with our curatorial department to assess and learn more about artists’ book collection in both our museum and library collections. I would love to find out a bit more about the logistics of your collections. I’ve created a short survey (less than 5 minutes) I kindly ask for those in museum libraries to…[Read more]

Our spring meeting information is below. There is no need to register, just mark your calendar! A reminder and agenda will be posted closer to the date.

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

10:00am PDT  |  11:00am MDT  |  12:00pm CDT  |  1:00pm EDT

Join us on Zoom. https://usc.zoom.us/j/3293383755?pwd=VlhqdG1mNjFqS1U2YW5EYldnMDNodz09

Meeting ID 329 338 3…[Read more]

Hi all!

I’d like to announce our Annual Meeting, to be held Thursday, April 27, 2023 at 10am PST/11am MST/12pm CST/1pm EST. Zoom information to follow. (Conference schedule link here.)

Join us for discussion of upcoming chapter plans, group updates, and calls for a new Vice Moderator and participants in a working group to kick off our updated…[Read more]

The Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art invites you to:

Growing Canadian Art Histories

Wednesday/mercredi 29 March/mars 2023, 4:00-5:30/16h-17h30.

Panel / Table ronde: Gentiane Bélanger, Elizabeth A. Cavaliere, Mark A. Cheetham, Tammer El-Sheikh, Cynthia Imogen Hammond, Cathy Mattes, Gwendolyn Owens, and Erin…[Read more]

The minutes from the Winter 2023 SIG meeting and the Book Share List compiled at that meeting are now posted and available on the SIG website:

Winter 2023 SIG Meeting Minutes

Winter 2023 Book Share List

*Save the Date*

The Decorative Arts, Craft and Design SIG Annual Meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, April 27 at 2:00pm Central time.…[Read more]

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 everyone,

Sharing information about ACRL/Arts meetups at ACRL from our ARLIS/NA-ACRL/Arts Affiliate Liaison, Leah Sherman.

All ARLIS/NA members are welcome to join!

If you are attending ACRL 2023 in Pittsburgh next month, here are two exciting opportunities to meet up with your ACRL/Arts Section colleagues. Please see the links and notes…[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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Dear Colleagues,

The Academic Library Division will be hosting an open forum on Tuesday, February 28th at 3:30pm EST/12:30pm PST.  

The hour-long open forum will be a discussion centered around managing employees or working with your manager, as well as managing student employees and GAs. We will cover topics such as supporting employees, cu…[Read more]

Dear colleagues,

The Academic Library Division is looking for a person to serve as the Vice-Moderator for 2023 and Moderator for 2024. The Academic Library Division is the largest group within ARLIS/NA, with nearly 450 members. The Division was established in 1975, and seeks to identify and promote issues of interest to art librarians working in…[Read more]