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The 2022 ARLIS UK/Ireland Conference Working Party is pleased to announce that the Art Libraries Society UK & Ireland Annual Conference will be held on Thursday 14th July 2022, at M Shed, Bristol. The theme for this year’s conference is *'What does it mean to be neutral? The role of art libraries in today's culturally conflicted world'.* The question of the neutrality of our libraries is more important than ever in our culturally conflicted society. If the creation and distribution of knowledge is not neutral, where does it leave us as art library workers? In the light of important recent and relevant developments that have emerged – the Black Lives Matter movement and the foregrounding of debate on gender and LGBTQT+ issues; decolonising initiatives in academia and beyond; the move to digital provision and open access to information; critical engagement with information and its sources and the increasingly urgent issue of climate change – many of us have reflected on and/or challenged the way in which we acquire, curate, promote and manage our art libraries and their collections. But are we perpetuating a certain bias? Is neutrality an idealistic concept that we should strive for, or could it be challenged? If so, what are the implications for us as library workers? We are seeking inspiring and provocative contributors with an interest in these questions, and how they relate to art and design libraries and archives, to stimulate discussion and debate at the conference. We offer three options for our contributors: - Presentations (25 minutes including questions) - Workshops (30 minutes) - Lightning talks or poster presentations (10 minutes) If you have an interest and/or experience in the questions we’ll be discussing, and would like to contribute to the future of art librarianship by actively engaging with the 2022 ARLIS conference, we’d love to hear your proposal. This is a valuable CPD experience that will enhance your CV/portfolio and offer you a chance to share your experience with the wider art and design libraries and archives community. The details we need from you are as follows: - Title of the proposal - Presenter’s name, pronouns, email address, and professional or organisational affiliation (if any) - Type of proposal: presentation/workshop/lightning talk/poster (delete as appropriate) - Short abstract (200 words) - Short biography of presenter Please send your proposal to [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> by *Friday 18th March 2022 (14.00). *We’ll let you know whether we have selected your proposal for the Conference by March 31, 2022. Please be aware that ARLIS will not be able to cover any costs associated with travelling to or attending this conference. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> We’re very much looking forward to hearing from you. Ludo Sebire Bristol 2022 Conference Chair Visit the official page of ARLIS UK & Ireland http://www.arlis.net/Home. Subscribe to https://arlismatters.wordpress.com/, to receive regular posts on art library and archive matters; news, print and digital art and design resources, artists’ books, recent and upcoming events and exhibitions, ARLIS/UK & Ireland publications, job listings and professional profiles. -- *MARK POMPELIA* *|* *Visual + Material Resource Librarian* *|* Librarian IV *Rhode Island School of Design* Fleet Library *|* library.risd.edu *Digital Commons @ RISD* <http://digitalcommons.risd.edu> *|* *MATERIAL ORDER* <http://www.materialorder.org> Treasurer, RISD Full-Time Faculty Association *President 2021-22*, *Art Libraries Society of North America <http://arlisna.org>* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~