Spring Business Meeting 2013 at Longwood Gardens

Posted on May 7, 2013 | Comments Off

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Mark  your calendars for our Spring Business meeting at Longwood Gardens. 

Date: Friday, June 14th
Lunch: 1:00 p.m.
Meeting: 2:00 p.m.
Guided Tour: 3:00 p.m.

Arrive as early as 1:00 p.m. for optional lunch on site at one of the Longwood’s restaurants.

Parking is Free!

Directions: 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square , PA 19348 

Please RSVP by June 7th to Judy Donovan: jdonovan [at] barnesfoundation [dot] com. Be sure to let Judy know if you have a car and are willing to provide carpooling, OR if you need a ride.

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ARLIS/DVC Holiday Party 2012

Posted on December 9, 2012 | Comments Off

Join us this Friday at Fare Restaurant for drinks, dinner, and merriment!

Where:  Fare.  2028 Fairmount Ave.
When:  Dec. 14th, 6 pm until …?

Please e-mail Jill — jluedke [at] temple.edu — to RSVP.

 

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ARLIS/DVC Fall 2012 Business Meeting and Tour of the Barnes Foundation

Posted on October 25, 2012 | Comments Off

Please, join us for our Fall 2012 ARLIS Delaware Valley Chapter Meeting at The Barnes Foundation Art Library.

Date: Thursday, November 8, 2012
Tour: 1:30*
Business Meeting: 3:00**

Place: The Barnes Foundation
2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19130
Directions: http://www.barnesfoundation.org/visit/philadelphia/parking-transport/*A special docent guided tour of The Barnes Foundation galleries is scheduled for 1:30 (preceding the meeting).Generously, 20 tickets are available for gallery access and the tour, so you must RSVP to Jill Luedke (jluedke@temple.edu) by Friday, November 2, 2012.

Please plan to arrive by 1:15 in the Library, so we can begin the tour on time.

People who prefer to roam the galleries on their own may download the audio tour to their smartphones, or use one of the devices they provide. You still need a ticket to roam the galleries. http://www.barnesfoundation.org/visit/philadelphia/guided-tours/

**All are invited to attend the Chapter Meeting in the Library at the Barnes Foundation at 3:00pm (no ticket is needed to enter the building or to access the Library). Afternoon snacks will be provided during the meeting. Please RSVP, if you plan to attend the meeting, to Jill Luedke (jluedke@temple.edu) by Friday, November 2, 2012.

If you want to eat lunch at The Barnes Foundation, they have a café outside the Library on the lower level and a full restaurant (no reservations) behind the Visitor Services area.

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Visit to The Soapbox!

Posted on August 3, 2012 | Comments Off

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Join the ARLIS Delaware Valley Chapter at The Soapbox in West Philly this upcoming Tuesday night!

The Soapbox is an independent publishing center and zine library that provides resources, equipment, and instruction in printing, binding, and related self-publication arts.

Staffed by a volunteer crew of working artists and archivists, The Soapbox sure has a handle on organizing and providing access to artists’ publications.  Check out their catalog on LibraryThing!

The ARLIS/DVC will be gathering at The Soapbox at 7 PM on Tuesday, August 7th, to discuss all things zine, cataloging, printmaking,binding, artist engagement, community engagement, and more!  Come with questions or just curiosity!

Where:  741 S. 51st St.

How:  34 trolley, 64 bus, or e-mail Allison if you’d like to carpool.

We will adjourn for dinner and/or drinks at the Vietnam Café around 8pm – feel free to just meet us there, too!

See you soon!

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ARLIS/DVC Spring 2012 Meeting

Posted on June 4, 2012 | Comments Off

The ARLIS/DVC Spring 2012 Business Meeting will be held in the afternoon of Friday, June 8th.

You are invited to join us for an informal pre-meeting lunch at The Bishop’s Collar in the Fairmount/Art Museum neighborhood of Philadelphia, beginning at 12:30 p.m.

We will gather at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Library for the business meeting at 2:00 p.m.  Upon arrival, please inform attendants at the Perelman Building that you are attending the ARLIS meeting in the Library.  Driving directions, parking options, and public transportation routes to the Perelman Building are given on the Visitor Information site.

Following the business meeting, curator Brooks Rich will lead a guided tour of the exhibition, “Rockwell Kent—Voyager: An Artist’s Journey in Prints, Drawings, and Illustrated Books” at 4:00 p.m.

The Museum’s Art After 5 event will be taking place on this Friday evening – a great excuse to lounge and mingle!

It should be a lovely afternoon, and I hope that you can all attend!  This event is open to all who are interested.  Please RSVP to Allison Jai O’Dell, odella@freelibrary.org.

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ARLIS/NA DVC Chapter Travel Award Winner Announcement

Posted on February 21, 2012 | Comments Off

The ARLIS/DVC Travel Awards Committee is pleased to announce Allison Jai O’Dell, as the recipient of  the Marietta Bushnell Boyer Travel Award to the 2012 ARLIS/NA Conference!

Again, congratulations, Allison!  We’ll see you in Toronto!

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ARLIS DVC Call for Travel Award Applications

Posted on January 9, 2012 | Comments Off

ARLIS/DVC is now accepting applications for the Marietta Bushnell Boyer Travel Award for travel to the 2012 ARLIS/NA Conference in Toronto, Canada. The Awaard will be in the amount of $450. The deadline for the award is February 10, 2012. Applications must be received by that date. Here are Guidelines for assistance.

You must be a current, dues-paying member of both ARLIS/NA and the ARLIS/Delaware Valley Chapter.

Please send completed applications, including related documents via email of fax to:

Mary Louise Castaldi, Secretary-Treasurer
ARLIS/NA-Delaware Valley Chapter
c/o The University of the Arts
Greenfield Library
320 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102-4994
email: mcastaldi@uarts.edu
fax:  215-717-6287

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