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2024
- March 8, 2024: ARLIS/NA to Hold Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, April 2-5, 2024
- March 8, 2024: Announcing Generous Foundation Support for the 52nd Annual Conference in Pittsburgh
- March 1, 2024: Digital Art History Directory
2023
- September 1, 2023: ARLIS/NA to Hold Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, April 2-5, 2024
- June 25, 2023: 2023 Samuel H. Kress Awards for International Exchange
- June 1, 2023: Statement in support of LGBTQ+ people in libraries
- April 27, 2023: ARLIS/NA Announces New Mission, Vision, and Values for Advancing the Arts Information Profession
- April 20, 2023: ARLIS/NA George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award
- April 20, 2023: ARLIS/NA Distinguished Service Award
- April 20, 2023: ARLIS/NA Prix Melva J. Dwyer [FR]
- April 20, 2023: ARLIS/NA Melva J. Dwyer Award [EN]
- April 20, 2023: ARLIS/NA Conference Travel Awards
- April 20, 2023: ARLIS/NA Applauds Award
- April 13, 2023: ARLIS/NA Student Advancement Awards
- April 4, 2023: Announcing Historic Support for the 51st Annual Conference in Mexico City
- March 23, 2o23: ARLIS/NA Statement in Support of Rights of Workers to Organize
- March 21, 2023: ARLIS/NA to Hold Annual Meeting in Mexico City, April 18-21, 2023
- March 21, 2023: ARLIS/NA celebrará una reunión anual en la Ciudad de México, del 18 al 21 de abril de 2023
- March 10, 2023: ARLIS/NA Announces Recipients of the Worldwide Books Awards for Publication and Electronic Resources
- March 6, 2023: ARLIS/NA Endorses CAA Statement on the Importance of Physical Collections
2022
- November 21, 2022: ARLIS/NA George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award
- September 23, 2022: ARLIS/NA Stands Against Book Bans
- June 30, 2022: ARLIS/NA JobList Adopts Salary Transparency Requirement
- April 9, 2022: 2021 ARLIS/NA Applauds Award
- April 9, 2022: ARLIS/NA 2021 Distinguished Service Award
- April 9, 2022: ARLIS/NA 2022 Melva J. Dwyer Award (English), ARLIS/NA 2022 Melva J. Dwyer Award (French)
- April 9, 2022: 2022 Samuel H. Kress Awards
- April 9, 2022: Announcing the 2022 Winners of the ARLIS/NA Student Advancement Awards
- April 9, 2022: 2022 Conference Travel Awards
- April 9, 2022: ARLIS/NA H. W. Wilson Foundation Research Award
- April 9, 2022: 2021 George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award
- April 5, 2022: Endorsement of Statements of Solidarity with Ukrainian Libraries
2021
- November, 2, 2021: ARLIS/NA Announces 50th Annual Conference
- August 9, 2021: Endorsement of Joint Statement of Legislative Efforts to Restrict Education about Racism in American History
- August 4, 2021: H. W. Wilson Foundation Research Award
- June 30, 2021: Announcing the $50k for 50 Years Campaign
- June 2, 2021: 2021 George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award
- May 12, 2021: ARLIS/NA Melva J. Dwyer Award (English), ARLIS/NA Melva J. Dwyer Award (French)
- May 11, 2021: ARLIS/NA Applauds Award
- May 6, 2021: ARLIS/NA Announces Distinguished Service Award
- March 26, 2021: The New Art Museum Library
- March 23, 2021: ARLIS/NA Endorsement of the AHA Statement Condemning the 1776 Report
- March 23, 2021 : Statement of Support for Art Information Workers
2020
- May 5, 2020: ARLIS/NA Announces Melva J. Dwyer Award
- May 5, 2020: ARLIS/NA Announces Recipients of the 2020 Member Research Awards
- April 22, 2020: ARLIS/NA Announces 2019 George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award
2019
- May 11, 2019: ARLIS/NA Announces Melva J. Dwyer Award
- May 7, 2019: ARLIS/NA Honors Janice Ekdahl with 2018 Distinguished Service Award
- April 2, 2019: ARLIS/NA Announces Recipient of International Relations Committee Study Tour Scholarship
- March 28, 2019: ARLIS/NA Announces Recipients of Student Advancement Awards
- March 28, 2019: ARLIS/NA Announces Recipients of the 2019 Member Research Awards
- March 28: 2019: ARLIS/NA Announces 2018 George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award
- February 11, 2019: ARLIS/NA Releases State of Academic Art Libraries 2019
2018
- August 10, 2018: ARLIS/NA Announces the Appointment of Open Access Coordinator
- June 14, 2018: ARLIS/NA Publishes Fair Use in the Visual Arts: Lesson Plans for Librarians
- May 14, 2018: 2018-19 Class of NDSR Art Residents Selected
- March 8, 2018: ARLIS/NA Announces Recipients of Six 2018 Conference Travel Awards
- March 7, 2018: ARLIS/NA Announces Melva J. Dwyer Award
- March 6, 2018: ARLIS/NA Announces 2017 Gerd Muehsam Award for Excellence in Student Writing
- March 5, 2018: ARLIS/NA Announces Recipients of the 2018 Member Research Awards
