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ARLIS/NA
NORTHWEST CHAPTER
ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING
LUNCH
MUSEUM TOUR
Saturday, Dec. 1,2001
University of British Columbia
11 AM - 4 PM
11:00 - 11:30 Arrival (coffee and muffins provided)
Koerner Library boardroom, level 7
11:30 - 12:30 Annual business meeting
Koerner Library boardroom, level 7
12:30 - 1: 30 Buffet lunch in the Koerner Library boardroom
CDN$ 19.00/ US$ 12.00 PER PERSON FILL IN AND RETURN ATTACHED FORM
1:30 - 2:30 Roundtable presentations by members
Koerner computer lab 216, level 2
3:00 - 4:00 Museum guided tour
Museum of Anthropology
Spirit of Islam
This is the first major exhibition of its kind organized by the Museum of Anthropology the addresses the arts and crafts of Islam. The Museum takes great pride in facilitating better understanding of the diversity of cultures in Canadian society. This project was developed in collaboration with members of the Lower Mainland Muslim community and includes a selection from international collections chosen in dialogue with Islamic scholars. Also included will be 2 interconnected galleries housing a prayer space and a madrasa (educational space)
Some other nearby attractions on campus to visit on your own: (map on reverse)
Morris and Helen Belkin Gallery. (Sat. 12-5) Exhibition Oct. 12-Dec. 2,2001:
Conceptions; the conceptual document, 1968-1972 /(Norwich Gallery touring exhibit)
From Sierra Maestra to La Habana; the drawings of Chago
(Organized by the Drawing Center in New York)
Chung Collection. Main Library Building (Sat. 10-6)
A collection of books, maps, posters, ceramics and artefacts on the exploration of the Pacific Northwest, the Chinese experience in B.C., the history of B.C. and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company.
Nitobe Garden (Sat. 10-6) & Asian Centre. (Sat. 12-5)
Designed by one of Japan's leading landscape architects, Kannosuke Mori, Nitobe Garden is designed to encourage philosophical contemplation and includes an authentic teahouse.
The Asian Centre, designed by Vancouver architect Donald Matsuba, is nestled in formal Japanese gardens. It s main function is to house the university's large Asian Studies library . It has been described as a "little gem of a building set in an oasis". (Van. Sun. Sept. 4,1981)
DEC.1, 2001
Diana Cooper
Grey rain clouds rolled past the UBC Koerner Library towards the north shore mountains. Below the boardroom windows seagulls flashed white against the dark forest. Their stormy cries greeted the first arrivals for coffee, muffins and oranges. The room was bustling. The business meeting was about to begin.
After welcome, introductions and announcements, everyone turned to their individual souvenir package tied in a deep blue satin ribbon. Reports were given from the chair, treasurer, committee chairs, Canadian rep., Western rep, and the major regions of the chapter - Alberta, B.C., Washington State and Oregon.
There was excitement about the upcoming meeting in Banff in late May 2002.
Sandwiches , fruit and jam tarts rekindled energy for the roundtable session in the Koerner computer lab. Topics on the roundtable agenda were:
- Chung collection (Anna Wilkinson, UBC Library)
- Using Ebay to see discarded library books (John Cull, Vancouver Public Library)
- Virtual museum web sites in Alberta (Kathy Zimon, Calgary)
- Slide project at Simon Fraser University (Carole Goldsmith, Simon Fraser Univ.)
- Original art inventory at Seattle Public (Jodee Fenton, Seattle Public Library)
- WebCT for library instruction (Peggy McBride, UBC Library)
| The walk to the Museum of Anthropology in the damp and darkening afternoon was refreshing. Once there, everyone was instructed to take off their shoes according to Muslim tradition before entering the galleries housing the Spirit of Islam exhibition. Gold and silver embroidered hangings, the blue Qur'an, the prayer space, madrasa and the arts of crafts of Islam were described by 2 guides. Later, some members chose to explore the museum's other collections. Other members chose to tour the Morris and Helen Belkin Gallery across the road and through the rose garden. | |
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At the end of the afternoon, all members felt encouraged by meeting together, sharing projects, and renewing common goals.
