ARLIS/NA Northwest Chapter Conference Travel Award

Posted: January 8, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: Opportunities: Awards, Opportunities: Travel Awards | Tags: , , , | Comments Off on ARLIS/NA Northwest Chapter Conference Travel Award

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$500.00 to go to the ARLIS/NA conference in Fort Worth, Texas (March 19-23, 2015).

Deadline Friday, January 9, 2015!

Eligibility:
Applicants must be current members/affiliates of the Northwest Chapter, this includes members who are still currently students. If you have not yet joined the Chapter or renewed your membership for 2015 please use the attached form or follow this link to the online form.  The Northwest Chapter now accepts PayPal (details here)

Criteria:
The Chapter’s executive committee will consider these factors in evaluating the applications:
– Is this the first time the member has attended an annual conference?
– Is the member actively involved in the Northwest Chapter?
– What are the member’s specific goals for the conference (e.g. giving a paper, serving on a committee, chairing a session, professional development)?
– What level of financial support is available from the member’s home institution?

Application:
Please send your application with the following information to Suzanne Rackover, suzanne_rackover@banffcentre.ca

1. Name
2. Position/Title
3. Institution
4. Address
5. Phone number
6. Email address
7. Short explanation of why the Chapter should support your attendance at the annual conference (not to exceed 250 words).

Deadline:
All eligible applications submitted by Friday, January 9th, 2015 will be considered. This timeline ensures applicants have ample time to take advantage of the early bird registration deadline.

**In addition to attending the conference, the award winner must also submit a written report on the conference to the Chapter Secretary by Saturday, May 16, 2015. This report will be posted on the NW Chapter’s website (http://nw.arlisna.org/travel_award_reports.htm).

 

The executive committee looks forward to receiving many applications!

 

Kind regards,

 

Suzanne

Suzanne Rackover, MA MLIS

(outgoing) Chair, ARLIS/NA-Northwest Chapter

http://nw.arlisna.org/

Professional Development: the VRAF Internship Award

Posted: July 4, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Opportunities: Professional Development, Visual Resources, VRA | Tags: , , , , , , | Comments Off on Professional Development: the VRAF Internship Award

Similar to (but different from) the VRAF Professional Development Grant is the VRAF Internship Award, which is a fantastic way to fund or supplement an un- or underpaid internship in arts and visual resources work.

The Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) Internship Award provides financial support for graduate students preparing for a career in visual resources and image management. The award grants $4,000 to support a period of internship in archives, libraries, museums, visual resources collections in academic institutions, or other appropriate contexts.The recipient will receive a stipend of $3,000 for 200 hours completed at the host site. A professional development component of $1,000 supports conference attendance or attendance at the Summer Educational Institute for Visual Resources and Image Management. The recipient will receive a one year complimentary student membership in the Visual Resources Association.

Who May Apply

Students currently enrolled in, or having completed within the last 12 months, a graduate program in library or information science, art history, architectural history, architecture, visual or studio art, museum studies, or another applicable field of study may apply for this award. Applicants must have completed at least 10 credits of their graduate coursework before the application deadline, or demonstrate an equivalent combination of coursework and relevant experience.

I would strongly consider applying even if your (planned or proposed) internship is only tangentially related to visual resources or arts librarianship: metadata, digitization, conservation, rights management, administration, or plain old cataloguing.

Only one VRAF Internship is awarded per year.  Once an award recipient has been selected, he or she will select an institution to act as host for the internship.  This Institution must be approved by the VRAF Internship Award Committee.  VRAF and VRA are not responsible for matching candidates with a host institution, but will gladly assist with the process.

This Internship Award will be granted during the 2014 to 2015 academic year.  The intern is required to work on site at their chosen host institution for a minimum of 200 hours.  The intern will choose to initiate their internship in the fall of 2014 or the winter or spring of 2015.  The internship must begin within 30 days of the official beginning of the selected academic session of the participant’s home institution and be completed within one academic semester or two academic quarters.  Exceptions are allowed by agreement between the selected intern and the VRAF Internship Awards Committee. In all cases, the internship must be completed within twelve months of the recipient being notified of the award.

