The charge to the Awards Committee is to encourage worthy nominations from the VRA membership and evaluate them using the established criteria for the Distinguished Service Award (DSA) and the Nancy DeLaurier Award (NDA). To then recommend to the Executive Board one potential recipient for the DSA award and one or more recipients for the NDA Award, to notify the recipients, to prepare the award presentation speech from the supportive materials, and make arrangements for the award presentation at the annual conference.
Everyone is encouraged to attend.
Chair: Margaret Webster, VR Consultant, Ithaca, NY
Members:
Linda J. Callahan, Mount Holyoke College
Lise Hawkos, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
Martine Sherrill, Wake Forest University
The Committee is responsible for:
Everyone is encouraged to attend.
Chair: Billy Kwan, Philadelphia Museum of Art
Members:
Maureen Burns, IMAGinED Consulting
Jane Darcovich, University of Illinois at Chicago
Jolene de Verges, Southern Methodist University
Allan T. Kohl, Minneapolis College of Art & Design
Elaine Paul, University of Colorado Boulder
Ann Woodward, Johns Hopkins University
VRA Executive Board Liaison:
Allan T. Kohl, Minneapolis College of Art & Design
The committee charge is to study and monitor intellectual property and copyright issues; and to develop and promote the Association's position on intellectual property rights issues and educate the membership on these issues.
Everyone is encouraged to attend.
Co-Chairs:
Cara Hirsch, Artstor
Molly Tighe, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh
Members:
Matthias Arnold, Heidelberg University, Germany
Stephanie Beene, Lewis and Clark College
Kathy Evans, Purdue University
Kristen Rickard, Baltimore Museum of Art
Sonja Staum, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Shiva Shakeri, Columbus College of Art and Design (Ohio)
Bridget Madden, University of Chicago
Eleanor Morrin, Rhode Island College, Providence
Emily Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University
Sarah Gillis, Worcester Art Museum
Marlene Gordon, University of Michigan
Claire Parker, Western University (Ontario)
What should the VRA’s response be to the mass disposal of 35mm slide collections? Although the Visual Resources Association has successfully transitioned to fully employing digital technology, if any organization should advocate for the 35mm slide that has reached obsolescence with too few preservation plans in place, shouldn't it be VRA? What can VRA do to support the organization’s membership who have been the traditional stewards of this material? For example, might a white paper, task force, or working group be able to tackle the issues and provide web site links or other resources as a public service? Are there collaborative opportunities to work in tandem with other professional organizations? Should VRA consider grants to develop substantive hands-on projects to digitize, catalog, and preserve slides? Should VRA provide practical information on how to appraise, weed, conserve, preserve, or dispose of such collections? Should VRA advocate for preserving endangered 35mm slide material that is of contextual, institutional, and/or scholarly value? What other actions might be appropriate during this transitional time? This meeting will address these important questions.
Charge: The Data Standards Committee (DSC) was established in 1993 to meet the visual resources community's growing need to manage complex visual collections in the networked environment. Our charge from the Visual Resources Association is "To develop, advocate and promote standard descriptive practices in visual resources collections that will facilitate the management, organization, and exchange of information."
To contact the DSC email datastandards@vraweb.org.
Everyone is encouraged to attend.
Active Task Forces and Working Groups
Co-Chairs:
Abby Dansiger, Academy of Art University Library
Sheryl Frisch, California Polytechnic State University
Members:
Matthias Arnold, Karl Jaspers Centre for Advanced Transcultural Studies, Heidelberg University
Johanna Bauman, Pratt Institute
Marta Bustillo, National College of Art and Design, Dublin
Robert Carter, Independent Metadata and Systems Consultant
Sherman Clarke, New York University, Retired
Bill Connor, Harvard University
Jodie Double, University of Leeds (Consultant)
Jan Eklund, University of California, Berkeley
Heidi Eyestone, Carleton College
Melissa Gill, University of Washington
Denise Hattwig, University of Washington
Jason Hosford, University of California, Berkeley
Stephen Jennings, Fine Arts Library, Harvard
Benjamin R. Kessler, Chicago, IL (Consultant)
Heather Lowe, California State University San Bernardino
Heidi Raatz, Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Greg Reser, University of California, San Diego
Amanda Rybin, The University of Chicago Department of Art History
Andrea Schuler, MIT
Steve Tatum, Virginia Tech
Zoe Waldron, New York Public Library
Margaret N. Webster, Cornell University, Emerita
Susan Jane Williams, Independent Cataloging & Consulting Services
VRA Executive Board Liaison:
Jolene de Verges, Harmon Arts Library, Southern Methodist University
Charge: To support the Association’s membership retention and enrollment efforts in conjunction with the Membership Services Coordinator. This includes the development and maintenance of contact lists and listservs, placing advertisements where appropriate, and coordinating the regional chapters program through involvement, encouragement, and recognition. To make recommendations to the Executive Board and implement decisions of the Executive Board in accordance with the Association’s Membership.
Everyone is encouraged to attend.
Chair: Melanie Clark, Texas Tech University
Members:
Elizabeth Antrim, Emerita
Anna Bernhard, Colorado State University, (ex officio as VREPS Co-Coordinator)
Krystal Boehlert, J. Paul Getty Museum
Barbara Brenny, North Carolina State University
(Emerging Professionals and Students Liaison)
Marcia Focht, Binghamton University
Trudy Levy, ICCoop (Chapter Liaison)
Heather Lowe, California State University San Bernadino, (ex officio as VREPS
Co-coordinator)
Katherine Moloney, Amon Carter Museum of American Art (Chapter Liaison)
Anne Norcross, Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University (Contact Database Manager)
Inga Theissen, University of Minnesota (Mentor Coordinator)
Catherine Worrall, University College Falmouth
The Committee Charge:
To maintain the Travel Award program that has been established to encourage participation and attendance by VRA members at the Association’s annual conference; to administer the awards by formulating criteria for application guidelines and the selection of the award recipients upon approval by the Executive Board; and to arrange for the presentation of the awards.