ANNUAL REPORT
2001
Arlis /NA/Northwest Chapter
Date: December 1, 2001
The chapter officers for 2001 were:
· Diana Cooper, Chair
· Cheryl Siegel, Vice Chair/Chair Elect
· John Cull, Sec./Treas.
· Cathy Donaldson, Past Chair
The year 2001 started with a sad note, but ended with renewed optimisim.
The year began for Northwest Chapter with an earthquake strong enough to send books flying off shelves. This added to the shock of unexpectedly losing Rose Emery of the Vancouver Art Gallery Library and Peter Grewenow of the University of Washington Library.
Several members of the chapter attended the Los Angeles ARLIS conference. These members and others contributed to the gift basket for the fund-raising silent auction at the conference.
After a quiet previous year and feeling sad at losing Peter and Rose, the chapter executive decided to plan a stimulating spring meeting to share experiences from the Los Angeles ARLIS conference.
The spring meeting was held at the Vancouver Art Gallery on May 4,2001. The chapter business meeting was auspicious in the oak panelled former courtroom in the Vancouver Art Gallery. The Gallery occupies a building that was once the Law Courts of B.C. This was followed by a catered buffet lunch in the Gallery library, a presentation by the well-known disaster planning consultant, Guy Robertson, and a gallery tour of Canada's foremost 19th century painter, Cornelius Krieghoff. Attendance was good and several new members were present.
| At this spring chapter meeting 2 committees were
established - a by-law committee to review the chapter bylaws and the Banff Meeting
Planning Committee to organise a mini--conference at the Banff Centre in May 2002. Work on the by-laws began immediately. The committee consisted of Diana Cooper, John Cull, Cheryl Siegel, Carole Goldsmith and Ed Teague. The committee identified nine amendments. A ballot was sent out the membership in fall 2001. |
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Marilyn Nasserden of the University of Calgary agreed to act as chair for the Banff Meeting Planning Committee and the following members were asked to be part of the committee: James Rout of Banff Centre, John Cull of Vancouver Public Library and Carole Goldsmith of Simon Fraser University. As this is a large undertaking, other members will help out when needed. This regional mini-conference will be co-sponsored by the Northwest Chapter and the Canadian Chapter.
There were changes made to the chapter website by Hollis Near of the Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. Programs, meeting minutes, and reports from past meetings were added. Chapter recipes, accompanied by coloured drawings by a chapter member, and minutes and a cartoon of the spring meeting were also added.
The chapter executive had a meeting at the Vancouver Art Gallery on Oct. 11,2001 to plan the chapter's annual business meeting to be held on December 1,2001 at the University of British Columbia.
It was decided to hold a roundtable at the annual meeting so members could share or demonstrate projects and achievements. Roundtables might be incorporated into more chapter meetings.
Another meeting of the executive was held at Simon Fraser University on November 2,2001. A tour and lunch followed.
There were several chapter concerns identified and discussed during the year 2001. One of these is the need to attract new members. Interest and activity in the chapter seems to change from year to year between various cities separated by considerable distance - Seattle one year, Vancouver another year, Portland the next.
Certain areas of the Northwest might need more encouragement and support during less active times.
It was felt that the website should be utilised more.
We might consider advertising more aggressively for new members. One idea is to involve library schools in some of the chapter meetings or programs.
Another difficulty is handling the chapter finances in 2 countries. To alleviate the problem, John Cull opened a second account at Vancity Credit Union in Vancouver in addition to the account in Seattle at the Bank of America.
The chapter members are looking forward to an interesting mini-conference in Banff in 2002.
Submitted by
Diana Cooper, Past Chair
Fine Arts Library, University of British Columbia
dcooper@interchange.ubc.ca
Phone: 604-822-3943
Art Libraries Society of North America - Northwest Chapter
Updates to hnear@cornish.edu