A quick reminder that registration for ARCS Photo Synthesis: What You Need
to Know About Photographs closes March 10, 2016 or you will miss the
opportunity to learn from and meet Katrina Dumas from the Avedon
Foundation, Gawain Weaver, photo conservator, Jared Bark, frame designer,
Debby Lepp
Did you miss your chance to purchase an ARCS T-shirt or apron at the
Conference last November? If so, you're in luck. They are now available on
our website!
With a $35 donation to ARCS, ($30 if you are an ARCS member) you will
receive an ARCS T-shirt "Archived & Acid-Free since 2012" or an ARC
Starting April 5th, ARCS will launch a new digital professional development
initiative called #ARCSchat.
Twitter-based, these real-time, monthly chats will focus on registrarial
and collections management topics and allow you and your fellow collection
specialists to engage in conversations about
Did you miss the ARCS 2015 conference? Selected sessions are now online as
Powerpoints and sound files for ARCS members. Login and check them out here
(
http://www.arcsinfo.org/programs/2015-conference/presentations-and-audio-recordings
).
Anyone can still enjoy and learn from The 2013 ARCS confe
Most people think of a registrar at a college or university as the one who
registers the students. But if you’re the registrar or collections
specialist who deals with art and artifacts, you’ll want to check out the
newest section of the ARCS forum.
Called Academic Registrars, it has been set up a
Save the Date!
We’re pleased to announce that the next ARCS biennial conference will be
held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada, November 1 - 5, 2017. Stay tuned for more details.
ERC Vienna
ARCS Board members Tamara Johnston and Michele Leopold will be
Since the summer of 2013 ARCS has been organizing Socials! 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
*Books by ARCS Members*
If you haven’t already picked up these books from ARCS members, now is the
time.
Brent Powell’s Collection Care: An Illustrated Handbook for the Care and
Handling of Cultural Objects provides a solid overview of basic collection
care procedures and policies. It’s availab
New US Fish & Wildlife Rules on African Ivory
The US Fish and Wildlife Service has revised their rule regarding African
elephant ivory. This revision takes effect on July 6. If you think this
may affect your collection, you can find more information and a handy chart
here-
http://www.fws.gov/inte
Since the summer of 2013 ARCS has been organizing Socials! 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
Did you know that ARCS currently boasts a membership count of 1,342? That’s
an increase of 20% from last year, and we keep growing. Members come from
35 different countries, everywhere from New Zealand to Qatar, from Brazil
to Thailand.
OnContract
69 people have signed up for our OnContract featu
New ARCS Webpage Search Feature
Members are now able to search the ARCS membership directory (
http://www.arcsinfo.org/membership/directory) by region once they log into
their ARCSInfo.org account.
And anyone (member and non-member) accessing the OnContract directory (
http://www.arcsinfo.org/on-
New Mentoring Program
The Registrar’s Committee of the American Alliance of Museums (RCAAM) and
the Association of Registrars and Collections Specialists (ARCS) invite you
to participate in the RCS Mentoring Program (Mentoring for the Future).
This is a special opportunity that brings together RC-A
#ARCSChat
The next ARCS Twitter Chat is scheduled for Tuesday Sept. 6 at 8 pm EST.
We have a “back to school” theme - So You Want to be a Registrar… Use the
hashtag #ARCSChat to join in.
If you missed any of our previous conversations, edited and annotated
versions can be found on our Storify pag
ARCS Socials are a wonderful way to get to know other registrars and
collections specialists in your area. They’re casual, fun, and you can win
a free one year ARCS membership!
Summer 2016 was another successful social season. Philadelphia’s social
was sponsored by Atelier Art Services and saw J
ARCS Fall Socials
ARCS is pleased to announce our Fall Social schedule! 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.
AN
ARCS Social-October 9th, 2016 Charlotte, NC
October 9th, 2016 *7:30 PM – 9:30 PM*
Location: Valhalla Pub and Eatery
317 S Church St.
Charlotte, NC 28202
Sponsored by Masterpiece International
For more info, and to RSVP: http://www.arcsinfo.org/news-
events/event/207/1/arcs-social-charlotte-no
When ARCS was still a gleam in our eyes, we knew an internet presence was
an important part of growing our membership beyond the 12 of us. Thanks to
our outreach we’ve grown 100 fold, to well over 1200 members worldwide.
We created a site map full of wishful thinking, wrote an RFP, and looked
at
Vancouver 2017 Conference Team
We are pleased to announce the team that will be organizing the 2017 ARCS
conference in Vancouver BC:
Chair: Toni M. Kiser
Assistant Director for Collections Management
The National WWII Museum, New Orleans, LA
Treasurer: Tamara Johnston
Collections Manager/Registra
PACCIN Update 2016
The ‘Preparation Art Handling and Collections Care Information Network’
(PACCIN) will have a new membership program coming out soon!
