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VRA Great Lakes/ARLIS Ohio Valley
May 23-24, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Hosted by Lesley Chapman
Thursday May 23, 2002
Opening Reception: Niles Gallery at Little Fine Arts Library 8:00-10:00 p.m.
Friday May 24, 2002
8:30 Registration opens
9:00 Session I: Niles Gallery
Kentucky artists:
- Doris Ulmann: A Modern Pictorialist
Lesley Chapman, University of Kentucky - Marguerite Gifford, Louisville Artist, World Traveler
Gail Gilbert, University of Louisville - Harlan Hubbard, Kentucky Artist
Meg Shaw, University of Kentucky
10:15 Morning Coffee Break
10:30 Tour of Little Library and Fine Arts Lab
11:00 Session II: Instruction Room
Just Ask Clarence: Creating a Low Tech Expert System
Barbara Prior and Alita Pierson, Oberlin College
Barbara and Alita will describe their project to create a
searchable subset of their library¹s OPAC that features key Art Reference titles.
11:45 Break for lunch (Joe Bologna¹s, Italian restaurant in historic building)
1:30 Tour of Young Library
2:00 Session III: Young Gallery
DjVu for the First Time: A Scan-to-Web Solution for Local Documents
Shannon Van Kirk and John Millard, Miami University
Shannon and John will demonstrate the possible uses of DjVu as a tool for Art librarians, artists,
and others using an original sketchbook from their collection as a prime example.
3:00 Business meeting in Young Gallery
4:00 End of Business meetings and official meeting program.
6:00-9:00pm Lexington Art League1s Fourth Friday event, "the alternative happy hour,"
Meridian Communications (located downtown, corner of Main and Broadway across the street from the Hyatt and Radisson Hotels).
Enjoy light refreshments and music and see the one-man show William Papineau: Figures in Bronze. Papineau¹s expressive sculptures range in size from miniature to monumental and include portrait busts as well as equine pieces.).
Saturday May 25, 2002
For anyone wanting to stay in town Saturday, possible activities can include:
For anyone interested, we will be offering a trip to Shaker Town as a group. We will car pool there together, but expenses are up to the individual.
A list of art galleries and exhibits in the Lexington area will be provided.
Check out the Kentucky Horse Park and the International Museum of the Horse.
Other activities and events can be found at: www.visitlex.com
