Hello again!
I wanted to send out another reminder of this year's Student Advancement
Awards. The deadline is approaching (Sunday, 12/17) so please be sure to
share and submit!
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Are you a student who has written a paper that you’re especially proud of,
and you want the opportunity to share it with the wider ARLIS Community AND
get a $500 prize plus a scholarship to attend the upcoming conference? Or
maybe you’ve got an internship in an art library planned for next year, and
you’d like to get paid for it?
Now’s your chance! Please see below for more information on the Student
Advancement Awards. The awards committee members include: Larry Eames, Vada
D Komistra, Sam Regal, Giana Ricci, Mackenzie Salisbury, and Virginia
Seymour.
- Please submit all applications to committee chair, Mackenzie
Salisbury, at [log in to unmask]
- *Submission deadline for both awards - Sunday, December 17th, 2023*
*Gerd Muehsam Award*The Gerd Muehsam Award is given annually to recognize
excellence in a graduate student paper or project on a topic relevant to
art librarianship. Any student enrolled in an accredited graduate library
program, or in a graduate program in art history or a related discipline,
is encouraged to submit a paper or online project created in conjunction
with a course assignment during the previous eighteen months (since June
2022). One submission per person. Applications should be submitted via
e-mail to [log in to unmask]
*To apply, please submit the following:*
- Paper or online project about a topic relevant to art librarianship,
written as a course assignment.
- An abstract of 250 words and 10-25 pages typed, double-spaced, for a
paper submission, or a 250-word summary for an online project.
- A title page that includes the student’s name, the name of the
institution, the course for which the submission was created, and the name
of the faculty member assigning the paper/project.
- Applicants must include their mailing address, email address, and
telephone number with their applications.
The award includes:
- $500.00 prize.
- Conference registration and up to $300 travel reimbursement to attend
the ARLIS/NA 52nd Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, PA , April 2-5, 2024
- Opportunity to present the winning paper at the conference as part of
the New Voices in the Profession panel.
- One-year membership to ARLIS/NA.
For more information, see https://www.arlisna.org/gerd-muehsam-award
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*Wolfgang M. Freitag Internship Award*The Wolfgang M. Freitag Internship
Award aims to represent the multifaceted nature of the art library field by
providing a paid internship opportunity to a student currently enrolled in,
or having completed within the last 12 months, a graduate program in
library and information science, art history, architectural history,
architecture, studio art, or museum studies. Applications should be
submitted via email to [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>.
To apply, please submit the following:
- A current résumé.
- A current transcript in PDF format (unofficial transcript is
acceptable).
- The names of two professional or scholastic references with addresses,
telephone numbers, and email addresses.
- An essay of up to 900 words addressing your skills, background, and
expectations of the internship experience, including the type of
institution you are interested in as well as potential project ideas. *The
essay should also address the following questions*:
1. What are your professional goals and how are your plans for the
experience funded by the ARLIS/NA Wolfgang M. Freitag Internship
Award fit
into your career path?
2. In particular, how do you imagine this internship experience to be
different from previous internship or work experiences?
3. This award funds a one-year membership in ARLIS/NA. How do you see
yourself participating in ARLIS/NA, or another professional organization,
in your future professional life?
4. If granted the internship award, when do you plan to fulfill it?
The award includes:
- $3,000 to support a 150-hour internship in an art library or visual
resources collection.
For more information, see
https://www.arlisna.org/wolfgang-m-freitag-internship-award
*All applicants will be notified of the results by January 31, 2023*. Both
awards will be announced and presented during convocation ceremonies at the
52nd Annual ARLIS/NA Conference in Pittsburgh in April 2024.
Questions? Contact Mackenzie Salisbury, Chair, Student Advancement Award
Subcommittee – [log in to unmask]
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*Mackenzie Salisbury, MLIS **[*she/her/hers]
Information Literacy Librarian
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