2025 ER Webinar Series, Virtual Meetups, Committee Call, BOD Nominations, & Spring Internship Stipends ARCS Update Vol 10 Issue 2
January 20, 2025 | ARCS NewsImpacted by the recent Los Angeles Fires?
LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund is an emergency relief fund for artists and arts workers in all disciplines who have lost residences, studios, or livelihoods or have otherwise been impacted by the devastating Los Angeles fires. For information on the fund and application materials:
Fund Information & Application Materials
Programming Update
2025 Emergency Webinar Series
During this five-part workshop series, registrars, collection specialists, and other museum professionals will be presented with in-depth training on collections emergency preparedness and response.
Schedule
January 27-March 24, 2025
- Webinar One: Emergency Planning & Establishing Training Methods January 27, 2025, 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
- Webinar Two: Institutional Buy-In & Risk Management February 10, 2025, 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
- Webinar Three: Technical Response & Emergency Documentation February 24, 2025, 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
- Webinar Four: Emergency Salvage March 10, 2025, 2:00-2:30 p.m. ET
- Webinar Five: Re-Entry Safety & Utilizing Damage Assessments March 24, 2025, 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Fees
Members $10.00 per webinar/$40.00 for all 5
Non-Members $20.00 per webinar/$80.00 for all 5
Virtual Meetups
Watch Lee (2023) then join us for a virtual discussion!
Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 7:00 pm EST.
The story of American photographer Lee Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.
Fees
Free!
"Am I the Fool?"
Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025 7:00 pm EST
Back by popular demand it's the annual April Fool's inspired Meet Up "Am I the Fool?". In this virtual meetup, the joke is NOT on you! No questions are foolish here! Join your colleagues for an open forum to ask questions, provide support and advice, and share wisdom and anecdotes about those unexpected situations that arise in our everyday work as collections professionals.
Fees
Free!
Get Involved with ARCS! Committee Membership & Board of Directors
Committee Membership
The following committee positions are open:
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2025 St. Louis Conference Committee Content Chair - 1
Deadline for submission is January 20, 2024 -
Nominations Committee Committee Members - 2
Deadline for submission is February 14, 2024
Board of Directors Nomination 2025-2027
The ARCS Nominations Committee is currently seeking collections professionals (including, but not limited to, registrars, collections managers, directors of collections, curators of collections, conservators, and archivists) to fill up to five (5) positions on the Board.
ARCS Directors represent ARCS at the highest level and provide strategic leadership and direction for the entire association. Directors must be dedicated to supporting inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA) within the association and the professional field. They must be able to speak and act on behalf of the membership within the association and with external partners. Directors lead or assist efforts in the following areas:
- Strategic Planning
- Partnerships
- Advocacy for the profession
- Fundraising
- Fiscal Responsibility
- ARCS Committee Support
We invite the nomination of individuals who will help lead ARCS forward, advance the association’s strategic plan, and support its ongoing growth. We are seeking professionals who are ready to further develop and enhance recognition of our professional field. Nominees should not only be dedicated to the field, but dedicated to representing and empowering ARCS members.
Deadline for submission is February 28, 2025.
Requirements, Expectations, & The Submission Process
Spring 2025 Internship Stipend-Open for Applications!
ARCS is committed to advocating for paid internships in an industry that remains inaccessible to many. ARCS offers internship stipend opportunities for the Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters. Once again for Spring 2025, ARCS will be offering a $1,000 stipend plus an annual membership to three applicants pursuing internships in registration and/or collections management.
Applicants should already have been accepted into an unpaid internship program and will be asked to submit a letter of support from their internship supervisor with their application materials. Applicants in internships with a limited stipend can also apply but those in unpaid internship programs will be prioritized. International and U.S. based ARCS members may apply for internship stipend opportunities.
Candidates are asked to submit their application materials by February 21, 2025, and awardees will be notified by mid-March 2025.
