Today is the last day to register for the ARLIS/NA 43rd Annual Conference in Fort Worth with early rates! So save yourself or your institution $100 and register now if you haven't already.

Register here: http://arlisna.org/fortworth2015/r...eg.php

And while you are there, register for tours and workshops before they all fill up. Here are some highlights:

ART Y’ALL! Dallas Cowboys Contemporary Art Collection: Thursday March 19, 9:30- 12:00 OR 1:30-4
You won’t want to miss this unique contemporary art experience to tour AT&T Stadium, home to the Dallas Cowboys and a world-class collection of contemporary art. This docent-led tour of the Dallas Cowboys Art Collection brings you face-to-face with works by famous artists: Mel Bochner, Matthew Ritchie, Olafur Eliasson, Annette Lawrence, Lawrence Weiner, Anish Kapoor, Jenny Holzer, and many others who celebrate and challenge the culture of celebrity sports in our present-day society.

DAM! DALLAS ART MUSEUMS TOUR: Friday, March 20, 9:30-3
What an opportunity! Visit three fabulous Dallas art museums: Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Center, and Crow Collection of Asian Art, all located within a short walking distance from each other from in the Dallas Arts District, your drop off point. Your ticket price includes admissions to all three museums and any special exhibitions. Explore these collections at your own pace and grab lunch at one of the many restaurants, museum cafés, or food trucks in the nearby Klyde Warren Park.

Texas Tranquility: Fort Worth Botanic Garden Thursday, March 19, 12:30 - 4:00 OR Friday, March 20, 9:30 -1:00
Get outdoors, take in the Texas landscape. Stroll through one of Fort Worth’s premier outdoor spaces, the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The lush 110-acre park is filled with over 2,500 species of native and exotic plants that flourish in 23 specialty gardens. The half day tour includes a one-hour docent-led tour of the Japanese Garden and allows for additional time for lunch and exploration on your own.

Performance on a Grand Scale: Bass Hall: Thursday, March 19, 5:00 - 6:00 OR Saturday, March 21, 10:30 - Noon
Walk from the hotel for a backstage tour of a preeminent cultural icon of the Dallas-Fort Worth community, the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall. The Hall is the permanent home to major performing arts organizations of Fort Worth: the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Texas Ballet Theater, Fort Worth Opera, and the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and Cliburn Concerts. Occupying a full city block in downtown Fort Worth, the Bass Performance Hall was built in 1998 entirely with private funds.

 

Eric M. Wolf

ARLIS/NA 43^rd Annual Conference in Fort Worth

Publicity Co-Chair

 

Eric M. Wolf

Head Librarian

The Menil Collection

1511 Branard Street

Houston, TX 77006

(713) 525-9426

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