Annual breakfast event for new VRA and ARLIS/NA members and those attending their first VRA or ARLIS/NA conference.
Let breakfast be on us while you mix and mingle with both new and longtime members of the organizations. The event is also an opportunity to meet VRA and ARLIS/NA leaders. Attending the breakfast is a great way to meet others in your organization in a friendly and social environment. Be sure to bring your mentor or mentee. You definitely do not want to miss out on the fun!
Exhibits Hall, opens 10:00am. Additional information on exhibitors to be provided.
Silent Auction
Opens 10:00am - Please join us by donating and bidding on items for our Silent Auction fundraiser "Shhh… Silent Auction!" in support of the VRA Tansey Travel Awards and ARLIS/NA professional development fund.
The auction will be open over two days, in the Exhibits Hall, Salons ABC, beginning Friday, March 25 and continuing through Saturday, March 26. See the "Shhh… Silent Auction!" blog for additional details.
The official opening event of the Conference. Come to hear ARLIS/NA President Mari Russell and VRA President Maureen Burns welcome you to the 2nd Joint VRA + ARLIS/NA Conference, and honor your colleagues as they receive awards.
The "Icebreaker" Welcome Party
Following the Convocation at the Hilton Hotel, the conference Welcome Party -- the "Icebreaker" -- will be held at Walker Art Center, one of the most exciting contemporary visual, performing, and media arts venues in the United States. Mix and mingle throughout the Walker's galleries and bookshop, while enjoying heavy hors d'oeuvres, a dessert bar, one free drink ticket, plus a cash bar.
Attendees will have the opportunity to enjoy current exhibits including "Sol LeWitt: 2D+3D", showcasing a range of artwork from his drawings and prints to sculptures, maquettes, and wall drawings, among other items, and "50/50: Audience and Experts Curate the Paper Collection", featuring some 200 works hung salon-style and addressing the dynamics between "audience" and "expert", curatorial practice and so-called "mass taste".
Free shuttle provided from the hotel to the Walker Art Center and back. Please see our Conference Blog for specific information regarding transportation arrangements.
