The Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF<http://vrafoundation.com/>) is pleased to announce that it is continuing to accept host applications for the VRAF Regional Workshop Program for 2019-20. The application deadline is Friday, August 23 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Thanks to the continued generous support from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, this program will allow the VRAF to continue to realize its mission to promote scholarship, research, education, and outreach in the fields of visual resources and image management.


For the 2019-2020 program, the VRAF will support four workshops for up to $3000 each, including an instructor stipend and travel expenses, a stipend for the local organizer, catering, and other minor expenses incurred by the host institution.  The VRAF will provide significant logistical support, including locating a qualified instructor and managing registration. With the VRAF Regional Workshop Grant, host institutions will be able to offer a workshop without the burden of developing it from within, and provide valuable programming not only to their local constituents, but also to their broader region. This opportunity is open to Visual Resources Association (VRA) Chapters, VRA affiliates, related information management organizations, museums, libraries, and academic institutions. For a reasonable registration fee, the workshops will provide an immersive experience on a single topic, framed in a manner that is relevant to digital asset management professionals, users of cultural heritage information, and the larger information community.


Applications will be accepted to host one of the following workshops:

  *   Can We Do That?: Intellectual Property Rights and Visual Media

  *   Collaborating across the Institution: Creating Professional Partnerships to Support Cultural Heritage

  *   Learning to Look and Looking to Learn: A Workshop on Visual Literacy

  *   Moving Images: The Basics and Beyond

  *   Python for Beginners

  *   The International Image Interoperability Framework: What Is It, and How Can I Use It?

  *   Something Mappy This Way Comes: An Introduction to Digital Mapping Technologies

  *   From Project to Product: Effective Project Management and Strategic Planning

  *   Managing Digital Content

  *   Propose Your Own Workshop!

We will also consider applications in which the host site proposes its own workshop topic. International hosts welcome to apply. Please review the description of the VRAF Regional Workshop Program as well as the VRAF Mission Statement prior to confirm that your proposed workshop fits within both the program’s parameters and the larger goals of the VRAF.

To conform to the guidelines of our Samuel H. Kress grant, workshops must be held by June 2020.  For more information about the VRAF Regional Workshop Program, visit https://vrafoundation.com/regional-workshops/. To apply, visit https://vrafoundation.com/apply/. If you have additional questions about the program, please contact the Regional Workshop Implementation Team, [log in to unmask] The deadline for application is Friday, August 23 at 11:59 p.m. PDT.