This language can be complicated: if you’re a recent graduate, why would you need to start the internship within the beginning of a semester? (What’s your “home institution” in that case?) Especially if the award isn’t necessarily going towards internships for graduate credit? Unfortunately, I hold no answers for you; you’ll have to work towards “agreement” with the awards committee.

To apply for the award, please submit the following:

  1. A current resume.
  2. A current transcript [this does not need to be issued directly from the institution].
  3. An essay of up to 300 words addressing the applicant’s professional goals, expectations of the internship experience, and any skills or background that might benefit visual resources. A brief description of the proposed project is desirable.
  4. The names of two professional or scholastic references with address, telephone numbers, and email addresses.
  5. Recommended, but not required: Host institution and contact information of internship supervisor.

Application materials in electronic form are preferred and should be submitted as a single PDF file to:
Margaret Webster
Visual Resources Consulted
Phone: 607-257-3365
Email: mnw3@cornell.edu

  • 7/31/2014; Deadline for submission of applications to the VRAF Internship Award Committee.
  • 9/12/2014; VRAF Internship Award Committee announces the award recipient for 2014 to 2015.

 

Scholarship Opportunity! (sort of)

Posted: June 6, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Opportunities: Conferences | Tags: , , , , , | Comments Off on Scholarship Opportunity! (sort of)

There are all sorts of homespun efforts to give money to students and new professionals that need it. Like this one:

http://www.archivesnext.com/?p=3751

ArchivesNext (a.k.a. Kate Theimer) has been crowdsourcing money for scholarships so that people can attend the Society of American Archivists yearly conference.

We’re giving money to people to fund their registration for the SAA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Rather than pay for full travel or lodging for just a few people, I try to give a little bit of help to as many people as possible. This effort is not affiliated with SAA in any way. Your donations are not tax deductible. It’s simple. You send me money. I give it all away within a few weeks to colleagues who need it.

The SAA conference this year is August 10-16, 2014. The scholarships are awarded by random draw and, while individual awards may not be large, the money has the potential to help out lots of people like us to attend this amazing conference for the first time. You need to be an SAA member to apply. My quick math based on the information provided is that scholarships are probably in the $200 range.

On Saturday June 28 I will draw names out of a hat and notify the lucky people. This will allow you to register by the early-bird deadline of July 7. Once you forward me the confirmation of your registration, I will send you a check.

…. One year there were a surprisingly large number of people whose names got pulled from the hat who backed out because they hadn’t realized how high the other costs of attending the meeting would be…. please do a bit of homework first and make sure you think you really can attend the conference before you apply.

For both donors and applicants, the deadline this year is June 27th.

APPLY NOW! ARLIS/NA Midstates SEI Travel Award

Posted: May 8, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Opportunities: Travel Awards | Tags: , | Comments Off on APPLY NOW! ARLIS/NA Midstates SEI Travel Award

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On behalf of the ARLIS/NA Midstates Chapter, the Awards Committee is pleased to accept applications for the SEI Travel Award. The annual 3.5 day ARLIS/NA-VRAF Summer Educational Institute for Visual Resources and Images delivers workshops on current issues for VR professionals, as well as many opportunities to network with colleagues.

This year SEI will be held from June 10-13, 2014 at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and the SEI Travel Award of $300 is meant to offset the registration cost by half. Only ARLIS/NAMidstates Chapter members are eligible. This Travel Award will be granted based on one or more of the following criteria: financial need; level of chapter participation; and relevance of the curriculum to professional development.

To apply for this award please submit a letter of application including relevant criteria and how you will benefit from attending SEI at the University of Illinois. You must also indicate the level of funding you expect to receive from your institution and include a current resume or CV. Please send applications via email to Viveca Pattison Robichaud (vivecarobichaud@nd.edu), Marsha Stevenson (Stevenson.2@nd.edu) and Sara Stigberg (s-stigberg@northwestern.edu).

