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Register now for the annual joint ARLIS/NA NW and VRA-PRC Fall 2016 meeting!!

Take a look at the schedule here (some events TBD).

Register for the annual meeting here.

Don’t forget to renew your ARLIS/NA NW chapter membership here.

Have you recently completed a paper or project that you would like to share and discuss with your Northwest colleagues?

We have scheduled one hour to showcase the work of our chapter members at the upcoming ARLIS/NA NW and VRA-PRC joint chapter meeting in Portland on November 4th! Please consider submitting a one paragraph proposal. Students, recent graduates or early career professionals are especially encouraged to submit. 

Email proposals to Bronwyn Dorhofer (dorhofer@uoregon.edu) with “Chapter Meeting Presentation” as your subject heading.

Please specify your proposal format and any technology needs in your message. 

P.S. Stay tuned for a final schedule of the ARLIS/NA NW and VRA-PRC Fall 2016 meeting​ to be released soon! Current highlights include a tour of the new PNCA Library and Building and a docent-led tour of Andy Warhol: Prints from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation at Portland Art Museum.

The poll results are in and the joint fall meeting for the chapters will be held on Friday and Saturday, November 4^th-5^th in Portland, OR. More details to come. Please mark your calendars and stay tuned for more information.

Hello Chapter Members:

Please take a moment to fill out our brief Doodle poll indicating your preference for dates for the joint ARLIS/NW and VRA-PRC chapter meeting to be held in Portland, OR in Fall, 2016.

http://doodle.com/poll/gv9x5ar5v5a9pd8y

We will be collecting responses until July 22nd, and will announce the meeting date in early August.

Thank you!

ARLIS/NW and VRA-PRC Portland planning committee

Posted on behalf of Traci Timmons:

I’m pleased to announce the completion of our first bona fide digital collection: Seattle Art Museum Annual Reports. This is a collection of digitized and born-digital annual reports and other financial and strategic documentation issued by the Seattle Art Museum from 1932 to the present. Together, the reports tell the story of the museum as it has grown from its modest inception to become the iconic cultural institution it is today. The collection is available in several places, including: Shared Shelf Commons, our new Omeka.net site, and also via the Seattle Art Museum’s website, both through the Libraries’ website (click on Digital Collections), and the Museum’s Governance page. To learn about the process, and the hard work of two University of Washington Information School interns, on the project, read this informative SAM Blog entry.

Additionally, we have also completed phase one of a second digital collection: Seattle Art Museum Annual Exhibition of Residential Architecture, 1950-1980. Starting in 1950, the Seattle Art Museum featured tours and exhibitions of residential architecture. The general public were invited into gated communities and private enclaves, welcomed, and served tea and cookies. The tours continued until 1980. Developed and run by the Art Museum Guild, these tours document the changes and growth of both the museum and the Seattle metropolitan area. These tours opened the doors of prominent civic figures, from industrial magnates to university deans and presidents, and provided an intimate portrait of them through architecture, interior design, and art collections. This collection, comprised of digitized maps and brochures, is currently available through our Omeka.net site. Second and third phases, which will include photography and local press coverage documents, will be available via Shared Shelf, as well as Omeka.net. Look for an announcement on the completion of those next two phases in the coming months.

Best,
Traci

Traci Timmons, M.A., M.L.I.S.
Librarian, Dorothy Stimson Bullitt Library
Seattle Art Museum
1300 First Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 206-654-3220
Email: tracit@seattleartmuseum.org
Library website: http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/programs-and-learning/libraries-and-resources
 

Check out the short interviews of NW Chapter members Tad Suzuki, Bronwyn Dorhofer, and Suzanne Rackover in ARLIS/NA Membership Committee’s “What Our Members Are Saying” column here.

The ARLIS/NA Northwest Chapter is holding its first Tri-City Open House. This mixer is a simultaneous event happening in Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver on Thursday, February 11^th to help introduce our communities to the organization and our chapter, and to promote the upcoming joint conference in Seattle, March 8-12, 2016.

All professionals and students in the area with an interest in art libraries and/or visual resources management are encouraged to join us. Each city’s event is different and may include art activities, raffles, presentations, and/or tours. All events are free and refreshments will be served.

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University of Oregon, Portland
Library & Learning Commons
70 NW Couch St
Portland, OR 97209
5:00-7:00pm
Host: Bronwyn Dorhofer, Access Services & Outreach Librarian, University of Oregon, Portland

Dorothy Stimson Bullitt Library
Seattle Art Museum
1300 First Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
USA
4:00-6:00pm
Hosts: Traci Timmons, Librarian, Seattle Art Museum and Alan Michelson, Head, Built Environments Library, University of Washington

Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
Music, Art and Architecture
University of British Columbia Library
1961 East Mall
Chilcotin Room, IKBLC 256
Vancouver, BC  V6T 1Z1
Canada
4:00-6:00pm
Host: D. Vanessa Kam, Head Librarian, Music, Art and Architecture, University of British Columbia Library

*This exciting, multi-city event is generously supported by ARLIS/NA through a special projects grant.*

If you’re near one of these cities, we hope you can join us!