The Travel Award Committee of ARLIS/NA Ohio Valley is accepting applications for the 2023 ARLIS/NA Ohio Valley Travel Award. The $250 award provides funding to help support attendance at “Transformación”, the annual ARLIS/NA conference in Mexico City, April 18-21, 2023. Interested ARLIS/NA Ohio Valley chapter members should follow the application procedures below and submit electronically to Stefanie Hilles (hillessa@miamioh.edu) by Monday, February 20 and expect to be notified by the following Friday, February 24.

Not a member? Either join the Society and chapter via bundled membership or, if you’re already a Society member, visit the ARLIS/NA Ohio Valley Chapter website at Membership – Ohio Valley ARLIS/NA to join the chapter! Our individual membership costs $20 per year and our student membership is free with proof of ARLIS/NA membership. Memberships span the calendar year from January 1 to December 31.

TRAVEL AWARD APPLICATION:

1.       Letter of application to the Travel Award Committee addressing any relevant award criteria; indicating how you will benefit from or contribute to the conference; and specifying any available travel funding from your institution.

2.       A current resume.

Please submit your materials to Stefanie Hilles (Arts and Humanities Librarian, Miami University, hillessa@miamioh.edu).

2023 ARLIS/NA Ohio Valley Travel Award Committee:

Stefanie Hilles, Arts and Humanities Librarian, Miami University

hillessa@miamioh.edu 

Michele Jennings, Art Librarian, Ohio University

mljennin@ohio.edu

The Nominating Committee of the Ohio Valley Chapter of ARLIS is seeking nominations and self-nominations for the position of Vice-Chair (for 2021) / Chair-Elect (for 2022).

If you are interested in nominating a colleague or yourself, please email Stephanie and/or Chris by Wednesday, December 4th.

Stephanie Kays, Denison University kayss@denison.edu
Chris Mannix, Columbus College of Art & Design cmannix@ccad.edu

More information about the position:

Office term begins January 1.

Duties:
The Chair Elect shall serve the first year after election as Vice Chair, the second year as Chair, and the third year as Past Chair. Chair Elect will be responsible for organizing the Fall meeting of the Chapter.

The Annual Report shall be prepared by the Chair and sent to the Chapters Liaison and Society President by December 31 for filing with ARLIS/NA headquarters. The Annual Report shall contain a review of Chapter activities, a listing of officers of the Chapter for the new calendar year (with contact information), a membership list and a financial report.

As an officer, ARLIS OV will reimburse your national membership fee (first 2 years, not the year you are Past Chair).

If you have any questions about the position please contact Chris or Stephanie.

Thank you!
Stephanie Kays & Chris Mannix
ARLIS/NA – OV Nominating Committee

Congratulations to Chloe Bragg, the recipient of our 2020 travel award. Chloe is new to the chapter and the Cleveland Museum of Art.

The Travel Award Committee of ARLIS/NA Ohio Valley is now accepting applications for the 2020 ARLIS/NA Ohio Valley Travel Award. The $250 award provides funding to help support attendance at “Preserve/Enhance/Reimagine,” the annual ARLIS/NA conference in St. Louis, Missouri, April 20-24^th. Interested ARLIS/NA Ohio Valley chapter members should follow the application procedures below and submit electronically to Stefanie Hilles (hillessa@miamioh.edu) by January 17, 2020. The winner will be notified no later than January 27, 2020.

Not a member? Visit the ARLIS/NA website to bundle your chapter membership with your society membership or visit the ARLIS/NA Ohio Valley Chapter website to join with the chapter directly! Our professional membership costs $20 per year and our student membership is free with proof of ARLIS/NA membership. Memberships span the calendar year from January 1 to December 31.

TRAVEL AWARD APPLICATION:

1. Letter of application to the Travel Award Committee addressing any relevant award criteria; indicating how you will benefit from or contribute to the conference, specifying any available travel funding from your institution.
2. A current resume.

2020 ARLIS/NA Ohio Valley Travel Award Committee:

Stefanie Hilles, Arts and Humanities Librarian, Wertz Art and Architecture Library, Miami University
hillessa@miamioh.edu

Courtney Hunt, Art and Design Librarian, The Ohio State University
hunt.877@osu.edu

The ARLIS Ohio Valley Nominating Committee is happy to announce the results of the election. The following elected officials for 2020/2021 are as follows:

Vice Chair/ Chair Elect for 2020/ 2021 – Christine Mannix from Columbus College of Art & Design, Packard Library 

Secretary/ Treasurer for 2020/ 2021 – Leslie Jankowski from Columbus College of Art & Design, Packard Library

Web Editor for 2020/ 2021 – Marsha Miles from Cleveland State University, Michael Schwartz Library 

Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers. Congratulations!

