Courier Resources & Catch up on #ARCSchat ARCS Update Vol 5 | Update 22
December 15, 2020 | ARCS NewsCourier Resources
The ARCS Courier Training Guidelines Task Force recently compiled a list of resources that are useful for those who act as couriers for their institutions. View the list here;
Catch up on #ARCSchat
#ARCSchat released a special podcast episode “Dragon Psychology 102: Experts React to Revisionist History Podcast “Dragon Psychology 101”
Deaccessioning is not new, but it has reached new levels of controversy in the current state of economic hardship facing our institutions. In “Dragon Psychology 101”, the first episode of season 5 of the podcast Revisionist History, Malcolm Gladwell asks the question, ”Why not just sell something to pay the bills?” and proposes that museums are hoarding if they refuse to sell amidst trying circumstances that result in mass layoffs and financial hardship.
#ARCSchat has solicited the help of two experts to react to the episode and directly address this challenging question. Robin Cooper, the Manager of Curatorial Affairs at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, joins to represent the curatorial and cultural interests at play. Nicholas O’Donnell, partner at the law firm Sullivan & Worcester in Boston, will provide legal insight. Mr. O’Donnell argued on behalf of the museum membership in the landmark Berkshire Museum deaccession case and recently presented in front of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Did you miss our #ARCSschat Livestream “The Post-Covid Courier”? You can view it here: https://youtu.be/TpiEfVPY3bc
Additionally, we are always looking for you to share your interesting collections stories with us for the podcast-only segment "A Day in the Life". Submit a recording (recording on your phone is fine) of your unique collections experience to:
info@arcsinfo.org or call 847-440-4294 and leave a message with your story.
Tell us:
- Who you are
- Where you work (or worked at the time of the story)
- Your unique experience
Call for Proposals ARCS 2021 Biennial Conference: Evolution
ARCS invites you to submit proposals for the 2021 Biennial Conference, Evolution, to be held in Montreal, Canada, on November 10-12, 2021. Sessions may address any aspect of your work, but priority will be given to sessions that reflect the theme of the conference, Evolution. The deadline for submission is February 12, 2021.
For more information: http://www.arcsinfo.org/programs/2021-montreal-conference/call-for-proposals
