The Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) is pleased to announce the 2019-20 Regional Workshop series: November 22, 2019: Beyond Licenses: Integrating Creative Commons, RightsStatements.org, and Traditional Knowledge into Permissions Practices at the University of Denver with instructor Anne Young, Head of Rights and Reproductions, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Newfields. March 13, 2020: Can We Do That?: Intellectual Property […]
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CFP International Comic Arts Forum
The International Comic Arts Forum invites proposals for scholarly presentations for its twenty-first meeting, to be held at the Small Press Expo (SPX) in Bethesda, Maryland from September 12-13, 2020. Scholars who present at ICAF will have the opportunity, as part of their registration fee, to enjoy SPX exhibitors, artist talks, and the Ignatz Awards ceremony. ICAF […]
Paid Internship in Special Collections Cataloging at the Getty Research Institute
The Getty Graduate Internship Program Getty Graduate Internships are offered in the four programs of the J. Paul Getty Trust—the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Research Institute, the Getty Conservation Institute, and the Getty Foundation, as well as in Getty Publications—to graduate students who intend to pursue careers in fields related to the visual […]
Digital Directions Tucson, April 6-7, 2020 – Comprehensive Training on Digital Preservation
Registration Now Open DIGITAL DIRECTIONS: Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital Collections — April 6-7, 2020 — Tucson, Arizona JOIN US in beautiful Tucson, Arizona, for a comprehensive overview of digital preservation, presented by information professionals with deep experience in the preservation of cultural heritage materials. During the two-day training, you will learn about good […]
Paid internship at the NCMA Library, Raleigh, NC
The Art Reference Library at the North Carolina Museum of Art is seeking a paid Library Intern for the Spring 2020 semester. Site description: The Art Reference Library is a 45,000 volume non-circulating library that provides reference service to the art museum staff (curators, educators, conservators) and the public at large. The library not only houses books […]
Internship in the Getty Conservation Institute Information Center [PAID]
The Getty Graduate Internship Program Getty Graduate Internships are offered in the four programs of the J. Paul Getty Trust—the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Research Institute, the Getty Conservation Institute, and the Getty Foundation, as well as in Getty Publications—to graduate students who intend to pursue careers in fields related to the visual […]
Call for Proposals: Book Art Research Fellowship at the Center for Book Arts (New York, NY)
The Center for Book Arts is pleased to announce the Book Art Research Fellowship for 2020. Researchers and scholars in art history, literature, book history, library science, or museum studies are invited to submit research proposals drawing upon the Center’s unique collections of materials related to book art. The Center’s collections consist of a Fine Arts […]
CFP: ACRL Rare Books and Manuscripts Section 2020 annual conference
Call for Proposals due November 3, 2019 The Association for College and Research Libraries’ (ACRL) Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) presents their 2020 annual conference, to be held June 23 – 26 at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. RBMS 2020: Power, Resistance, and Leadership This conference program seeks to critically examine the existing power […]
CFP: Call for Student Papers – The Museum Scholar
Now Accepting Submissions The Museum Scholar (TMS) accepts manuscripts or multi-media work that provide empirical or theoretical-based material of broad interest to the international museum community. Submissions are welcome from all emerging professionals, museum students, recent graduates, and post-docs from any country. Texts may consider any type of museum including: Art Museums, Science Museums, History […]
“Strategies for Seeking Audience Input to Build an Effective Exhibit Lineup” Online Webinar
Friday, November 1, 2019, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CST | ONLINECAA members: $18/ CAA member group rate: $50Non-members: $22/ Non-member group rate: $55Like museums, libraries must consider a variety of factors when selecting exhibits to host or choosing topics to cover in programs: timelines, budgets, restrictions from other funding sources, space availability, and staff […]