Save the Date for SEI: June 12-16, 2023, Online

Registration for the virtual SEI 2023 is now open! We are very excited about this year's curriculum and instructors, and hope to see many of you online on June 12-16, 2023.SEI is a fantastic learning and networking opportunity for GLAM professionals and students interested in creating and maintaining sustainable digital collections. SEI 2023 is a virtual workshop, and will open on Monday, June 12, with an orientation activity facilitated by the SEI Team. Most days feature two curricular workshops led by instructors and optional social events, during which the SEI Team plans to make time and space for SEI attendees to build community socially and professionally. SEI will close on Friday, June 16 with a wrap-up activity, also facilitated by the SEI Team. Registration rates for SEI 2023 are $225 for members of ARLIS/NA and VRA and $250 for non-members.SEI is committed to creating and supporting inclusive, diverse, accessible, and equitable communities of practice. We invite you to read our Inclusive Language Guide, which joins our Code of Conduct, Land Acknowledgement, and other documents about SEI.This comprehensive introductory workshop is limited to 50 participants. We expect to meet our registration cap quickly, so be sure to register as soon as possible!If you have questions, please don't hesitate to write to the SEI Co-Chairs at seiworkshop.contact@gmail.com or via our website.SEI 2023 Implementation TeamSenior Co-Chair: Jasmine Burns, Cornell UniversityJunior Co-Chair: Natasha Bishop, Cornell UniversityFaculty Liaison and Curriculum Specialist (ARLIS/NA): Maggie Murphy, UNC-GreensboroFaculty Liaison and Curriculum Specialist (VRA): Summer Shetenhelm, Yale UniversityWeb Designer & Publicity Specialist: Meghan Rubenstein, Colorado College

VRA Right To Be Workshop: Bystander Intervention in the Workplace

The Equitable Action Committee (EAC) and the Visual Resources Association Executive Board are pleased to offer "Bystander Intervention In the Workplace," an interactive training workshop led by Right To Be on Thursday, March 23rd, from 2:00pm-3:00pm EST / 11:00am-12:00pm PST.This workshop is free to VRA members as well as students and professionals in the field of visual resources and has been customized to address scenarios we may encounter in our unique workplaces.About Right To Be:Our goal is to reduce instances of workplace disrespect and harassment by giving employees the tools they need to disrupt those perpetrating it. We will equip you with tools to be an effective bystander in the midst of workplace disrespect or harassment by using our proven 5Ds of bystander intervention methodology - distract, delegate, document, delay, and direct. 98% of employees leave our training committed to intervene next time they witness disrespect or harassment at work.REGISTER HERE!

Register Now! VRA Regional Workshop on Creating Professional Partnerships

The Visual Resources Association (VRA) is pleased to announce registration is now live for Collaborating Across the Institution and Beyond: Creating Professional Partnerships to Support Cultural Heritage! This two-part online workshop will be taught by Maureen Burns and held via Zoom on Fridays, March 24th and March 31st from 12:00-2:00 pm EDT.REGISTRATIONTo register, please visit the workshop webpage. The workshop fee is $50. If you have questions about registration or general questions about the workshop, email the Regional Workshop Implementation Team at vraf.rwit@gmail.com.WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONCultural Heritage professionals are finding new, mutually beneficial ways to work together to develop their resources. In this workshop, we will discuss:

• Improving discovery and broader access to digital resources
• Collaboration and partnerships between units to further common goals
• Current emphasis on institution-wide and inter-institutional work
• How collaborating can provide learning opportunities, expand job scope & develop professional skills
• Expanding networks through collaborative research and projects
• Real world examples of projects that have proven successful

This workshop will provide concrete strategies for building stronger professional collaborations by exploring the benefits and barriers to creating collaborations and offering specific techniques to build successful partnerships.ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORMaureen Burns is an information professional with over 35 years of experience developing and managing teaching resources of analog and digital images at UC Irvine, the Getty Villa, and CSULB. Presently working on a consulting basis through IMAGinED, she is the sales representative for Archivision/vrcHost, technical consultant on the CSU Archives Japanese American Digitization project, and participating in other image-focused and educational work. Burns’ degrees are in History, Art History, and Education. She recently completed 7 years of work on a NSF-funded arts and science integration UCI teacher training program and continues as the production editor for the electronic Journal for Learning through the Arts. She is active in the Visual Resources Association participating in the work of VRA’s Awards and Financial Advisory Committees and is also a past VRA president, past director of the VRA Foundation, past editor of the VRA Bulletin, and past chair of the VRA’s Southern California Chapter.

VRA Regional Workshop Interest Survey

The VRA Regional Workshop Implementation Team (RWIT) invites you to complete the 2023 VRA Regional Workshop Interest Survey. In this brief survey, RWIT hopes to gauge interest in certain workshop topics and hosting opportunities. Thank you in advance for taking the time to complete the survey!Link to survey: https://forms.gle/cG6eQ4SuB7VZx53p9 Beth Haas, Workshop CoordinatorJanice Shapiro Hussain, Sr. Workshop LiaisonMichelle Schierburg, Jr. Workshop Liaisonworkshops@vraweb.org

VRA Fall 2022 Workshop Season

The Visual Resources Association (VRA) is pleased to announce its 2022 Workshop Season! Workshops will cover a variety of topics relevant to those working with images in cultural heritage institutions and other fields. All workshops will be held virtually on Zoom in two parts. The fee for each workshop is $50.