Applications received by May 14, 2014 will be given first consideration. The recipient must confirm in writing that they will be able to use the award and will need to provide proof of registration for SEI to receive the travel award. Award recipients will not be able to apply again for three years. After receiving the award, the recipient must submit a short report indicating the value of the award to their professional development activities.

This award is intended for members of the ARLIS/NA Midstates Chapter. Information about becoming a member of ARLIS/NA and the regional chapter is available at theARLIS/NA website (www.arlisna.org/join.html#howto) and the ARLIS/NAMidstates website (midstates.arlisna.org/membership.html). For additional information, please contact a member of the Travel Awards Committee, Viveca Pattison Robichaud (vivecarobichaud@nd.edu), Marsha Stevenson (stevenson.2@nd.edu), or Sara Stigberg (s-stigberg@northwestern.edu).

Chapter Award: Announcing the Twin Cities Chapter 2014 Travel Award

Posted: April 3, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: [ ArLiSNAP ] | Tags: , , | Comments Off on Chapter Award: Announcing the Twin Cities Chapter 2014 Travel Award
On behalf of ARLIS/NA Twin Cities,  I wish to congratulate our travel award recipient, Margit Ahmann Wilson.  

Margit, was also selected as the recipient of the ARLIS/NA 2014 Wolfgang M. Frietag Internship Award.  The Internship Award is given annually to one student in North America preparing for a career in art or architecture librarianship or visual resources curatorship.  Margit is a recent graduate of the MLIS program at the University of Saint Catherine, a member of the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, and an intern in the Walker Art Center Library.
In recognition of Margit’s award, and to ensure she is able to attend this year’s conference to be recognized for her efforts, the Twin Cities chapter is proud to grant her this year’s ARLIS/NA-TC Travel Award.
Watch for Margit in Washington, D.C.!
Shannon Klug
Vice Chair, ARLIS/NA Twin Cities Chapter

Chapter Awards: Announcing the Ohio Valley Travel 2014 Award Winner

Posted: April 1, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: [ ArLiSNAP ] | Tags: , , | Comments Off on Chapter Awards: Announcing the Ohio Valley Travel 2014 Award Winner
The ARLIS/NA Ohio Valley Travel Committee is happy to announce that the Spring 2014 Travel Award has been granted to Anna-Sophia Zingarelli-Sweet, an MLIS student at the University of Pittsburgh. Anna-Sophia has been active in ARLIS/NA since 2012 and was previously a member of the New York Metropolitan chapter. She serves the ArLiSNAP Section as Student Groups Liaison. In addition to participating in chapter and section meetings, workshops, and as a mentee in the Yearlong Career Mentorship Program, Anna-Sophia will present a poster session, “Developing a New Bibliography of Sexuality and Gender in the Fine Arts.”

 

Congratulations, Anna-Sophia!

 

Christine Mannix & Betsy Lantz
ARLIS/NA Ohio Valley Travel Award Committee 2014

Chapter Award: Congrats to the Winner of ARLIS/NA Upstate NY Travel Award!

Posted: March 27, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: [ ArLiSNAP ] | Tags: , , | Comments Off on Chapter Award: Congrats to the Winner of ARLIS/NA Upstate NY Travel Award!

Congratulations to Sandra Brown, the recipient of the 2014 ARLIS/NA Upstate NY Travel Award Award! The $200 award will help to defray the expense of attending the 2014 ARLIS/NA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., May 1-5.

Sandra, a MSIS candidate at SUNY Albany, will be co-presenting a workshop, “Bookings: Making Makerspaces for Artists Books” at the conference.

