Dear Colleagues:
By now many of you have received promotional materials from Sotheby’s Institute of Art for the new
ARLIS/NA Sotheby's Institute of Art Research Award.
We’re hoping that you will be able to display the poster and disburse the brochures to interested patrons, departments, and are looking forward to submissions sponsored by you, ARLIS/NA members. Our aim is that this award will promote or
increase relations between you and your patrons.
Please note that students enrolled in 2015 and projects/papers completed during this time are eligible for the award and must be nominated by an ARLIS/NA member.
The award’s webpage is at
https://www.arlisna.org/about/awards-honors/700-sia-research-award.
Below is the initial call for nominations, please feel free to contact me directly with any questions you may have regarding the award at
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Very best wishes,
Samantha Deutch
Sotheby's Institute of Art Research Award - Call for Nominations
The Sotheby's Institute of Art Research Award subcommittee of the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA)
welcomes nominations by its members to recognize excellence in a student paper or digital art history project on a topic relevant to collecting or the art market. Topics may include but will not be limited to the sale, collecting and provenance of artworks,
historical or contemporary factors and trends that affect the business of art and connoisseurship. This award presents a unique opportunity to inspire and recognize a deserving student while also promoting the creative use of art scholarship and information
resources.
One exemplary paper or digital art history project will be chosen to receive the Sotheby's Institute of Art Research Award, to be presented and announced in March 2016 at the ARLIS/NA + VRA Joint conference.
Award Details:
For detailed information about the Sotheby's Institute of Art Research Award and nomination instructions please see the ARLIS/NA website:
https://www.arlisna.org/about/awards-honors/700-sia-research-award
Please direct questions about the award to Samantha Deutch, Chair, Sotheby's Institute of Art Research Award Sub-Committee, ARLIS/NA, at
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The deadline for applications is January 15, 2016.
Samantha Deutch, MLIS, Assistant Director
Center for the History of Collecting
Frick Art Reference Library, The Frick Collection
10 East 71st Street
New York, New York 10021
PH: (212) 547-6894
Fax: 212.547.0680