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| Director's Update:
Welcome to the av福利社 Newsletter online
As we announced late in 2011, the av福利社 Board has endorsed moving the newsletter completely online to save on design, printing and postage expenses. In addition, because the print newsletter was so costly to produce, we could only publish it four times per year, which was not frequent enough. The new deadline for submitting material is by the first of every the month. We hope you will send us your news as well as that of your institution, av福利社 Chapters, av福利社 Partner Organizations and other groups that focus on architecture, landscapes and urbanism. |
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| 2012 Conference:
Conference Highlights - Historic Preservation Seminar - Retooling the Motor City
- Introductory Address: "The Industrial Character of Detroit" - Charles K. Hyde, Professor Emeritus of Industrial History, Wayne State University
- Plenary Talk: La Casa de Esclavos Modernos: Exposing the Architecture of Exploitation - Don Mitchell, Syracuse University
Live online chat on Jan 25 at 2pm CST - Ask us your conference questions! |
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| av福利社:
Announcing Professional Associates
av福利社 has created a new class of membership, Professional Associates, to serve design and preservation professionals – Architectural firms, Historic Preservation Offices, Landmark Commissions and Design Education organizations. Professional Associates av福利社 accords up to ten (10) professionals, in one office, a group membership in av福利社. These members receive University Level resources specifically designed for a smaller user group. |
| Study Programs:
How Study Tours are Priced
Recently, I had a conversation with a long-standing member of av福利社 about the study tour program. We specifically discussed the price of the study tours. This topic is not new and after the conversation I felt it may be important to share this information with the larger membership to dispel any misconceptions that may be out there. |
| av福利社ARA:
Transition to ARTstor's Shared Shelf
Preparation for av福利社ARA’s migration to ARTstor’s Shared Shelf system continues steadily forward. Project staff and editorial committee members having been testing out the new image cataloging interface that will be an exciting upgrade for all av福利社ARA users. Another exciting component of the new Shared Shelf system that ARTstor is developing is an open-access image collection called Shared Shelf Commons. |
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| Fellowships:
av福利社ARA Travel Fellowship due March 1, 2012 Saxony Study Tour Fellowship deadline extended to March 1, 2012 |
| Chapters:
Southeast Chapter of av福利社
SEav福利社 will hold its 30th Annual Meeting in Athens, Georgia, from October 17-20, 2012. The SEav福利社 Host Committee invites abstracts for individual papers or proposals for session panels, consisting of three to four papers and a chair. |
| Obituaries:
Patricia Gebhard - With one of her daughters nearby, Patricia Peeke Gebhard, 85, died peacefully of leukemia on October 29, 2111 in hospice care at her residence in Santa Barbara. Pat received degrees in art history (B.A., Oberlin College, 1948; M. A., Mills College, 1949) and library science (B.A., University of Minnesota, 1951), and in 1951 she became the art librarian at Vassar College. D. Blake Alexander - Professor Emeritus Blake Alexander was born in Paris, Texas in 1924 and died in Austin December 11, 2011. He received his degree in architecture and a degree in Art at the University of Texas with a Masters from Columbia in 1953. He is the author of Texas Homes of the 19th Century, 1966, and Sources of Classicism, 1978. |
| Gifts and Donor Support
1 Oct 2011- 31 Dec 2011
On behalf of the av福利社 Board and members, we sincerely thank the members who, in October, November and December made gifts to a variety of funds including the Annual Appeal, Chicago Cultural Icons Benefit, Annual Meeting, Annual Meeting Fellowship Funds, the Charnley Persky House Museum and the Buildings of the United States. |