“The workshop will combine a discussion of makerspaces along with hands-on practice in several bookbinding techniques. We’ll be working with book structures that could easily translate to creative programing in library spaces. The workshop will also allow attendees to experiment with politically themed content in their new book creations. I’ve been really fascinated with the growing makerspace buzz in the library field because of my long connection with studio arts programming. My presentation partners from the Women’s Studio Workshop offer instruction, equipment, and studio space for printmaking, papermaking and book arts in the Hudson Valley. One of the goals of the WSW space is to support artists who need certain equipment to work on a project but don’t have them readily available in their own home studio. I am interested in the parallels between WSW’s community focused studio space and library makerspaces that offer similar access to creative tools. I love that libraries can be incubators for thought, idea, and material creation. I hope our workshop will help fuel some artistic inspiration for other ARLIS members!

I am looking forward to my first ARLIS conference so much. I know it will be an inspiring event, and it will feel a bit celebratory for me too since I will also be wrapping up my last semester of MLIS coursework in early May. What an exciting time for me to be able to participate!”

Congrats Sandra!

Congrats to all Travel Award Winners!

Posted: March 13, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: [ ArLiSNAP ] | Tags: | Comments Off on Congrats to all Travel Award Winners!

ARLIS/NA SE 2014 Professional Development Travel Award:

On behalf of the 2014 Professional Development Travel Award Committee, it is my pleasure to announce our 2014 award recipient: Courtney Baron

Courtney is an MLIS student from Valdosta State University. For those of you who attended the ARLIS SE annual meeting last November in New Orleans, you may remember her poster presentation on “Archiving MFA Theses in the Digital Age: Considerations at Lamar Dodd School of Art.”Washington DC will be her first ARLIS/NA conference and she will be moderating a session on Preserving Civic Heritage Saturday May 3 from 4:30 PM-5:30 PM. You are all cordially invited to attend an interesting session and to support our chapter pal.

ARLIS/NA New England Travel Award Recipients:

On behalf of ARLIS/NA New England I’m proud to announce our travel award recipients: Darin Murphy from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Anne Haas from Bowdoin College. Please Congratulate them both when you see them in DC.

Darin Murphy currently serves as the Director of SMFA Library Services and Visual Resources at the W. Van Alan Clark, Jr. Library at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He has been employed by the Museum of Fine Arts and the SMFA since 2008. Prior to that he worked at the Harvard Fine Arts Library in the Slides and Digital Images Department and at the Harvard Business School Library in Historical Collections.

Anne Haas was Educated at Ohio Wesleyan University (BA) and Florida State University (MSLS).First library job was as a children’s and young adult librarian in the Cuyahoga County Pubic Library System, (Cleveland, Ohio) in the mid-1970s. Served as Art Librarian, Pierce Art Library, Bowdoin College, in Brunswick, Maine, since 1986.  Held board positions for the New England Chapter of ARLIS/NA from 1999-2004, and occasionally served as Moderator for RIG Section  and the Academic Libraries Division.  The new Digital Humanities SIG will be yet another ‘new thing’ in this endlessly morphing field. There is something new to learn every day.

When I started out, we had a card catalog, and now we are doing everything online, and I am old enough to appreciate this with an acute sense of wonder. ARLIS colleagues are always creative, innovative, and smart; the fact that so many emails to the list start with “To the Collective Wisdom” says it all. Thank you for the opportunity to attend this conference, and for the many years of help, support, and insight from the members of this amazing organization.

Gabrielle V L Reed
ARLIS/NA New England President
Public Services Librarian
Morton R. Godine Library
Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Announcing the Winner of the ARLIS/NA Midstates Bunce Travel Award:

On behalf of the ARLIS/NA Midstates Chapter, the Travel Awards committee is pleased to announce that Amanda Meeks has been selected as the recipient of the William C. Bunce ARLIS/NA-Midstates Travel Award, supporting professional development through attendance at the ARLIS/NA annual conference. Amanda will receive $600 for travel to the ARLIS/NA Annual Conference in Washington, DC, May 1-5, 2014.

Congratulations, Amanda!

An active contributor and first-time attendee, Amanda will share her experience as the outreach coordinator at Chicago’s Read/Write Library and discuss her bicycle outreach program during the panel discussion “Activist Access and Outreach in Book Arts.” Afterward she will lead a workshop on the care and preservation of artists’ books. As the ARLIS/NA Book Arts SIG co-chair she will also be leading that group’s meeting and coordinating other aspects of programming and events related to book arts in the DC area.

