ARLIS/WNY Fall 2009 Meeting: September 18 at Corning Museum of Glass

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ARLIS/WNY Fall 2009 Meeting
Friday, September 18, 2009 at the Corning Museum of Glass
Hosted by Beth Hylen

Meeting Registration Form

9:00 – 9:45 am: Coffee and Registration

9:45 – 10:30 am: Business Meeting

10:30 – 11:00 am: Intro to the Rakow Research Library
Public Services Team

11:15 – 12:15: Voices of Contemporary Glass
Tour of the exhibit, with Bonnie Wright, Gallery Educator

12:20 – 1:20 pm: Lunch Catered by the GlassMarket Café
“Open forum” What’s happening at your library? Outreach? Building plans? Cutbacks? Gaming? Exhibits? Bring brochures and info to share.

1:30 – 2:30 pm: Survey of the History of Glass: Techniques and Demonstrations
By Bill Gudenrath, Resident CMoG Studio Adviser, The Studio

2:30 – 3:30: Fun With Glass
Make a fused glass sun catcher at the CMoG Studio

3:45 – 4:15: Brief Tour of the Rakow Research Library

ARLIS/WNY Spring 2009 Meeting: June 5 at Skidmore College

ARLIS/WNY Spring 2009 Meeting
Friday, June 5, 2009 at Skidmore College
Hosted by Yvette Cortes

Meeting Registration Form

9:00 – 9:45 am: Coffee and Registration

10:00 – 10:45 am: Business Meeting

11:00 -12:00: Culture Versus Design: The Architecture of Saratoga Springs
Presented by James Kettlewell, Skidmore Professor Emeritus of Art History, and author of Saratoga Springs: An Architectural History

12:00 – to 1:15 pm: Lunch in Murray-Aikins Dining Hall

1:30 – 2:30 pm: Yaddo: Yesterday and Today
Presented by Lesley Leduc, Public Affairs Coordinator, Yaddo

3:00 – 4:00 pm: Tour of the Tang Museum
Tour by Ginger Ertz, Museum Educator, Tang Museum