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ARCS Update Vol 2 Issue 14 #ARCSConf Travel Stipend Recipients, 2015 & 2013 #ARCSConf Materials Available to the Public, & Call for Member News

November 21, 2017 | ARCS News

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 write a review of a session; watch ARCSInfo.org for links to their reviews.

International:

Helen Merrett, Horniman Museum and Gardens, London UK
Old Loans: Out of Sight, Out of Mind                      

Gina Irish, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetu, Christchurch NZ
A Tale of Two Museums: Documenting "The Refusal of Time" 

Rebecca Romere, Marino Marini Foundation, Pistoia, Italy
Technology: 3-D Scanning on Loans for Your Incoming Exhibition Loans

Domestic:

Cory Gooch, Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA
Separating the Wheat from the Chaff: Collection Priorities at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu

Barbara Campisi, Campisi Art Collections Management, Brooklyn NY
A Registrar, a Broker and an Underwriter Walk into a Bar...: Advanced Topics in Insurance

Caitlin R. Rumery, Denver Art Museum /Independent, Denver CO
Complicated Loan Negotiations: Informal Study of Various Industry Requirements and Solutions 

Jobi Zink, The Rosenbach of the Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA
Balancing Act: Providing Access While Preserving Historic Spaces and Traditions 

Rebecca L. Dankert, McNany Art Museum, San Antonio TX
Lighten Up: Enhancing the Visitor Experience 

Student:

Vanessa Delnavaz, University of Kansas, Lawrence KS
Straight from the Source: Providing Collections Access for Object Based Research

Sterling Warren, Morgan State University, Baltimore MD
To Tweet or not to Tweet' and other Social Media from the Collections Point of View 

2015 and 2013 Conference Materials Available to the Public

Presentations and recordings from the 2015 ARCS conference in New Orleans and the 2013 ARCS conference in Chicago are now available to everyone. Please follow the links here and here to access these fantastic resources.  Access to presentations from the 2017 conference will be available soon to ARCS members.

Newsflash from a Member

Are you an ARCS member who has recently won an award, published a book, participated in something unique and out of the ordinary as part of your professional life?  We want to hear from you!  Send an email to arcs4all@gmail.com with the subject line “Newsflash from a Member” and we may include you in our biweekly updates. 

Important Dates

Dec. 5, 2017  #ARCSchat on Twitter.  Participate and follow here

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