Everyone is encouraged to attend.
Co-Chairs:
Vicky Brown, University of Oxford, UK
Amanda Rybin, University of Chicago
Members:
Stephanie Beene, Lewis and Clark College
Heidi Eyestone, Carlton College
Marcia Focht, Binghamton University
Jeannine Keefer, University of Richmond
Joshua Lynn, Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Maggie Murphy, Queens College, CUNY
Huey-Ning Tan, Stanford University
VRA Executive Board Liaison:
Stephanie Beene, Lewis and Clark College
The Development Committee’s charge is to recommend to the Executive Board fund-raising ventures and the means to implement them; to coordinate all fund-raising activities for the Visual Resources Association authorized by the Executive Board.
Everyone is encouraged to attend.
Co-Chairs:
Barbara Brenny, North Carolina State University
Mary Alexander, University of Alabama
Members:
Anne Burns, University of Virginia
Jesse Henderson, Colgate University
Emy Nelson Decker, University of Georgia
Linda Reynolds, Williams College
VRA Executive Board Liaison:
Jolene de Verges, Southern Methodist University
The VRA International Task Force has been charged with exploring the possibilities of collaboration and a free exchange of information amongst visual resources professionals and institutions outside of North America as well as trying to determine better ways to support international participation in the activities of the Association and increase VRA's international membership.
Everyone is encouraged to attend.
Chair: Vicky Brown, Taskforce Chair, University of Oxford, UK
Members:
Matthias Arnold, University of Heidelberg, Germany
Victoria Bleick, Virginia Commonwealth University, Qatar
Maureen Burns, Archivision/ IMAGinED Consulting
Marta Bustillo, National College of Art & Design, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Lavinia Ciuffia, American Academy of Rome, Italy
Jodie Double, University of Leeds, UK
Althea Greenan, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
Yamuna Ravindran, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
Marika Sarvilahti, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland
Greg Walker, CGP, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Catherine Worrall, University College Falmouth, UK
VRA Executive Board Liaison:
Stephanie Beene, Lewis and Clark College
To develop and maintain the VRA Core and to support and promote its use in a variety of communities.
Everyone is encouraged to attend.
Co-Chairs:Advisory Group:
Esme Cowles, Software Engineer, UC San Diego Libraries, USA
Robb Detlefs, Director, Strategic Initiatives at Gallery Systems, USA
Rebecca Guenther, Metadata Consultant at Rebecca Guenther
Consulting and Standards Specialist, Library of Congress, USA
Elisa Lanzi, Director of Digital Strategies and Services, Smith College Libraries, USA
Kelcy Shepherd, Head of Digital Programs, Amherst College, USA
Dustin Wees, Director Metadata and Cataloging, ARTstor, USA
Subcommittees:
Core Development and Maintenance (CDM)
Matthias Arnold, Visual Resources, Heidelberg Research Architecture, Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe", University of Heidelberg., GERMANY
Jeff Mixter, Research Support Specialist, OCLC
User Support (US)
Susan Jane Williams, Independent Cataloging & Consulting Services, USA
Elizabeth Meyer, Visual Resources Librarian, University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, USA
Training and Education (TE)
Mary Alexander, Metadata Librarian, University of Alabama Libraries USA
Molly Schoen, Information Resources Specialist, Visual Resources Collections, History of Art Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
Denise Hattwig, Curator, Image Collections, UW Bothell Library, University of Washington Libraries, USA
Consultants:
Ben Kessler, Manager of Database Operations, American Red Cross, USA
Jan Eklund, Independent Consultant, USA
Charge: To engage in research, build accessible resources, and share information about educational and professional development opportunities for the VRA membership by remaining in contact with appropriate members of related professional organizations and educational institutions. To regularly solicit information from the VRA membership about interests and educational concerns in order to develop supportive programming at the annual conference and as other opportunities arise.
Everyone is encouraged to attend.
Co-Chairs:
Ryan Brubacher, Occidental College.
Beth Wodnick Haas, Princeton University
Members:
Joan Beaudoin, Wayne State University
Ryan Brubacher, Occidental College
Sarah Christensen, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Erika Church, University of Utah
Dawn Feavyour, Rollins College
Marlene Gordon, University of Michigan, Dearborn
Karen Kessel, Sonoma State University
Jennifer Kniesch, Dickinson College
Carolyn J. Lucarelli, Pennsylvania State University
Randi Millman-Brown, Ithaca College
Meghan Musolff, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Amber Ruiz, Stanford University
Marsha Taichman, Cornell University
John Taormina, Duke University
Karin S. Whalen, Reed College
Betha L. Whitlow, Washington University in St. Louis
VRA Executive Board Liaison:
Steven Kowalik, Hunter College
The purpose of the organization is to promote communication among national members of the Visual Resources Association within the New York metropolitan area. The Greater New York Chapter Serves the Tri-State Area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
Greater New York Chapter Chair: Johanna Bauman, Pratt Institute
The New England Chapter of the Visual Resources Association was founded in 2003. The chapter meets twice a year, in the spring and fall, for educational programming, chapter business, and cultural activities related to our field. Membership is open to any VRA member in good standing, including those outside New England.
New England Chapter Chair: Jen Green, Plymouth State University
Are you interested in participating in a Four Corners area chapter, or helping to plan the local portion of the 2015 VRA conference in Denver? Then this is where you'll want to be!
