Photography Workshop Don’t wait! The deadline is fast approaching to sign up for the ARCS Photo Workshop “PhotoSynthesis: What You Need to Know About Photographs” in Astoria, Queens (a borough of New York City for those unfamiliar). 5 experts will lead a full program covering identification and description of photographs, copyright, framing and mounting, display, storage, installation and packing. You will learn things about photography related care that you didn’t know that you didn't know!
The modest registration fee includes lunch and full access to the fabulous venue, the Museum of the Moving Image (http://www.movingimage.us/). Between permanent and temporary exhibitions and exciting interactive experiences, it’s a must-see! Register by April 18, 2017: https://www.arcsinfo.org/news-events/event/213/1/arcs-2017-photo-synthesis-what-you-need-to-know-about-photographs ....and the day will be capped by an ARCS Social at PS1, MoMA’s venue for cutting edge work. Collections specialists and registrars, ARCS members and non-members are all invited whether attending the workshop or not. See more below. Upcoming ARCS Socials 2 Spring Socials have been planned! These get togethers, sponsored through the largesse of our vendor friends, are a wonderful way for you to get to know other registrars and collections specialists in your area. They are casual, (no sales pitches!) and fun. AND bring your business card, because at every ARCS Social there is a draw for a free one-year ARCS membership! April 4th, 2017 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Location: Yazoo Brewing Co. 910 Division St. Nashville, TN 37203 Sponsored by 1220 Exhibits Inc. For more information and to RSVP: http://www.arcsinfo.org/news-events/event/221/1/arcs-social-nashville-tn April 25, 2017 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Location: MoMA PS1 22 – 25 Jackson Ave. at the intersection of 46th Ave. Long Island City, NY 11101 This is a special post-workshop Social. If you can't make it to the PhotoSynthesis workshop, come and join everyone at this Social. Bring your cameras and post to our social media! Sponsored by RBA and Crozier Fine Arts For more information and to RSVP: http://www.arcsinfo.org/news-events/event/225/1/arcs-social-new-york-city-new-york ARCS 2017 Conference Travel Stipends Starting today, ARCS members are able to apply for our Conference Travel Stipends. ARCS offers travel stipends to assist registrars and/or collections specialists -- including students or retirees in the field -- to attend the ARCS Biennial Meeting in November. We endeavor to fund representatives from organizations of different sizes and disciplines, in different locations throughout the world. Travel stipdends are generously supported by ARCS and Berkley Asset Protection, Underwriting Managers (a W.R.Berkley Company). Applicants for this stipend must be current, individual members of ARCS. Selection of the recipients will be based upon demonstrated merit, dedication to their work as registrars or collections specialists, and financial need. To learn more about the stipends, and to apply, please http://www.arcsinfo.org/programs/2017-vancouver-conference/travel-stipends. Application materials must be received by May 12, 2017. Legal Issues Webinar Series ARCS and Connecting to Collections Care (C2CC) are pleased to offer a series of webinars focused on legal and ethical aspects of managing collections. April 12, 2017, 2:00 – 3:30 PM EST – An Introduction to Legal Issues in Collections Management April 19, 2017, 2:00 – 3:30 PM EST – Ethical Issues in Collections Management May 17, 2017, 2:00 – 3:30 PM EST – Why Do We Need This? Insights and Hindsights from Deaccessioning Please visit http://www.arcsinfo.org/news-events/professional-development page for more information and registration links. Important Dates April 4, 2017 next #ARCSchat on Twitter, 8-9 pm EST- https://twitter.com/arcs4all April 4, 2017 Nashville Social- http://www.arcsinfo.org/news-events/event/221/1/arcs-social-nashville-tn April 18, 2017 Deadline to register for ARCS PhotoSynthesis Workshop- https://www.arcsinfo.org/programs/2017-photography-workshop April 25, 2017 ARCS PhotoSynthesis Workshop- https://www.arcsinfo.org/programs/2017-photography-workshop April 25, 2017 NY Social- http://www.arcsinfo.org/news-events/event/225/1/arcs-social-new-york-city-new-york May 12, 2017 Deadline for Conference Travel Stipend Applications- http://www.arcsinfo.org/programs/2017-vancouver-conference/travel-stipends September 4, 2017 Deadline for requesting VISA letters from ARCS. For more info please see our ‘Getting There’ page- http://www.arcsinfo.org/programs/2017-vancouver-conference/travel-to-canada October 2, 2017 Conference Registration closes- http://www.arcsinfo.org/programs/2017-vancouver-conference/registration November 3-5, 2017 ARCS Conference, Vancouver, Canada- http://www.arcsinfo.org/programs/2017-vancouver-conference
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