PACCIN is expanding its programming and publications to provide more ways
to support the collections care community. Membership is available to
ARCS 2017 Vancouver Conference Details and Deadlines
The ARCS 2017 Conference Planning Committee is pleased to open the call for
conference proposals for our 2017 Biennial Conference, taking place in
Vancouver, BC, Canada, November 3 – 5, 2017. Session proposal guidelines
and proposal form-
http://
With the year coming to an end the ARCS Board of Directors want to wish you
and your families a happy and safe holiday season.
2017 promises to be a very active year of programming for ARCS. Some
highlights to watch for:
-“Photo Synthesis: What You Need to Know About Photographs” workshop will
t
ARCS is pleased to announce the East Coast iteration of the ARCS Workshop:
Photo Synthesis: What You Need to Know About Photographs
Description:
This one-day workshop, designed to address concerns of staff who care for
various types of photography collections, will cover identification and
descrip
Upcoming ARCS Networking Socials
ARCS is pleased to announce locations for our 2017 networking socials.
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,
Hotel Discount for PhotoSynthesis Workshop
If you’re planning on attending the ARCS PhotoSynthesis Workshop (
http://www.arcsinfo.org/programs/2017-photography-workshop) April 25th,
2017, we have secured a 15% discount at the Paper Factory Hotel (
http://www.paperfactoryhotel.com/) close to the Mus
Call for ARCS Board Member Nominations
The terms of service for five members of the ARCS Board of Directors end in
June. Three are first-term directors who have agreed to stand for a second
term: our thanks go to Danielle Bennett, Michele Leopold, and Mark Ryan for
their continuing service to ARCS
Conference Session Proposal Deadline Extended
If you’ve been thinking about submitting a session proposal for the 2017
ARCS Conference in Vancouver B.C Nov. 3 – 5th, 2017, it’s not too late!
The deadline has been extended to 5 pm PST March 13, 2017. The ARCS Board
is looking for lively, substant
Important ARCS 2017 Biennial Conference Information
Mark March 20, 2017 on your calendars! Starting on this date, you can
register for the 2017 ARCS Biennial Conference, book your hotel room, and
apply for a travel stipend. This year's conference will be held Nov. 3 – 5,
2017 in Vancouver, BC, Cana
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 d
Photography Workshop - don't miss it!
Just a week left to register! “PhotoSynthesis: What You Need to Know About
Photographs” takes place at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria,
Queens on April 25, 2017.
Learn what you didn't know that you didn't know at this one-day workshop
designed to ad
Today, April 18, is the last day to register for the ARCS Photography
workshop in New York. Register for PhotoSynthesis:
http://www.arcsinfo.org/news-events/event/213/1/arcs-2017-
photo-synthesis-what-you-need-to-know-about-photographs
And don't forget about the ARCS Social at PS1, MoMA’s venue fo
It's not too late to RSVP for the ARCS New York Social event of the spring!
Join us at PS1 on Tuesday, April 25th from 6pm to 8pm for drinks & snacks,
a free raffle and invaluable networking. Generously sponsored by RBA and
Crozier Fine Arts. For both ARCS members and soon-to-be members.
To RSVP:
ained much
experience in shipping artwork of all shapes and sizes via air, ocean and
ground.
Congreso ARCS
ARCS is pleased to announce its first event in Latin America, in beautiful
Mexico City! This two day event will take place at the Museo Nacional de
Arte on October 9 and 10, 2017. The first day wi
Legal and Ethical Issues Webinars
In case you missed the ARCS and Connections to Collections Care webinars on
Legal and Ethical Issues in Collections Management they are both in the
Connecting to Collections Care Archives.
-Ethical Issues in Collections Management
https://www.connectingtocollectio
Sessions Announced for #ARCSConf 2017
ARCS is pleased to announce the list of sessions for our upcoming biennial
conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada November 3 – 5, 2017. From foreign
indemnity to collections access, shipping tales to the acquisition of
digital art, this year’s program definitely h
Photosynthesis Workshop Material Now Online
Did you miss the 2016 and 2017 ARCS Photography workshops? Members can now
access the presentations and handouts on the ARCS webpage. With topics
including copyright, storage, transportation and much more, these resources
are invaluable for anyone workin
Upcoming ARCS Board Meeting
The ARCS Board will be meeting this week in Vancouver, BC to plan for the
next year of programming and outreach, and we want to hear from you! We
encourage all our members to reach out to the Board with any ideas,
questions, or concerns you may have. We’re committed t
of ARCS.
