CALL FOR NOMINATIONS:

2014 New York Archives Week Awards

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: NOMINATION FORM

Nominees for the 2014 New York Archives Week Awards Ceremony –

Each year the Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. (A.R.T.) presents four awards during New York Archives Week.

This year's event will be held on Thursday, October 9th at a location to be confirmed.

We invite members to submit nominations for worthy colleagues, archival organizations, and innovative projects. The awards celebrate distinguished work and lasting achievements in our profession. Remember that the Awards Ceremony is only enriched and further elevated with all your nominee suggestions!

Please use the following criteria in selecting your nominee:

Nominee must be an A.R.T. member or operate within the New York metropolitan area.

OUTSTANDING SUPPORT OF ARCHIVES recognizes an individual or organization for notable contributions to archival records or archives programs through political, financial or moral support.

Past recipients include:

2013 New York Archives Conference (NYAC)
2012 Art Spaces Archives Project
2011 New York City Council Member Gale Brewer
2010 Leon Levy Foundation

INNOVATIVE USE OF ARCHIVES recognizes an individual or organization for use of archival material in a meaningful and creative way, making a significant contribution to a community or body of people, and demonstrating the relevance of archival materials to its subject.

Past recipients include:

2013 Rhizome
2012 NYPL Labs
2011 Muslim World Music Day
2010 The Jazz Loft Project

ARCHIVAL ACHIEVEMENT recognizes an individual or archival program that has made an outstanding contribution to the archival profession, or a notable achievement of value to the archives community, its patrons or constituents. The recipient must be a member of A.R.T. or an archival program operating within the New York metropolitan region.

Past recipients include:

2013 Peter Wosh
2012 Stephen E. Novak
2011 Barbara Haws, New York Philharmonic
2010 Grace Lile, Witness

AWARD FOR EDUCATIONAL USE OF ARCHIVES Recognizes and celebrates an individual or organization who utilizes primary source materials to create engaging and informative learning experiences for diverse audiences.

Past recipients include:

2013 Brooklyn Historical Society for Students and Faculty in the Archives
2012 Museum of the Moving Image for The Living Room Candidate project
2011 Aquinas Honor Society of the Immaculate Conception School

NOMINATION FORM -
https://nycarchivists.wufoo.com/forms/open-call-new-york-archives-week-awards-nominees/

DEADLINE:
Nominations must be received by Thursday, May 15, 2014 for consideration.

Please send any questions to the A.R.T. Awards Committee at awards@nycarchivists.org.