Summer Internship Stipend Recipients, Conference Off-Site Tours, Travel Stipends, & Sponsorships ARCS Update Vol 8 Issue 15
July 24, 2023 | ARCS NewsSummer Internship Stipend Recipients
We are pleased to announce the Summer 2023 Internship Stipend recipients. These students show a remarkable interest in their respective fields and ARCS is proud to offer this support as they pursue internships in collections management and registration.
Laura Rodriguez Gomez has an academic background in history, humanities, and sociology at Mount Royal University and recently received a graduate certificate focused on Museum and Cultural Management from Centennial College. She had the amazing opportunity to complete her internship at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. Her internship has allowed her to assist the registration team with incoming and outgoing loans, acquisitions, object handling, exhibition management and installation, amongst other tasks.
Currently a graduate student in the Museum Studies program at Syracuse University, Shivam Pawar is working as a Collections and Registration Intern at The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia this summer. He credits his professors in the Museum Studies program at Syracuse University who helped him cultivate an interest in collections, registration, archives, and other important aspects of museums. In addition to his internship at the Barnes Foundation, Shivam has been working as an Archives Intern at The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum).
Shauna Matthews is an emerging museum professional and recent graduate of the Applied Museum Studies Program at Algonquin College in Ottawa, Canada. Shauna will be completing an internship at the Winnipeg Art Gallery with a focus on collections management and the storage and care of photographic and media works collections. Her internship at the Winnipeg Art Gallery has been an exciting learning experience which has reinforced her desire to pursue a career in registration and collections management.
Congratulations to Laura, Shivam, and Shauna! We wish them great success and look forward to hearing about their experiences at the conclusion of their internships.
If you are interested in future stipend opportunities, please follow ARCS updates for the upcoming announcement of the 2023 ARCS Fall Internship Stipend application period. Interested applicants should already be accepted into an unpaid or low-paid internship program.
2023 Conference
Off-Site Tours
Conference attendees can now purchase off-site tour tickets for the ARCS 2023 Conference!
All off-site tours will occur on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 from 1:00 - 4:30 p.m. ET. Transportation will be provided to and from the host hotel. Opportunities include:
- Biodôme, Montréal Space for Life https://espacepourlavie.ca/. Join your fellow colleagues in exploring the living collections of the Montreal Biodôme. The Biodôme features five unique ecosystems, each home to lush flora and fauna and a myriad of animal species. Transportation and admission included. Max capacity: 50
- Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center and surrounding Kahnawà:ke community https://kahnawaketourism.com/. This tour will consist of two components: 1) a staff-guided tour of the Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa (Mohawk) Language and Cultural Center, including its collections, current community engagement initiatives, digitization projects, and plans for a new building; and 2) a guided tour of the surrounding historical and cultural sites of the Kahnawà:ke indigenous community. Transportation and admission included. Max capacity: 20
- Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History (Pointe-à-Callière) https://pacmusee.qc.ca/en/. Archaeological sites and Favourites! exhibition and conservation tour. This double tour is a unique occasion to learn about conservation and preservation of Montreal’s most important archaeological sites, presented in situ at Pointe-à-Callière. The Museum is located on the foundation site of Montreal. The tour also gives you a chance to discuss the challenge of presenting mixed collections of varied materials in exhibitions design inspired by "open vault" concept which requires constant monitoring of conditions. Come and meet our archaeologists and collection registrars! Transportation and admission included. Max capacity: 40
Please note
- Member rate $50 USD/Non-member rate $75 USD
- A full conference registration ticket must also be purchased before a tour ticket is purchased.
Travel Stipend
ARCS is pleased to announce the availability of ten professional and two student, $1,000 stipends for the 2023 ARCS Conference, Momentum to be hosted November 7th to November 10th in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. The conference will offer general sessions, including breakout sessions, focused on collections care topics and provide opportunities to meet and network with other professionals in the field or in related support services.
Applicants are requested to submit the application form along with a cover letter and resume. Preference will be given to applicants with less than 5 years’ experience and from a diverse background.
Applications Due: July 31, 2023
Sponsorship Opportunities
Our fundraising campaign for the Montreal conference has had early and extraordinary success. We have been overwhelmed with support. While we are sold out of Platinum and Gold Level sponsorships, we still have great opportunities available. Consider a Silver or Bronze Level sponsorship and customizing your exposure with these Add-Ons:
- Exclusive Trivia Night
- Exclusive Wi-Fi
- Travel Stipends
- Preconference Workshops
- Off-site Tours
For a full list of benefits and prices, see 2023 Sponsorship Opportunities. Click the link in green at the bottom of the page.
Thank you for your patience as we field inquiries and requests!
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:
The current available positions are:
- Fundraising Committee (Seeking - 2 Members) The Fundraising Subcommittee, serving under the Finance Committee, is seeking enthusiastic and creative ARCS members to volunteer with us to develop and implement a plan to increase non-dues revenue. We meet virtually on the last Wednesday of each month to discuss strategies for cultivating new sponsors, building stronger connections to our current supporters, and to assist with funding for ARCS activities and programming. A person with skills in graphic design and copy editing would benefit our subcommittee. We want more diversity and a variety of perspectives to be included in our efforts.
- Mentorship Committee (Seeking - 3 Members) The Mentorship Program Subcommittee monitors and implements the joint ARCS and AAM’s Collections Stewardship Professional Network mentorship program. They oversee recruitment and matching of mentors and mentees, and identify creative ways to promote the program and ways to expand mentoring access and events. If you want to help make a major impact on the collections field, and help guide emerging museum professionals through their early career path, then this committee is for you!
