Saviours of the Universe urgently needed!

Dear members and friends, As you know, ARLIS UK & Ireland is still going through the considerable challenge of trying to function without a Business Manager. Most professional organisations like ours are run entirely by volunteers: ARLIS UK & Ireland has not been used to working like this, and we are  still adjusting to it. […]

ARLIS/UK & Ireland needs YOU!

New Honorary Treasurer and Operational Treasurer needed ARLIS/UK & Ireland is looking for a new Hon. Treasurer and Operational Treasurer, to start as soon as possible. The Treasurers, together with the other Officers, will also be Trustees of the Society. Both are voluntary positions. The Hon. Treasurer will be responsible for the essential paperwork of […]

ARLIS membership – renewal reminder

Dear ARLIS UK & Ireland Members, As you know, our membership runs yearly from 1st January to 31st December. If you haven’t done so already, and so that you receive the Art Libraries Journal without delay, (for enhanced membership), and members discounts, please do so by completing the appropriate membership forms from our website http://arlis.wpenginepowered.com/join no later […]

Introducing… JISC Collections vendor Artifex Press!

Artifex Press, a publisher of digital catalogues raisonnés, is excited to announce we are a vendor within JISC Collections; simplifying access to our catalogues for higher education and research institutions across the United Kingdom.  We invite you to a webinar and free trial access. WEBINAR – All attendees will be offered a free 30-day trial […]

ARLIS needs you – an opportunity to get involved as a new officer!

New Officers for ARLIS needed! ARLIS UK & Ireland is run by enthusiastic volunteers who believe in the work of the Society and are ready and eager to make an active contribution to Art Librarianship. We are now recruiting for essential roles within the Society’s Officers core. We are looking in the first instance, to […]

ARLIS Cataloguing and Classification Committee needs members!

ARLIS Cataloguing and Classification Committee vacancies Are you interested in art materials cataloguing and classification?  Do you want to contribute to research and training events in this area? This open call invites new members to join the ARLIS Cataloguing & Classification Committee. Getting involved with our work offers a great opportunity to become more involved with ARLIS, as […]

ARLIS website news!

ARLIS Council is very excited to announce that the ARLIS website is currently being re-designed. While the re-development is underway, the website will  not be updated. However,  notices and news will be posted here on ARLISmatters and on the ARLIS e-mail list. Apologies for any inconvenience this might cause, but we promise it will be […]

A visit to the Victor Horta House, Brussels

  Brussels: the birthplace of Art Nouveau The inter-disciplinary movement of Art Nouveau emerged in the late 19th century, and lasted little more than ten years before morphing into the more stripped-back style of Art Deco. Born from the desire to break with the ideas of the past epochs, the new art was forged in […]

Trevor Fawcett, 1934-2017

  The death has been announced  of Trevor Fawcett, aged 83, who died peacefully in Bath on 21 July 2017.  Trevor was a founder member of ARLIS, senior librarian at the University of East Anglia,  initiator of the History of Bath Research Group, and a widely respected author and editor of many articles and several […]