The governance of the Society is the responsibility of the Council of ARLIS/UK & Ireland which is elected annually. The administration of the Society is undertaken by the ARLIS/UK & Ireland Council members. All members of the Society, other than overseas members, are eligible to stand for election to Council, to nominate other members and to vote.
Meet our Council
Council Officers
Chair & Trustee | Jeremy Jenkins | Curator, Contemporary British Published Collections, The British Library | chair@arlis.net
Hon Secretary & Trustee | Morwenna Peters | Subject Librarian and Library Campus Manager, University of the West of England, Bristol| info@arlis.net
Hon Treasurer & Trustee | Gerald Heffernan | treasurer@arlis.net
Operational Treasurer | Lindsey Crush | Assistant Librarian (Arts and Media), Norwich University of the Arts
Membership Secretary (maternity cover) | Madeleine Ahern | Library Assistant, Architectural Association | membership@arlis.net
Minutes secretary | Katie Blackford | Senior Liaison Librarian, Tate
Council Members
Art Libraries Journal Editor | Gustavo Grandal Montero | Library Collections and Engagement Manager, Tate
Chair, Professional Development Committee | Tavian Hunter | Library and Archive Manager, Stuart Hall Library, Iniva
Chair, Cataloguing and Classification Committee | Victoria Parkinson | Library Solutions and Metadata Coordinator, King’s College London
Communications Administrator / Co-Webmaster | Alexandra Duncan | Academic Support Librarian, Chelsea College of Arts
Co-Webmaster | Simine Waliyar Marine | Acquisitions / Systems Librarian, Architectural Association Library
Ordinary Member | Cathy Johns
Ordinary Member | Leo Appleton | Senior University Teacher, University of Sheffield
Ordinary Member | Antonia Lewis | Liaison Librarian | UCA
Ordinary Member | Nick Brown
Ordinary Member | Jane Bramwell | Head of Library, Archive & Collection Access, Tate
How to get involved?
We pursue most of our objectives and activities through committees and working groups that are drawn from our membership and which report to Council. At present these committees and working groups comprise:
Cataloguing & Classification Committee