Courier Training Workshop June 22/23 & Emergency SubCommittee Book Club June 28 ARCS Update Vol 8 Issue 10
May 15, 2023 | ARCS NewsCourier Training Workshop June 22-23, 2023 in Portland, Oregon
ARCS is pleased to announce the return of the Courier Training Workshop, a program to better equip registrars and collections specialists to handle the challenges and curveballs of traveling with objects, especially internationally. Please join us for a pair of one-day workshops designed to equip both individual couriers and their managers with tools needed for success. Attend one or both days to strengthen your couriering skills and learn how to train others for the journey.
Sessions will be led by:
- Jacqueline Cabrera, Principal, Cabrera + Art + Management LLC.
- Tina Sullivan, Vice President of Fine Arts, Masterpiece International
- Rita Gomez, Lead Preparator, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Location
Marion Miller Gallery
Portland Art Museum
1219 SW Park Ave,
Portland, OR 97205
Schedule
- Thursday, June 22, 2023 9:00 AM - 5:00 p.m. PT
- Friday, June 23, 2023 9:00 AM - 5:00 p.m. PT
Please note: Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Costs Per Day
$125.00 for members
$150.00 for non-members
Thanks to our sponsors:
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Emergency Sub-Committee Book Club June 28th, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. ET
The Emergency Sub-Committee is excited to announce our next ARCS book club event!
Please join us as we explore The Library Book by Susan Orlean who investigates the 1986 fire of the Central Library in Los Angeles.
An informal event, the book club is open to ARCS members and non-members alike. Registration is free, but required.
Scheduled for June 28th at 7:00 p.m. ET
Meet the ARCS Board Members: Chris Helms
Chris has served on the ARCS Board of Directors since 2020. He has been Vice President of ARCS since June 2022 and is the Chair and Board Liaison for the Nominations & Governance Committee, the committee responsible for recruiting, vetting, and recommending new volunteers and board members. Before becoming Vice President, Chris served as the Board Liaison for the Education Committee within ARCS. Chris also helped found, and currently helps lead, the Chicago Collections And Registrar Specialists (CCARS) group of collections professionals in the Chicagoland area. Chris is currently the Collections Manager at the Adler Planetarium which has one of the world’s best collections of historic scientific instruments and astronomical rare books and manuscripts.
Chris finds that “being part of a professional organization like ARCS of like-minded and similarly-employed people helps its members better navigate the field, network more effectively, and learn best practices and tricks of the trade. Being a part of that, and getting to reap the benefits of that, is incredibly rewarding. The people I have met and interacted with in the museum collections world have done wonders for my career - guiding me, teaching me, mentoring me, and being fantastic friends. It only feels right that I should give back to an organization that helps to represent all of them.”
Volunteer and become a member of an ARCS Committee!
Are you looking to get involved, expand your professional network, and help ARCS put on incredible programs, conferences, or help with other initiatives that benefit our members? Here are the current open volunteer positions with ARCS:
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Educational Resources Committee (Seeking - 2 Members) The Educational Resources Subcommittee provides an up-to-date, relevant, and easy to find library of educational resources to the ARCS community. They act as a clearinghouse for all resources available to ARCS members, including an updated required reading list, a list of domestic and international registrar organizations, and all resources to assist our membership in the best practices of registration and collections care. Additionally, they vet ongoing resource submissions and continue to add new resources to the resource kit.
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Fundraising Committee (Seeking - 2 Members) The Fundraising Subcommittee works closely with the ARCS Board of Directors and all of the various ARCS committees and subcommittees to identify, cultivate, and manage external funding partners. The Fundraising Committee’s goal is to nurture and expand awareness for ARCS initiatives, and to help raise funds to host them. The committee also works closely with other committees to plan specific fundraising events and activities such as the annual ARCS conferences and ARCS webinars and workshops.