- March 5, 2018: ARLIS/NA Announces Recipient of the 2018 Wolfgang M. Freitag Internship Award
- March 2, 2018: ARLIS/NA Announces Recipients of the 2017 Sotheby's Institute of Art Research Award
- March 2, 2018: ARLIS/NA Announces 2017 George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award
- March 2, 2018: ARLIS/NA Honors Kathryn Wayne with 2017 Distinguished Service Award
- February 12, 2018: 2018-2019 NDSR Art Host Institutions Announced
2017
- December 5, 2017: ARLIS/NA Announces 2018 Samuel H. Kress Awards for International Travel
- September 18, 2017: ARLIS/NA Announces the 46th Annual Conference of the Art Libraries Society of North America
- May 9, 2017: ARLIS/NA Releases Core Competencies for Art Information Professionals Report
- May 2, 2017: Inaugural Class of NDSR Residents Selected
- May 2, 2017: ARLIS/NA Releases Census of Art Information Professionals: Preliminary Report of Findings
- March 29, 2017: ARLIS/NA Releases State of Art Museum Libraries 2016 White Paper
- March 16, 2017: ARLIS/NA Statement on Immigration and International Collaboration
- February 23, 2017: ARLIS/NA Announces 2017 Melva J. Dwyer Award
- February 21, 2017: ARLIS/NA Announces 2016 Gerd Muehsam Award
- February 16, 2017: ARLIS/NA Announces 2016 George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award
- February 15, 2017: ARLIS/NA Honors University of Pittsburgh Students with Sotheby's Institute of Art Research Award
- February 14, 2017: ARLIS/NA Honors Outstanding Scholars with Research Awards
- February 12, 2017: ARLIS/NA Honors Elizabeth O'Keefe with 2016 Distinguished Service Award
- February 6, 2017: ARLIS/NA Statement on Proposals to Eliminate Funding for the NEA, NEH, and IMLS
- February 4, 2017: Inaugural NDSR Art Residency Cohort Announced
2016
- July 13, 2016: ARLIS/NA Welcomes REDARTE/RJ as Affiliate Organization
- May 2, 2016: 2016 Melva J. Dwyer Award
- April 29, 2016: IMLS Grant for ARLIS/NA and Philadelphia Museum of Art Partnership
- April 13, 2016: 2015 Sotheby's Institute of Art Research Award
- March 30, 2016: 2016 Research Awards
- March 18, 2016: 2015 Distinguished Service Award Recipient
- March 16, 2016: 2015 George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award Recipient
- March 16, 2016: ARLIS/NA Endorses Carla Hayden for Librarian of Congress
- January 11, 2016: Multimedia & Technology Reviews Awarded 2016 Louis Shores Award
2015
- October 30, 2015: ARLIS/NA Announces Sotheby's Institue of Art Reasearch Award
- July 8, 2015: ARLIS/NA Endorses CAA's Code of Best Practitices in Fair Use for the Visual Arts
- April 16, 2015: 2015 Melva J. Dwyer Award
- March 30, 2015: 2014 Distinguished Service Award Recipient
- March 23, 2015: 2014 George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award Recipient
2014
- November 25, 2014: Women and Art Special Interest Group Coordinator Siân Evans Recognized
- November 4, 2014:Announcing the ARLIS/NA 43rd Annual Conference
- August 25, 2014:ARLIS/NA Launches Learning Portal
- May 5, 2014: 2013 Distinguished Service Award Recipient
- May 5, 2014:2013 George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award Recipient
- April 15, 2014: Multimedia & Technology Reviews Announced
2013
- May 21, 2013: 2012 George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award Recipients Announced
- May 16, 2013: 2012 Distinguished Service Award Recipient
- January 21, 2013: Getty Foundation Grant Received
2012
- April 30, 2012: 2011 Distinguished Service Award Recipient
- March 31, 2012: 2011 George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award Recipient Announced
2011
- April 28, 2011: 2010 George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award Recipients Announced
- April 18, 2011: University of Chicago Press and ARLIS/NA Partner to Publish Art Documentation
2010
- April 19, 2010: Online Resources for Artist Files
- May 4, 2010: 2009 George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award Recipients Announced
2009
- April 17, 2009: 2008 George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award Recipients Announced
2008
- May 2, 2008: 2007 George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award Recipients Announced
- November 5, 2008: Changes for Art Documentation
2007
- January 12, 2007: Information Competencies for Students in Design Disciplines Published Online
- April 16, 2007: Art Museum Libraries and Librarianship Published
- June 28, 2007: 2006 George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award Recipients Announced
2006
- May 10, 2006: 2005 George Wittenborn Memorial Book Award Recipients Announced
- May 19, 2006: 2006 Melva J. Dwyer Award Recipient Announced