Dear Colleagues, ARLIS/Midstates will meet jointly with the VRA Midwest Chapter on Friday, October 13 and Saturday, October 14 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Our host for the meeting is Ursula Kolmstetter ([log in to unmask]). Members of all other ARLIS/NA chapters are welcome to attend. Details on registration and hotels are provided at the end of the meeting program. This is an exceptional opportunity to learn more about standards for indexing and retrieval of art information and to attend the outstanding Contemporary Sculpture Symposium and the "Crossroads of American Sculpture" exhibition. We look forward to seeing you in Indianapolis! Jane Devine Chair, ARLIS/Midstates Chapter email: [log in to unmask] FALL MEETING - ARLIS/Midstates Chapter & VRA/Midwest Chapter Friday & Saturday, October 13 & 14, 2000 Location: Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1200 West 38th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208 http://www.ima-art.org Host and Contact: Ursula Kolmstetter, Head Librarian, Stout Reference Library Tel.: 317-920-2662, ext. 225; Fax: 317-926-8931 e-mail: [log in to unmask] Friday, October 13 Parking is free on the museum grounds. 9:00-9:45 Registration with coffee and pastries in the Stout Reference Library 10:00-12:00 Workshop on Using Standards and Vocabularies for Indexing and Retrieval presented by the Getty Vocabulary Program speakers: Patricia Harpring, managing editor, and Robin Johnson, editor location: DeBoest Lecture Hall, Indianapolis Museum of Art 12:00- 1:30 Boxed lunch & visit the museum collection (on your own) 1:30-3:30 Getty workshop continued 3:45-4:30 ARLIS/Midstates business meeting 4:30-5:00 VRA Midwest business meeting location: Reilly Board Room 7:00-9:00 pm Optional Evening Event with separate registration ($15.00 special ARLIS & VRA rate) IMA EXHIBITION OPENING: Crossroads of American Sculpture: David Smith, George Rickey, Robert Indiana, William Wiley, Bruce Nauman Allen Whitehill Clowes Special Exhibition Gallery Indiana wine tasting hosted by Kahn's fine wine and spirit Palate pleasers from the fields of Indiana: goat cheese, fruit, and popcorn Reservations are required by October 6, 2000. After October 6, there will be a $5.00 late fee. THREE CONVENIENT WAYS TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATION: E-MAIL [log in to unmask] PHONE Membership Services 317.920-2651 (Credit Cards only) MAIL Indianapolis Museum of Art, Attn.: Crossroads of American Sculpture 1200 West 38th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46208.4196 Please make your check payable to the IMA SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 Contemporary Sculpture Symposium Saturday, October 14 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Civic Theater, Grounds of the IMA The IMA will offer a symposium exploring the evolution of contemporary sculpture in conjunction with the Crossroads of American Sculpture exhibition. This day-long dialogue will feature world-renowned scholars and artists. Advance registration encouraged but not necessary except for box lunch which must be registered for by October 4. Sponsored by the Myrtie Shumacker Lecture Fund. Agenda 8:30-9:00 Registration 9:00-10:30 Keynote Speaker, Michael Kimmelman, Chief Art Critic, The New York Times 10:30-11:00 Coffee break (refreshments will be for sale in lobby) 11:00-12:15 Mary Jane Jacob, Independent Curator 12:15-1:30 Boxed lunch 1:00-1:30 Optional lunch time tour of the exhibition by Holliday Day, IMA Senior Curator of Contemporary Art 1:30-3:00 Introductions - Robert Vogele, Chairman of the Board of Directors, International Sculpture Center Talk by Candida Smith, daughter of David Smith Panel-The Midwest in the 1950s Robert Indiana, artist John Chamberlain, artist Robert Creeley, Samuel P. Capen Chair of Poetry and Humanities at SUNY/Buffalo Moderator: Buzz Spector, Professor of Art, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 3:00-3:20 Coffee break (refreshments on sale in lobby) 3:20-5:00 Panel-California in the 1960s Participants: William Wiley, artist Robert Hudson, artist William Allan, artist Moderator: Dr. Carl Belz, Director Emeritus, Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University **************************************************************************** *********** Meeting Registration Form I am a ___ ARLIS/Midstates member ___ VRA Midwest member ___ member of another ARLIS chapter ___ non-member ___ student Please check each of the events you wish to attend: ___ Yes, I will attend the Getty Workshop on Standards $10.00 ARLIS/VRA members $15.00 non-members $ 5.00 students ___ Yes, I need a boxed lunch on Oct. 13 $7.00 (choice:______________________ ) ___ Yes, I will attend the Sculpture Symposium $20.00 ___ Yes, I need a boxed lunch on Oct. 14 $7.00 (choice:______________________ ) Total: __________ Choice for Boxed Lunch (including a soft drink, iced tea or bottled water) Smokey Joe : Herb Bread layered with Smoked Turkey, Gouda Cheese topped with Fresh Spinach, Red Bliss Potato Salad Table Grapes, Tangy Lemon Bar The Indiana : Ham and Turkey Club Sandwich Hoosier Potato Salad, Carrot Sticks Chocolate Chunk Brownie The Waterloo (vegetarian): Roasted Napoleon (lots of roasted vegetables, provolone cheese, And fresh basil sandwiched between two slices of Italian garlic bread) Red Chile Pasta Salad, Fresh Cut Pineapple Chunks Turtle Bar Please make your check payable to ARLIS/Midstates Chapter and send it with the registration form to: Ursula Kolmstetter, Stout Reference Library, Indianapolis Museum of Art 1200 West 38th Street Indianapolis, IN 46208 Your payment must be received by October 1, 2000 to guarantee your place. If you register on the meeting day, no meals will be provided. **************************************************************************** ************** LODGING DOWNTOWN: Please mention special rate for the Indianapolis Museum of Art 15 rooms have been reserved at: Omni Severin Hotel 40 West Jackson Place Indianapolis, IN 46225 For reservations call: 317-634-6664 and ask for Sydria Jordan $109.00 single or double occupancy $14.00 valet parking please register before September 5, 2000 This hotel did not take any reservations (no rooms held for ARLIS): University Place, Conference Center & Hotel 850 West Michigan Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 For reservations: 317-274-3184 $109.00 single, $124 double occupancy $8.00 parking fee please register as early as possible Less expensive accommodations all located around 3 miles north of the museum on Michigan Road (The museum is located on Michigan and 38th Street): Dollar Inn 9350 N. Michigan Road 317-872-0500 single: $36.00 double: $40.00 Microtel Inn & Suites 9140 N. Michigan Road 317-870-7765 single: $42.00 double: $52.00 Drury Inn 9320 N. Michigan Road 317-876-9777 standard $64.00 PLEASE MAKE RESERVATIONS BY EARLY SEPTEMBER. DURING THIS TIME CONVENTIONS ARE BEING HELD AND THEY CAN ONLY HOLD ROOMS UNTIL SEPT. 5 --------------------------------------- Jane Devine, Architecture/Art Librarian Chair, Art Libraries Society of North America Midstates Chapter Architecture Library, 117 Bond Hall University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, Indiana 46556-5652 tel:219-631-9401/631-6654 fax:219-631-9662 email: [log in to unmask] --------------------------------------- __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] Administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html Questions may be addressed to list owner at: [log in to unmask]