The committee would like to thank all of the Bunce Award candidates for their excellent applications.

We look forward to seeing everyone in Washington, DC!

The ARLIS N/A Midstates Travel Awards Committee
-Viveca Pattison Robichaud, Archivist and Librarian, Julian Samora Library, University of Notre Dame
-Marsha Stevenson, Visual Arts Librarian, Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame
-Sara Stigberg, Art Collection Public Services Librarian, Northwestern University

ARLIS/NA D.C./Md./Va. Announcing the Winner of the Caroline Backlund Professional Development Award:

The Caroline Backlund Award Committee of the D.C./Md./Va. Chapter of ARLIS/NA is pleased to announce the 2014 winner of the Backlund Professional Development Award, intended to support attendance at the annual ARLIS/NA conference. This year’s recipient is Daniel Moore, of Virginia Beach, Va.
Dan will present a poster, “Leveraging the Semantic Web: An Exploration of Linked Data.” Dan writes, “The virtues of Linked Data can open up surprising and rewarding enterprises for art librarians and visual resource curators. My poster is a first step in exploring these new avenues as I seek to contribute new tools to activate scholarly research in the arts and the humanities.”

Please join us in congratulating Dan, and be sure to view his poster at the conference – coming up in less than two months here in Washington!

Sally Sims Stokes
Chair, Caroline Backlund Professional Development Award Committee

Chapter Travel Award: REMINDER! Midstates Bunce Travel Award DUE TODAY!

Posted: March 7, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Opportunities: Travel Awards | Tags: , , | Comments Off on Chapter Travel Award: REMINDER! Midstates Bunce Travel Award DUE TODAY!

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Due Today March 7th!

ARLIS/NA Midstates Chapter 2014 Bunce Travel Award

On behalf of the ARLIS/NA Midstates Chapter, the awards committee is pleased to extend the application for the William C. Bunce Travel Award of $600 for travel to the ARLIS/NA Annual Conference in Washington, DC, May 1-5, 2014. This award is given in honor of William C. Bunce, who served as the Director of the Kohler Art Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1966 to 1999. The William C. Bunce ARLIS/NA-Midstates Travel Award is intended to support a chapter member’s professional development by providing funding to attend the ARLIS/NA annual conference. Only ARLIS/NA-Midstates Chapter members are eligible. This Travel Award will be granted based on one or more of the following criteria: financial need; level of chapter participation; first-time attendance; and contribution to the conference.

To apply for this award please submit a letter of application, including relevant award criteria, and how you will benefit from attending ARLIS/NA Annual Conference in Washington. You must indicate the level of funding you expect to receive from your institution and include a current resume or CV. Please send applications via email to Viveca Pattison Robichaud (vivecarobichaud@nd.edu), Marsha Stevenson (Stevenson.2@nd.edu) and Sara Stigberg (s-stigberg@northwestern.edu).

The extended application deadline is Friday, March 7th. Recipients will be notified by March 21, 2014. The recipient must confirm in writing that they will be able to use the award for conference attendance and will not be eligible to apply again for three years. After receiving the award, the recipient must submit a short report indicating the value of the award to their professional development activities. This award is intended for members of the ARLIS/NA Midstates Chapter. Information about becoming a member of ARLIS/NA and the regional chapter is available at the ARLIS/NA website (www.arlisna.org/join.html#howto) and the ARLIS/NA-Midstates website (midstates.arlisna.org/membership.html).

For additional information please contact a member of the Travel Awards Committee, Viveca Pattison Robichaud (vivecarobichaud@nd.edu), Marsha Stevenson (stevenson.2@nd.edu), or Sara Stigberg (s-stigberg@northwestern.edu).

