More sources for artists' books

Stephen Palmer, the Visual Arts Officer at the Scottish Arts Council, has been in contact with me and passes along the following information on artists' books which he feels would be of interest to SVAG members and others - we hope to see him at our next meeting. Cheers, Paula

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I have just read your last minutes about Artists Books and thought you might be interested (if you don't already know) in:

Analogue Books (on Victoria Street in Edinburgh) who publish a lot of artist books;

IRIS in Dumfries and Galloway who are about to show at Gracefield;

Glasgow International Artist Book Fair which is run by Harald Turek;

The Owl and Lion Gallery on the Grassmarket in Edinburgh;

And Aye-Aye Books which is currently running out of the CCA in Glasgow and aims to support, catalogue and sell artist books in Scotland.

There are some excellent publications of artist books done through some of the commercial galleries such as Modern Institute, Sorcha Dallas, Ingleby and Mary, Mary which you may already have!

BBC archives being unlocked!

Just in case you weren't aware yet, the BBC is putting together collections of themed audio, video and still images from their vast archives:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/index.shtml
There is also more information about how it was put together and links to background material etc.

Looks like a fantastic study tool, as well as a great way to explore the BBC archives!

Cheers, Paula

Edinburgh College of Art Degree Show 2009

Here's some information from Jane Furness at ECA on their current degree show - cheers, Paula

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EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART DEGREE SHOW 2009:

Art & Design: 13 – 23 June 09;

Architecture & Landscape Architecture: 20 June – 2 July 09.

See http://www.eca.ac.uk/index.php?id=1163 for further details.

ARLIS vacancies in Publications Committee - closing date Fri 12 June

Passing on a notification email from Nicola Salliss (ARLIS secretary) - cheers, Paula

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Contribute to ARLIS; Add to your portfolio of professional skills & experience; Enhance your professional networks; Enjoy the challenge!!

ARLIS/UK & Ireland has two vacancies for key (voluntary) roles that involve working as part of our Publications Committee. The closing date for applications has been extended by a week to Friday 12th June.

1. News-sheet Co-editor

The successful candidate will replace Tim Pate (who has recently moved to Canada) and join Catherine Sheridan, the existing co-editor.

The ARLIS/UK & Ireland News-sheet acts as the forum of communication between ARLIS members. Its purpose is to disseminate news, publicise ARLIS events and publications and provide a platform for members to publish reports and articles on their activities, study visits, etc.

The two co-editors work very closely together. Their role is to work with the Publications Committee to develop the editorial policy and design of the News-sheet, liaise with contributors, compile and edit six issues of the ARLIS/UK & Ireland News-sheet a year.

2. Website Editor

This revised role has emerged as a result of the launch of the new ARLIS website in 2008.

The primary purpose of the ARLIS/UK & Ireland Web site is to disseminate news to and about members, publicise ARLIS/UK & Ireland activities, events and publications and support the work of our Committees and the administration of the Society.

The Website Editor will be a member of the Publications Committee and will be responsible for maintaining overall editorial control of the content of the website and liaising with VADS (the website hosts) over the technical issues relating to the website. Experience of website design and development is important to this role.

How to apply
For more information and a complete description of these roles please go to the ARLIS website, then choose "About ARLIS" – "Committees & Groups" - "Publications Committee".

If you would like an informal chat about these roles please contact Catherine Sheridan (csheridan@ngi.ie) for post 1 and Nicola Salliss (n.salliss@kingston.ac.uk) for post 2.

To apply send a brief summary of your skills and experience relevant to the role explaining why you would like to be considered for the role(s) to Nicola Salliss, ARLIS Secretary, Information Services (Art, Design & Architecture), Kingston University, Knights Park, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2QJ, +44 (0)20 8417 4035, E: n.salliss@kingston.ac.uk.

ELISA Open Forum 2009 - Thursday 11 June

I heard details of this today and thought this might be of interest to group members (and a good topic for our first posting!).

The ELISA Open Forum 2009 is being held at Appleton Tower here at the University of Edinburgh this week, with the theme "Libraries and Learning in the e-Environment". Many interesting topics being discussed cross-discipline. Details of the Open Forum and a link to the programme can be found on the ELISA website - I'm not sure if you need to register in advance (cost is £15 at the door) but you can contact Wendy Ball for more information (Wendy.Ball@edinburgh.gov.uk).

Cheers, Paula Cuccurullo (SVAG reporting secretary)