Danielle Hall Bennett
President, ARCS
**ARCS Position Statement**
Per the ARCS policy on position statements (on the ARCS website -> About ->
Bylaws-http://www.arcsinfo.org/about/association-bylaws) the ARCS Board
posted a draft letter (see under Forum -> Best Practi
**ARCS Conference in Mexico City**
ARCS is pleased to be hosting our first event in beautiful and historic
Mexico City. Unexplored Territories: The Challenges of a Contemporary
Collections Registrar will take place October 9-10, 2017 at Salón de
Recepciones, Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico City, Mex
**#ARCSChat Resumes Sept. 5, 2017**
Join Chair John Robinette (@CargaLatina) and Moderator Robin Kilgo
(@arcs4all) on Twitter on the first Tuesday of every month from 8 – 9pm ET
for a lively chat on a variety of collection related topics. Use the
hashtag #ARCSchat to participate and follow the conv
2017 Seminar in Mexico City / Seminario en la Ciudad de México
ARCS and the Secretary of Culture of Mexico present the seminar “Unexplored
Territorries: The Challenges of a Contemporary Collections Registrar”,
which will take place in the Salón de Recepciones of the Museo Nacional de
Arte in Mexico
**Les Bénévoles-Day of Volunteerism**
#ARCSConf 2017 is fast approaching, and with it our Les Bénévoles day of
volunteerism for local museums. Please visit our website (
https://www.arcsinfo.org/programs/2017-vancouver-conference/les-bnvoles) to
see descriptions of the participating museums and the
**#ARCSConf 2017 Travel Tips**
If you’re attending the ARCS conference in Vancouver Nov. 3 – 5, 2017, be
sure to visit our “Getting There” page for information on travel
requirements to visit Canada, links to travel options to Vancouver, and
maps to and from the airport and conference hotel.
http:/
**Mexico Seminar #TerritoriosInexplorado Recap**
On October 9 – 10th, ARCS and the National Institute of Fine Art (INBA) of
Mexico hosted Territorios Inexplorados (Unexplored Territories), the first
seminar for registrars and collections specialists in Latin America at the
National Museum of Art in
**Travel Stipend Recipients**
ARCS offers travel stipends to persons who work with and support
collections in order to attend our biennial conference. We are pleased to
announce the recipients of the #ARCSConf 2017 stipends, including the
inaugural student stipend award winners. Recipients must w
**#ARCSConf 2017 Materials Now Online**
ARCS members can now access materials and presentations released by
speakers from last month’s conference in Vancouver. Make sure you’re
signed in to your ARCS account and find them here:
http://www.arcsinfo.org/programs/2017-vancouver-conference/presentatio
**Renew Your ARCS Membership**
Is your ARCS membership about to expire at the end of the year? If so, be
sure to renew it to continue to enjoy the many benefits of membership, such
as access to workshops and seminars, networking opportunities, online
forums, resources behind the members firewall,
. http://www.arcsinfo.org/
programs/registrars-and-collections-specialists-mentoring-program
Thank you also to our 2017-2018 sponsors, whose financial support is
invaluable in making the work of ARCS possible. http://www.arcsinfo.org/
support-arcs/in-support-of-arcs
ARCS Commitees are actively
**Meet Your ARCS Board Members**
We’re pleased to start a new feature in our updates, introducing you to
ARCS Board members. This month we start with Founding Board Member Andrea
Wood.
“I've been a registrar for 25 years. As an art history major at Edinboro
University, I distinctly remember the p
**New ARCS Resource - How to Select a Museum Studies Program**
ARCS is pleased to offer a publication that will help you when deciding to
pursue a Museum Studies program. What preparation do you need? Are
residential or online courses a better fit? Our resource will guide you to
ask the right quest
**Meet Your ARCS Board Members**
We're pleased to start a new feature in our updates, introducing you to
ARCS Board members. This month we would like to introduce you to Board
Member and ARCS Vice-President Toni M. Kiser.
"I am the Assistant Director for Collections Management at The National
WWI
**Meet Your ARCS Board Members**
We’re pleased to start a new feature in our updates, introducing you to
ARCS Board members. This month we would like to introduce you to Board
Member Jacqueline Cabrera.
I have been a registrar for over 25 years. After all this time I cannot
imagine having pursued
**Meet Your ARCS Board Members**
This month we would like to introduce you to Board Member Jenny Wilson.
I have worked in museums for over 25 years and most of my career has
focused on the logistics of packing and shipping artworks and exhibitions.
I originally wanted a job where I could travel a
**ARCS Social in Houston**
ARCS is pleased to announce our next networking social for both ARCS
members and soon-to-be members!
When:
April 19, 2018
5 PM – 7 PM
Where:
Holman Draft Hall
820 Holman Street
Houston, TX, 77002
Hosts: Julie Bakke and Kathleen Crain, with assistance from John Obsta,
**ARCS Social in Los Angeles**
ARCS is pleased to announce our next networking social for both ARCS
members and soon-to-be members!
When:
May 3, 2018
6:00 PM–8:00 PM
Where:
Arts District Brewing Company
828 Traction Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90013
These get-togethers are a wonderful way for you to get
**ARCS Board Election Results**
ARCS is pleased to welcome Samantha Forsko to the Board. Congratulations,
Samantha! We look forward to the start of your service at the Board’s
annual meeting in June.
**ARCS Social in Miami**
ARCS is pleased to announce our next networking social for both ARCS
memb
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