6:00-7:30pm

Coffee, Tucson Marriott University Park Hotel
Location: Ventana Room, lobby level.

Collection Development Panel

"Spanish Language Collection Development for Art Collections"
Sandra Cowan, Reference Librarian, Thomas Branigan Memorial Library,
Las Cruces, NM
Collection development resources and strategies for Spanish language art books, including publishers, distributors and online resources, as well as a discussion of the FIL in Guadalajara and other resources.

“Collecting Contemporary Art Resources”
Bethany Sewell, Access Services Librarian, University of Denver

“Artists' Books: an affirmation for the book”
Judith Rice Jones, Social Sciences & Art Librarian, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
In the growing publishing-on-demand, printing-from-the-web world, fine printing and artists' books can help us remember the joy, delight, and beauty in the book as physical object.  What constitutes an artist's book, where do they belong (museum or library), how does one learn of their existence, how often are they created in more than one exemplar, what value might they have for the art library?

"Gifts to the Academic Library: the good, the bad and the really ugly"
Nancy Pistorius, Associate Director, Resource Acquisitions, University of New Mexico
Handling unsolicited and unwanted gifts – and how to discourage future donations from the same donors.

Break

"New Digital Initiative at UA School of Art"
Gilda Santana, Visual Resources Center Director, University of Arizona

Lunch on your own

"Lies and Archives: Fact and Fiction in the Artful Career of Lon Megargee"
Betsy Fahlman, Professor, School of Art, Herberger College of Fine Art, Arizona State University

Lon Megargee (1883-1960) was Arizona's original cowboy artist, and his story is intertwined with the significant events and institutions connected with this state's history for more than half a century. His archetypal images of the West remain part of the standard recipe of novels, movies and tourist attractions. In his paintings and prints, he pictured archetypal images of life in the West. Tales of adventure, chronicles of pioneer settlement, herds of cattle, wide open spaces, galloping horses, picturesque landscapes and of course, cowboys and Indians, were his stock-in-trade. Such themes remain part of the standard Western recipe of novels, movies and tourist attractions.

Break

Instruction Panel

"Library Instruction for Art and Art History Students"

Panelists will discuss core competencies for design students, inclusion and evaluation of new technologies in library instruction, and the use of technologies to enhance/supplement in person instruction.

Peggy Keeran, Arts and Humanities Reference Librarian, University of Denver

Jeanne Brown, Head, Architecture Studies Library, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Tom Greives, Reference Librarian/Fine Arts Bibliographer, Arizona State University

Keynote Speaker

"New Research on Monuments in Mexico: Location and Meaning"
Dr. Stacie Widdifield, Professor of Art History at University of Arizona.

Welcome by Dr. Doug Nickel, Director of the Center for Creative Photography.

Location: Center for Creative Photography.

Print Viewing, Center for Creative Photography.

Coffee, Tucson Marriott University Park Hotel.

Panel

"Re-Building the Past on Tucson’s West Side"

Moderator: Michael J. Riley, Ph.D., Head of Public Programs and Associate Curator, Arizona State Museum

Panel Participants: Representatives from the Arizona State Museum, Arizona History Museum, the City of Tucson, and Burns Wald-Hopkins Architecture

The Arizona State Museum and Arizona History Museum are jointly engaged with the City of Tucson in planning for the relocation of major cultural attractions on the city’s west side as part of the “Rio Nuevo” district.  The project includes Tucson Origins Historic Park, which is planned to include rebuilding the historic Mission San Agustín and the Mission Garden, as well as other archaeological and historic features which evidence four thousand years of human habitation along the Santa Cruz River.  The endeavor posits many interesting, and problematic, questions regarding authenticity and the interpretation of the past. Participants will discuss their institution’s plans in light of these issues.

"El Presidio Walking Tour"

Tour Guide: R. Brooks Jeffery, Assistant Dean, University of Arizona College of Architecture

This one-and-a-half hour walking tour will discuss buildings and structures representing the three major cultural occupants of the Tucson valley: Native American, Spanish/Mexican, and American. The neighborhood of El Presidio occupies the site of Tucson's original military presidio, or garrison, built in 1775 (and since demolished) that formed the nucleus of Tucson's early settlement on the east side of the Santa Cruz River agricultural flood plain. The residential area, expanding north from the presidio, and originally called Snob Hollow, became an enclave for affluent American residents whose houses represented the latest turn-of-the-century architectural stylistic trends.

Museum self-tour, drinks, and shopping on your own

Choices within walking distance of the end of the tour include visiting the Tucson Museum of Art, shopping at Old Town Artisans, and visiting Etherton Gallery with their current exhibition, "Witness to the West". Cocktails available at a variety of unique and quirky venues. Carpooling will be arranged.

Dinner at nearby Cafe Poca Cosa
Nationally acclaimed chef, Suzana Davila, changes the menus daily. It has been referred to as the most creative Mexican restaurant...some describe is as "Like Water for Chocolate" style Mexican food, including legendary moles.  Recently relocated and redesigned interior, same great cuisine.  We will have a private dining room with a cash bar (renowned Margaritas!), order off the menu, no separate checks!

Breakfast on your own at Tucson Marriott University Park Hotel or elsewhere.

Depart