Now open for registration!

Learning to Look and Looking to Learn: A Workshop on Visual Literacy (ZOOM)Fridays, September 23rd and 30th5:30 to 7:30pm ESTInstructors Jessica Sack and Rachel Thompson are a powerhouse duo from Yale and the Guggenheim, respectively. They're coming together again to teach attendees the ins and outs of Visual Literacy, which continues to grow as a relevant skill in today's world.Please register by Friday, September 16thCan We Do That?: Intellectual Property Rights and Visual Media (ZOOM)Fridays, October 14th and 21st11:30am to 2:00pm ESTThis workshop, taught by Cara Hirsh has sold out in past years and is coming back for an encore. Attendees will learn the basics of IPR concepts and work through real-life scenarios to gain a better understanding of how to handle these concerns.Please register by Friday, October 7th

Save the dates for these upcoming workshops! Registration will open soon!

• Something Mappy This Way Comes: An Introduction to Digital Mapping Technologies (ZOOM) Tuesday, November 1st and Wednesday, November 2nd, 5:30pm-7:30pm EST. Instructor: Justin Madron
• Collaborating Across the Institution and Beyond: Creating Professional Partnerships to Support Cultural Heritage (ZOOM) Fridays, December 2nd and 9th, 11:30am-2:00pm EST. Instructor: Maureen Burns

We'd like to thank the Samuel H. Kress Foundation for their continued support of the VRA Regional Workshop Program.If you have any questions, please send an email to the Regional Workshop Implementation Team at vraf.rwit@gmail.com.Beth Haas, Workshop CoordinatorJanice Shapiro Hussain, Senior Workshop LiaisonMichelle Schierburg, Junior Workshop Liaison

Register Now! VRA Regional Workshop on Visual Literacy

The Visual Resources Association (VRA) is pleased to announce registration is now live for Learning to Look and Looking to Learn: A Workshop on Visual Literacy with instructors Jessica Sack of the Yale University Art Gallery and Rachel Thompson of the Guggenheim Museum. This two-part online workshop will be held via Zoom on Fridays, September 23rd and 30th, from 5:30 pm–7:30 pm EDT.REGISTRATIONTo register, please visit the workshop webpage. The workshop fee is $50. If you have questions about registration or general questions about the workshop, email the Regional Workshop Implementation Team at vraf.rwit@gmail.com. Please register by Monday, September 19, 2022.The Regional Workshop Implementation Team is grateful to The Samuel H. Kress Foundation for their continued support of this exciting opportunity to partner with cultural heritage and educational institutions. You can read about all the workshops planned for 2022 on our website: https://vraweb.org/opportunities/regional-workshops/WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONAs we now work in hybrid settings—in person and online—there is an increasing challenge to develop visual literacy skills of both educators and students, uniquely positioning those who work with visual media to provide necessary visual literacy training and instruction.This two-part workshop will provide participants with the tools to develop and implement visual literacy instruction within their professional practice both in person and using online platforms such as Zoom. Part one of this workshop will focus on visual literacy skills and pedagogical approaches by using Zoom to engage with objects from museums, libraries, and archives. Part two will focus on ways for participants to apply these pedagogies to their own work and institutions.Participants will discuss and develop ways to implement and evaluate their own visual literacy programs as well as how digital archives, art objects, and other primary sources can be used by staff, students, and faculty. The question of what it means to teach from collections within a range of professional perspectives–including from information, museum, and education contexts—will also be addressed.ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORSJessica Sack is the Jan and Frederick Mayer Curator of Public Education at the Yale University Art Gallery. Jessica has worked in the field of museum education for more than twenty years. In that time she has been developing professional development programs in Visual Literacy for a variety of audiences including librarian, teacher, and faculty workshops, and training graduate students as museum educators. In addition, Jessica works with area teachers and faculty, helping them find ways to teach from objects and hone their own observation skills. Prior to Yale, Jessica was the Senior Museum Educator and Coordinator of Teacher Services at the Brooklyn Museum. She has contributed to journals and publications including Art Education and The International Journal of Lifelong Learning in Art Education, The Caring Museum: New Models of Engagement with the Ageing, Interpreting the Art Museum,  “Looking to Learn, Learning to Teach” in the Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin and Picturing a Nation: Teaching with American Art and Material Culture. Jessica received her M.Phil. in Ethnology and Museum Ethnography from Oxford University, England, and a M.A. in Performance Studies from New York University.Rachel Thompson is the Associate Manager of School and Teacher Programs at the Guggenheim Museum. In this role, she plans, implements, and evaluates museum-based programs for teachers; provides support for Learning Through Art, a longstanding artist residency program in NYC public schools; and serves as a mentor for teens in the GuggTeens Collaborative program. Rachel began her career in education at Southwest High School in San Antonio, Texas, where she taught English and Latin. Prior to joining the Guggenheim, she was the John Walsh Fellow in Museum Education at the Yale University Art Gallery, where she facilitated museum programs for a range of audiences, including young children, university students and faculty, and K-12 educators. Rachel has co-authored publications on topics in museum practice in Art Education and The International Journal of Lifelong Learning in Art Education. Originally from San Antonio, Texas, Rachel holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Texas at Austin, as well as a Master of Arts in Religion from Yale Divinity School.