Chapter Award: ARLIS/SE Travel Award due TOMORROW

Posted: February 20, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Opportunities: Travel Awards | Tags: , | Comments Off on Chapter Award: ARLIS/SE Travel Award due TOMORROW
IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO APPLY, BUT HURRY, ARLIS/SE CONFERENCE TRAVEL AWARD DUE TOMORROW !!

Are you an Art Librarian or Library Student living in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and the U.S. Virgin Islands territory? Then you shouldn’t miss the opportunity offered by the Southeast Chapter Travel Award!

An award in the amount of $500 (USD) to attend the ARLIS/NA conference in Washington, D.C., May 1-5, 2014 will be given to our best candidate.

Please read carefully all the announcement details before filling out your application:

Purpose:

The Award’s purpose is to cultivate a talented, dedicated, and educated group of professionals for the ARLIS/NA organization as well as the ARLIS/SE chapter. Funds from this award may be used to pay for travel, lodging, registration and meals associated with professional development activities at the annual ARLIS/NA conference.

Eligibility:

Applicants must currently reside in the geographic area served by the ARLIS/SE chapter. Membership in ARLIS/SE and ARLIS/NA at the time of application is not required, although preference will be given to current ARLIS/SE members. Applicants must also currently be either employed in the field of art librarianship and/or visual resources curatorship, or enrolled in an educational program leading to a graduate degree. Current students, individuals beginning their professional career within the field of Art Information in the past five years, and paraprofessionals who are becoming active in ARLIS/NA or ARLIS/SE for the first time may also apply. Any individual meeting these criteria may apply for the award; however first-time attendees are given preference. Recipients of the award may not reapply in future years.

Award recipient duties:

1. Participate in the ARLIS/NA Conference Networking program (if they have not previously done so).

2. Attend the ARLIS/SE Chapter meeting at the annual ARLIS/NA conference.

3. Submit a written report on his or her conference activities within one month of the conference. This report should be submitted to the ARLIS/SE webmaster to be posted on the ARLIS/SE webpage.

4. Co-chair the 2015 Professional Travel Award Committee and subsequently chair the committee in 2016.

Deadline:

Award applications will be accepted up until midnight on Friday, February 21st, 2014 and the award winner will be contacted no later than Friday, March 14th, 2014.

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If you have any questions don’t hesitate to contact Maggie Mirabal (mmirabal@fiu.edu) and/or Olivia Miller (oli.leigh@gmail.com)

Chapter Award: Deadline Extended! Midstates Bunce Travel Award for ARLIS/NA DC Conference

Posted: February 20, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Opportunities: Travel Awards | Tags: , | Comments Off on Chapter Award: Deadline Extended! Midstates Bunce Travel Award for ARLIS/NA DC Conference

DEADLINE EXTENDED! Now due March 7!

ARLIS/NA Midstates Chapter 2014 Bunce Travel Award

On behalf of the ARLIS/NA Midstates Chapter, the awards committee is pleased to extend the application for the William C. Bunce Travel Award of $600 for travel to the ARLIS/NA Annual Conference in Washington, DC, May 1-5, 2014. This award is given in honor of William C. Bunce, who served as the Director of the Kohler Art Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1966 to 1999. The William C. Bunce ARLIS/NA-Midstates Travel Award is intended to support a chapter member’s professional development by providing funding to attend the ARLIS/NA annual conference. Only ARLIS/NA-Midstates Chapter members are eligible. This Travel Award will be granted based on one or more of the following criteria: financial need; level of chapter participation; first-time attendance; and contribution to the conference.

To apply for this award please submit a letter of application, including relevant award criteria, and how you will benefit from attending ARLIS/NA Annual Conference in Washington. You must indicate the level of funding you expect to receive from your institution and include a current resume or CV. Please send applications via email to Viveca Pattison Robichaud (vivecarobichaud@nd.edu), Marsha Stevenson (Stevenson.2@nd.edu) and Sara Stigberg (s-stigberg@northwestern.edu).

