ARLIS/Mountain West & Central Plains chapters invite you to it's
conference to be held in the enchanting and historic city of Santa Fe, New
Mexico, October 27-30, 2005. The conference will be held at the Inn of the
Governors. The theme of the conference is "Where Cultures, Museums, and
Libraries Meet." Come and join us for a getaway to the city
different. A city that embraces its natural environment unlike any other
in the United States. A city whose beautiful, brown adobe architecture blends
with the high desert landscape. A city that is, at the same time, one of
America's great art and culinary capitals.
The keynote speaker will be Barbara
Buhler Lynes, Curator, Georgia O'Keeffe Museum and the Emily Fisher Landau
Director of the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
Research Center. The highlight of the conference will include
a tour of the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum and the current exhibit on "Georgia
O'Keeffe and Andy Warhol, Flowers of Distinction" followed by a
reception at the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Research Center.
Other highlights include
1) A panel of Native American Artists, 2) A tour of the Institute of American
Indian Arts Museum followed by a reception, 3) Tours of the Museum of
Indian Arts and Culture, the Museum of International Folk Art, and the Museum of
Spanish Colonial Art followed by a reception at the Museum of International Folk
Art, 4) A tour of El Sanctuario de Chimayo and talk on its restoration by Claire
Munzenrider, Chief Conservator at Museum of International Folk Art, and 5) A
walking tour of Canyon Road galleries.
The conference will include two
workshops. Pat Wagner will be conducting a workshop on "Managing
Time, Money, and Quality at your Library."
Pat has been working with libraries
since 1978 as a consultant and trainer. She is the LAMA/ALA regional
institute trainer for project management.
The second workshop is
"Cataloging First Aid: All You Need to Know to Make Cataloging Work" and will be
conducted by Daniel Starr, Manager of Bibliograqphic Operations at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art and Kay Teel, Catalog Librarian at Stanford University.
Other sessions will cover
a variety of topics including Native American Art and Resources, Primary Source
Research, Planning a Web Resource, Reference and Team Teaching, and Recruiting
New Art Librarians and will be given by ARLIS/NA members and invited
guests.
We hope that you can join
us for what plans to be a wonderful and exciting combined chapters conference in
Santa Fe!