The Nominating Committee of the Ohio Valley Chapter of ARLIS (Alison Huftalen, Head Librarian at the Toledo Museum of Art and Pam Eyerdam, Fine Arts & Special Collections Manager of the Cleveland Public Library) are seeking nominations and self-nominations for the following positions:

• Vice-Chair (for 2020) / Chair-Elect (for 2021)
• Secretary/Treasurer
• Web Editor

 If you interested in nominating a colleague, or in self-nomination, please email either Alison or Pam by Nov. 11, 2019.

Alison Huftalen  AHuftalen@toledomuseum.org 
Pam Eyerdam   pamela.eyerdam@cpl.org

As you all know, ARLIS/NA is a growing, dynamic organization. The membership includes architecture and art librarians, visual resources professionals, artists, curators, educators, publishers, and others interested in visual arts information. What an exciting time to become an officer of the Ohio Valley Chapter.

As an officer, your national membership will be paid for.  If your position is seeking tenure, this is a great opportunity to add this to your resume. It is also a great and low-commitment way to get involved with ARLIS.  A great stepping stone for involvement at the national level as well.

More information about these positions are:

Terms of Office

• Office terms begin January 1.
• The Chair Elect shall serve the first year after election as Vice Chair, the second year as Chair, and the third year as Past Chair. Chair Elect will be responsible for organizing the Fall meeting of the Chapter.

• The office of Secretary/Treasurer shall be elected for a two-year term and maintains the financials of the chapter, keeps minutes of meetings, and will coordinate registration for the Chapter annual meeting in the fall.
• Web Editor shall maintain the Chapter website and update content as needed.

The Annual Report shall be prepared by the Chair and sent to the Chapters Liaison and Society President by December 31 for filing with ARLIS/NA headquarters. The Annual Report shall contain a review of Chapter activities, a listing of officers of the Chapter for the new calendar year (with contact information), a membership list and a financial report.

If you have any questions about the Chapter positions please contact Alison or Pam.

We’re pleased to announce that ARLIS/NA Headquarters will roll out bundled membership during this membership renewal season! This means that regular chapter members will now renew/join their chapters when they renew/join their ARLIS/NA membership on the ARLIS/NA website. Regular membership will no longer be handled by the individual chapters. This change should make renewals easier for both you and for your chapter, while ensuring membership income flows smoothly to the chapter. As a reminder, renewal season runs from October 1st – December 31st 2019 for the 2020 calendar year.

If you have any questions or concerns, please let us know!

Best,

Stefanie Hilles, ARLIS/NA Chapters Liaison
Laurel Bliss, ARLIS/NA Membership Committee Chair

It’s that time of year again to register for the ARLIS Ohio Valley Fall Meeting! This is an exciting year, as our chapter will be holding a joint meeting with the regional VRA Great Lakes Chapter at Oberlin College!

• Schedule and Hotel Information
• Registration Details

*Registration Deadline is October 18th

*LIGHTNING ROUND PRESENTATIONS: This year we will once again be holding lightning round presentations! These are open to both ARLIS OV and VRA chapter members. Please consider this a call for presentations, and fill out our Lightning Round Presentation Proposal Form by October 18th with a 5 minute presentation proposal. These are meant to be casual, with slides or without, and could simply be an update of what you’re doing at your library.

Thank you all and looking forward to your attendance at the Fall Meeting!

It’s that time of year again to register for the ARLIS Ohio Valley Fall Meeting! This is an exciting year, as our chapter will be holding a joint meeting with the regional VRA Great Lakes Chapter at Oberlin College!

• Schedule and Hotel Information
• Registration Details

*Registration Deadline is October 18th

*LIGHTNING ROUND PRESENTATIONS: This year we will once again be holding lightning round presentations! These are open to both ARLIS OV and VRA chapter members. Please consider this a call for presentations, and fill out our Lightning Round Presentation Proposal Form by October 18th with a 5 minute presentation proposal. These are meant to be casual, with slides or without, and could simply be an update of what you’re doing at your library.

Thank you all and looking forward to your attendance at the Fall Meeting!

Please ‘Save The Date’ for our Fall 2019 meeting at Oberlin College on Friday, October 25^th.

As a reminder, this will be a joint meeting with the VRA/Great Lakes Chapter, so things will be a little different this year. Looking forward to joining forces with them thanks to Barb Prior’s work with Heath Patten.

Hope many of you will be able to join us in October. More details to come!