The extended application deadline is Friday, March 7th. Recipients will be notified by March 21, 2014. The recipient must confirm in writing that they will be able to use the award for conference attendance and will not be eligible to apply again for three years. After receiving the award, the recipient must submit a short report indicating the value of the award to their professional development activities. This award is intended for members of the ARLIS/NA Midstates Chapter. Information about becoming a member of ARLIS/NA and the regional chapter is available at the ARLIS/NA website (www.arlisna.org/join.html#howto) and the ARLIS/NA-Midstates website (midstates.arlisna.org/membership.html).

For additional information please contact a member of the Travel Awards Committee, Viveca Pattison Robichaud (vivecarobichaud@nd.edu), Marsha Stevenson (stevenson.2@nd.edu), or Sara Stigberg (s-stigberg@northwestern.edu).

Viveca Pattison Robichaud
Archivist & Librarian
Julian Samora Library
 

Chapter Award: 2014 Lois Swan Jones Professional Development Award for ARLIS/NA Texas-Mexico Chapter

Posted: February 14, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Opportunities: Travel Awards | Tags: , , | Comments Off on Chapter Award: 2014 Lois Swan Jones Professional Development Award for ARLIS/NA Texas-Mexico Chapter

arlistxmx_2006_ver2The ARLIS/NA Texas-Mexico Chapter is pleased to announce the 2014 Lois Swan Jones Professional Development Award. This $500 award cultivates active involvement of a Texas-Mexico Chapter member in the 42nd ARLIS/NA annual conference held in Washington, D.C., May 1–5, 2014.

The LSJ award honors the memory of Lois Swan Jones, Professor Emerita of art history at the University of North Texas, by underwriting participation of Texas-Mexico Chapter members at the ARLIS/NA annual meeting. The award committee urges everyone with interest and need to apply, especially first-time conference attendees. To meet the primary requirement, applicants must lack full institutional funding. Previous winners are eligible. A description of the award, application procedure, and a list of previous recipients are available on the Chapter’s website:

http://www.arlis-txmx.org/lsj-award

The deadline for applications is Friday, March 7, 2014. The award committee will announce the winner on Tuesday, March 18, 2014. Direct all inquiries to the 2014 award committee chair: Lynn Wexler (The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston). Other members of the 2014 committee are Samuel Duncan (Amon Carter Museum of Art), Beth Dodd (University of Texas, Austin), and last year’s winner, Annie Sollinger (University of Massachusetts, Amherst).

Submitted by Lynn Wexler, Chair, Lois Swan Jones Award Committee

Student Travel Award for ARLIS/WNY meeting, Oct 3-4

Posted: September 12, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: Opportunities: Meetings, Opportunities: Professional Development, Opportunities: Travel Awards | Tags: , | Comments Off on Student Travel Award for ARLIS/WNY meeting, Oct 3-4

If any student in the upstate New York area would like to attend the October 3-4, 2013 ARLIS/WNY chapter meeting and conference, there is a travel award for you! Be sure to apply by September 23rd.

Student Travel Award for the ARLIS/WNY Conference, October 3-4, 2013
At the Watson Homestead, Painted Post, New York
Posted on September 12, 2013

Purpose:
To encourage students and prospective librarians to explore careers in art and architecture librarianship
through participation in ARLIS/WNY activities, specifically the Fall 2013 Meeting at the Watson
Homestead

Value:
$110 to cover registration for the day and a half conference. Registration includes the program, food,
and shared lodging at the Watson Homestead.

Application:
To apply for the travel award, please submit by email:
1. A letter of application (no more than two sides in length) stating where  you learned of the award,
your specific interest in art librarianship and  expectation of the conference at the Watson Homestead
your professional goals, and why you  think you are a worthy candidate for the award.

2. A resume listing education background, employment history, and professional activities and/or
interests. Please include your telephone and  email address, as well as the names of two references
including title, email,  addresses, and telephone numbers.

The deadline for submission is Monday, September 23, 2013

Candidates will be notified as soon as possible.

Please submit applications via email to:|  Barbara Opar, Syracuse University  (baopar@syr.edu)