Getting Involved with ARCS
Interesting in volunteering with ARCS?
Members of ARCS can volunteer in two different ways by joining an ARCS Committee or via nomination to the Board of Directors. In both cases we encourage candidates who are Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) and LGBTQIA+ to apply to strengthen our cognitive diversity and meet the needs of a global community.
The affairs of ARCS are managed by an elected Board of Directors. The Board of Directors consists officers of the association, the Immediate Past-President of the association, and not less than seven or more than fifteen directors. All members of the Board must be an ARCS member in good standing. A call for new board members goes out in early Winter of each year and is issued by the Nominations/Leadership Development Committee.
ARCS Committees, sub-committes, and task forces consist of board and non-board members to accomplish the work of the organization. In the spring of each year the Nominations/Leadership Development Committee issues a call out for volunteers.
ARCS COMMITTEE AND TASK FORCES – CALL FOR NOMINATIONS SUMMER 2022
- professionals who steward culturally specific and community based collections
- emerging collections professionals
- professionals outside of the US
- professionals in small galleries and private collections
- professionals in history, science, and children’s museums
- professionals in adjacent fields, e. g. conservation, preparation, archives, and libraries
Committee and task force members must be current ARCS members. The current available positions are:
- Archives Committee (chair and members)
- Standard Operating Procedures Task Force (members)
- Nominations-Governance Committee (chair and members)
- Member Engagement Committee (member)
- Emergency Committee (members)
- Programming Committee (members)
- Partnerships Committee (member)
- Global Connections Committee (chair and members)
- Communications Committee (members)
- Awards Committee (chair and member)
