Greetings!

 

I will be stepping down as the coordinator of the Stimulating Creativity in Practice (SCIP) SIG on February 22, 2021.

 

It would be great to welcome a new coordinator or co-coordinators to support and lead SCIP’s efforts, which in the past has included planning makerspace activities at the ARLIS/NA annual conference. This is a fun group and a great opportunity to foster personal and professional creativity.

 

Stimulating Creativity in Practice (SCIP) SIG Mission

Members of the SCIP SIG will explore how creativity applies to the work of art information professionals and how creative engagement can move the Library beyond its traditional roles. The group will act as an ongoing support community for personal creative practice by exploring ways to make time in our workday for nurturing creativity, examining how personal artistic practices enhance our work as information professionals, and learning effective ways to foster creativity in others. The group will also explore the idea of the library as an incubator of creative discovery by looking at ways to incorporate creatively charged workshops, exhibitions and events into library spaces giving library users opportunities for research and a means to practice hands-on engagement with ideas and knowledge. Members of the SCIP SIG may also plan events such as ARLIS/NA-member art exhibits, workshops (possibly tapping local creative talent) and conference sessions. Creative people of all persuasions and the creatively-curious are encouraged to join the group. Visit the WordPress site to learn more: http://scip.arlisna.org/

 

Please contact me directly ([log in to unmask]) with questions or expressions of interest by February 18, 2021.

 

Kind regards,

Jill Chisnell

 

 

 

Jill Chisnell

Art | Architecture | Design Librarian 

Carnegie Mellon University Libraries

she/her/hers | (412) 268-6330

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