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Hello! This is our Bluesky account for the Archives and Records UK & Ireland Association International Group. We aim to share and connect goings in archives and with archivists and archive enthousiasts. Our little banner friend is called Earthbert!
The Alasdair Gray Archive is a living archive: kept warm through engagement. Meaning grows through access, research, creativity, education and collaboration—inviting new readings and artworks while honouring the past.
#ExploreYourArchive Day 8 #EYAAnniversaries
Read more about the 100th Anniversary of the construction of the Bodie Creek Bridge in our Archives newsletter from 2024 and 2025 (Issue. 1):
nationalarchives.gov.fk/about-archiv...
@exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @arainternational.bsky.social
Fantastic case study on the application of #recordsincontext and how it can help indigenous and minority communities create more cohesive and visible histories!
ica-egad.github.io/RiC-AG/case_...
The Britain Zimbabwe Society is hosting Guardians of Knowledge – Libraries and Information in Zimbabwe. This event will feature a stunning panel discussing their experiences of setting up and running libraries for their local communities.
📍Online
📅 Nov 15; 12-3pm GMT
Learn more: bit.ly/47Br4gY
If anyone has some time to help out in transcribing old, handwritten weather records.
www.met.ie/met-eireann-...
There are two archival traineeships available at the @eui-euarchives.bsky.social including one for AV archives. If you know a student or recent graduate that might be interested this is a great international opportunity! www.eui.eu/about/jobopp...
Still time to register for this event! Go go go!
Reflecting on our first ARA conference session, our speakers wanted to share a few words:
"Thank you very much to ARA for the opportunity to speak and to introduce the International Group to the wider sector. It was great to see so many people in the room and on a Friday afternoon at that!"
Did you know our chair is the Record Keeper of the year? A well deserved congratulations Chloe! And @jcnarchives.bsky.social
Congratulations are also in order for our ARA International Group's Chair Chloe for winning Record Keeper of the Year award at this year's ARA Excellence Awards! 🎉
@arainternational.bsky.social
@jcnarchives.bsky.social
www.archives.org.uk/news/ara-exc...
Going live soon!
Join us for Forming International Connections at #ARA2025 Session D9 at 2:05 PM BST. Let’s talk about building a stronger global archives community. 🌍
#InternationalArchives #ARAConference
Final Call – Only a few spaces left! Join us on Monday, 1 September, for an exclusive free online event exploring regional archive bodies in Spain, Germany, and the UK.
Mon 1 Sept | 14:00–15:40 BST
Online via Teams
Limited to 50 participants
Book now: PaulStebbing@barnsley.gov.uk
We’d love to see you at ARA2025 in Bristol or online for our session, "Forming International Connections"! 🌍
Friday 29 August, 2:05–2:25 PM
Delta Hotels Bristol City Centre / Hybrid
Virtual registration for the conference is still open: openingdoors.eventsair.com/ara2025/
#ARA2025
A black and white photograph of a girl smiling and holding a balloon that says I AM SOMEBODY on it. Text reads: Getty gives $2.6M to support Black visual arts archives across US. Read full story getty.edu/news
Today Getty awarded $2.6M to collections across the US through its Black Visual Arts Archives initiative.
These grants aim to increase access to important archival collections across the country with work by Black artists. gty.art/4lFcJot
Why attend our next online event?
Learn from archival leaders in Spain, Germany & UK
Build professional links across Europe
Hear unique perspectives on regional archival bodies
Mon 1 Sept | 14:00–15:40 BST | Teams | Free (50 spots)
📩 PaulStebbing@barnsley.gov.uk
Learn more here: bit.ly/4fwvY2e
Don't miss our session, "Forming International Connections," if you're attending the 2025 ARA Annual Conference! We will showcase our progress since launching, share stories from members across the globe, and invite new collaborations.
Conference details: openingdoors.eventsair.com/ara2025/
CFA: Digitale Edition von A bis Z
https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-156617
Paris, 04.03.2026-06.03.2026, Anne Baillot, DARIAH; Julie Giovacchini, CNRS; Lambert Heller, TIB Hannover; Mareike König, Deutsches Historisches Institut Paris, Bewerbungsschluss: 10.09.2025
Join us for a session bringing together archival leaders from Catalonia, Saxony, and the UK to discuss the challenges and benefits of regional groups in professional archive associations that operate at a national-scale.
Mon 1 Sept
14:00–15:40 BST
Online via Teams
More info: bit.ly/4fwvY2e
Domagoj Kukulj, APE Country Manager in Croatia representing the Croatian State Archives, shares an update on the implementation of a new national archival information system: eArhiv, set to be completed by the end of 2025. You can read it here: www.archivesportaleurope.net/blog/earhiv-...
The ICA have just released and excellent interactive resource and overview for archives and repositories on the African continent!
www.ica.org/transforming...
We've just finished the successful and well attended AGM of ARA International 2025!
Big thanks to everyone who attended, and especially thank you to Kirsten Wright for giving a talk on trauma informed archival practices all the way from Melbourne, the talk will be available to attendees shortly!
We have the opposite here in the #FalklandIslands - with snow and ice outside, the archive store feels oddly warm!! ❄️
What about other #international archives? 🌍 🧾
Picture shows a dark corridor of an archival depot with light at the end lined with shelves filled with archival boxes.
The international archivists are melting!* As temperatures rise, our archival depots are nice and cool
*it might just be me, but it’s 37C today…
Today is the last day to register for our AGM + training event! Don't miss out on:
✓ Hearing from Kirsten Wright on trauma-informed archival work
✓ Voting in committee elections
✓ Previewing our upcoming member survey
✓ Connecting with colleagues worldwide
Sign up! bit.ly/ARAIG-2025AGM
There’s still time to register for our AGM and guest talk from Kirsten Wright on trauma informed archival processes!
Join us next Wednesday by registering early :)
Excited to welcome Kirsten Wright (@ University of Melbourne) to our AGM! She’ll speak on trauma-informed archival practice + how we build care-centered archives across borders. Don't miss this!
📅 2 July | 🕙 9:45 AM BST | 💻 Online
✅ Free | Open to all
📝 Sign up before 29 June! bit.ly/ARAIG-2025AGM
SHAPE job #culturalSector
Black Cultural Archives is hiring a new Managing Director.
£70k p.a.
jobs.theguardian.com/job/9628071/...
Join the ARA International Group on 2 July for updates, a look at our future plans, and a talk on trauma-informed archival practice w/ Kirsten Wright.
📅 2 July | 🕙 9:45 AM BST | 💻 Online
✅ Free | Open to all
📝 Sign up before 29 June! bit.ly/ARAIG-2025AGM
You're invited! The ARA International Group is holding our 2025 AGM + a speaker session on trauma-informed archives with Kirsten Wright 🌏
📅 2 July | 🕙 9:45 AM BST | 💻 Online
✅ Free | Open to all
📝 Sign up before 29 June! bit.ly/ARAIG-2025AGM
#ARAInternational #ArchivistsOfSky
Join us this Thursday for the next Community Stories - Community Archives skills session: Preservation for Community Archives!
Thank you to the National Lottery Heritage Fund for making these sessions possible.
Book your space via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/preservati...