ARLIS/WNY Fall 1999 Meeting
 

Friday October 15, 1999

 

  
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Enter through the Tea Room.
  Registration/ coffee
   
George Eastman House
Curtis Theater
   
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Business meeting
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Lecture and tour of the exhibition: "Rochester's Olmstedian Public Pleasure Grounds."
  From the museum's newsletter: This photography exhibition presents rare views of the city's comprehensive park system - one of only six designed in the United States by the landscape architecture firm of Frederick Law Olmsted and his sons. Historical images, artifacts, and landscape plans selected from several Rochester archives and the Frederick Law Olmsted Natural Historic Landmark in Brookline, Massachusetts, will be on view with contemporary photographs of the city's parks. "All three parks - Genesee Valley, Highland, and Seneca - exemplify Olmsted's vision of "pleasure grounds" that recognize the need of people from all social strata to experience natural open spaces. This exhibition is particularly relevant for the Museum as Alling DeForest, George Eastman's landscape architect, apprenticed with Olmsted's firm and was often influenced by his style. For more information about George Eastman House see the Web Page at eastman.org .
  Landscape curator, Deidre Cunningham will speak about the exhibition and how it tells the story of Rochester's Park system
12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Box lunch
1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Travel to Rochester Institute of Technology, RIT Library
2:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Session A: "Image Collections at RIT Library", Kari Horowicz, Art and Photo Librarian, 3650 RIT Library
Participants will learn about the Image Collections RIT Library has purchased access to including the Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO) and AP Photo Archive. Professor Roberley Bell will talk about her use of the AMICO collection in her studio class for 3-Dimensional Design. Kari will also show some digital collections the library has created for enhanced access to RIT Library's Special Collections. Hands-on session.
Session B: "PowerPoint for Beginners", Margaret Bartlett, Business Librarian, VIA Lab, 2nd floor RIT Library
Participants will learn the basics on how to use PowerPoint Presentation software and learn how to create a presentation to post to the web. Bring a presentation or talk you would like to convert to PowerPoint. Hands-on session.
 
Registration: $15.00, includes lunch and parking: Return to Kari Horowicz, President ARLIS - WNY, RIT Library, RIT, 90 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester NY 14623-6490
Name: _________________________  Library/ Institution: __________________________

Make Checks Payable to ARLIS Western New York. Receipts will be provided at the meeting. DUE DATE, OCTOBER 12.

Questions about registration? Contact Kari Horowicz at kehwml@rit.edu or the above address.

A GENTLE REMINDER: IF YOU HAVEN'T PAID YOUR 1999 DUES YET, PLEASE DO SO.
Lunch Choices:  
____ Veggie wrap
____ Turkey wrap
   
Afternoon session choices:  
____ I plan to attend Session A: "Image Collections at RIT Library"
  OR
____ I plan to attend Session B: "PowerPoint for Beginners"

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Directions to the George Eastman House:

From the west: Get off the thruway at exit 47.
Take 490 East to Exit 17 Goodman Street (this is a good half hour)
Turn left on to Goodman Street. Follow Goodman about 3/4 mile to East Avenue.
Turn right on to East Ave. Eastman House is 1/3 mile down on the left.

From the east: Get off the thruway at exit 45.

Take 490 West to Exit 19 Culver Rd.
Turn right on to Culver Rd. Follow Culver about 1/3 mile to East Ave.

Turn left on to East Ave. Eastman House is 1/2 mile down on the right.

From the south: Take 390 North. Just outside the city, follow signs for 590 north.
Take 590 North until you see signs for the 490 West (about 3 miles).
Take 490 West to Exit 19, Culver Rd.
Turn right on to Culver Rd. Follow Culver about 1/3 mile to East Ave.
Turn left on to East Ave. Eastman House is about 1/2 mile down on the right.