Biennial Conference

The biennial conferences held by Arlis/ANZ offer our community of art librarians and interested parties a chance to come together to discuss matters most relevant to us all, from books to art and everything in between.

2024 Conference. Sydney 28 - 29 November

2024 conference Being Seen will be held in Sydney at the Chau Chak Wing Museum and Art Gallery of NSW on 28 - 29 November.

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN until 15 November 2024

Previous conferences

2022: Winging it: Art libraries on the winds of change | Online. 1-2 December.

2020: Reimagining the material: Artists books, printed matter, digital transformation, engagement | State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. 11-13 November.

2018: Expanding Our Reach: Art, Research and Access | National Portrait Gallery and the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia

2016: The Persistence of the Real | Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

2014: ‘He Raranga Toi’ | Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Auckland, New Zealand.

2012: Collaborations: Artists, scholars and libraries in a research ecosystem | National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.

2010: The Exquisite Line: Balancing the old and new in arts libraries | Darwin, Australia.

2008: Cultural Connections: MySpace is an ArtSpace | State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.