The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of ARLIS/NA encourages its members to participate in the 51st
Annual Conference in Mexico City. The Chapter will offer one Backlund and two WALRC awards.
Caroline Backlund Award
This award was established in 2002 and is named in honor of Caroline Backlund (1920-2016)
who had a distinguished career as an art librarian, educator, and author. Mrs. Backlund, a long-
time chapter member and received the ARLIS/NA Distinguished Service Award in 1989 for her
contributions to the Society. The Backlund award is intended to help student members of the
Mid-Atlantic Chapter become more involved in the ARLIS/NA at the national level by
participating in the conference and serving on committees. This award is funded by contributions
from Chapter members. There will be one Caroline Backlund Award to encourage student
participation. The award amount is $1,000.
Criteria: Students must be enrolled at least part-time in a library/information science school and
must be current member of ARLIS/NA and the Mid-Atlantic Chapter. Weight will be given to
students who are participating in the conference as a presenter or leader of a group.
Application: The deadline for applications is Friday, January 6, 2023.
Students should submit a resume, a travel budget including any expected funding from the
applicant’s school or other sources, and a brief letter stating the benefits of attending the
conference and the impact that ARLIS/NA will have on their chosen profession.
Washington Art Library Resources Committee Award
The Washington Art Library Resources Committee (WALRC) comprised research libraries in
the Greater Washington, DC area. In 1981, WALRC published Art serials: union list of art
periodicals and serials in research libraries in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area (edited by
Carolyn S. Larson) which proved to be a very useful and popular publication. In 2018 WALRC,
which had been inactive for many years, disbanded and the funds from the sale of the publication
were transferred to the Chapter. The WALRC Award is intended for professional (i.e. non-
student) members of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter to become more involved with ARLIS/NA at the
national level. Funding for the award is provided by income from WALRC invested accounts.
There will be two Washington Art Library Resources Committee Awards for 2023. The awards
will be $1,000 each.
Criteria: Award applicants must be a current member of ARLIS/NA the ARLIS/NA Mid-
Atlantic Chapter. Preference will be given to chapter members who are participating in the
conference or are members of committees or other leadership groups where their participation is
necessary.
Application: The deadline for applications is Friday, January 6, 2023.
Applicants for the awards should submit a current résumé or curriculum vitae and a letter
describing the benefits anticipated from conference attendance, their specific role in the
conference (if applicable), and a travel budget including any expected funding from the
applicant’s institution or other sources.
Please send applications to:
Gregory P. J. Most
Chair, ARLIS/NA Mid-Atlantic Chapter Travel Awards Committee
g-most@nga.gov