Dear Deborah and members of the Executive Board,
Congratulations to all of you on launching the ship of ARLIS/NA reconfiguration. I can imagine what an immense labour it's been to arrive at this point.
I'd like to raise a question that is of great concern to Canadian members. As you may know, there was a passionate, if not heated, discussion at the Atlanta conference Canadian members meeting concerning what we believed would be the inevitable loss of Canadian members' unique voice and needs, as a result of the proposed reconfiguration. Our collective concern was articulated by Jill Patrick at the Membership meeting. Subsequent to the conference, a written submission to the Executive Board was prepared by Jill, myself and Marilyn Nasserden, our Board Representative. It was distributed widely for discussion by all concerned Canadian art librarians, and received their strong endorsement.
As a former President and senior Canadian member, I am disappointed that my compatriots' (and my) concerns appear not to have been addressed. They are, I believe, valid. In my thirty plus years as an ARLIS/NA member, there have been many occasions when I've felt compelled to diplomatically remind my fellow members that the Society is named ARLIS/NA, not ARLIS/USA.
I don't intend to diminish the Board's achievement in undertaking such a contentious and monumental task as reconfiguration. I do, however, hope to see the Society's longstanding inclusiveness of all its members' voices reflected in the final result.
Karen McKenzie
Art Gallery of Ontario
Toronto, Canada
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Starting June 23
Tour the artworld. Skip the jetlag.
Five great exhibitions on view this summer: Da VinciÕs genius: the codex / Get Close: Chuck Close in NYC / The power of Bernini / IndiaÕs edgiest art / Celebrate CanadaÕs First NationsÕ Treasures
Art Gallery of Ontario - http://www.ago.net
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