#cardiparty

[knittingdragonflies]

Started my Lethe cardigan . Knitting for the cardi party 2.0 . Yarn is vintage berroco. #knittersofinstagram #knitting #knit #cardiparty #cardiparty2021 #berrocoyarn #berrocovintage #cableknitting #cablecardigan https://www.instagram.com/p/CO-9pMaJKYl/?igshid=1k6r0wyjdo0wn

[eastlondonknit]

A little cardi party parade for this Tuesday: Starting with 1. #Josephinecardi on the hanger and #angelusnovuscardi on me, 2. #themodernistcardi 3. #joycardigan 4. #piosacardigan 5. #middingcardigan 6. #wisteriablossomscardigan I hope your week is going well!! #cardiparty #eastlondonknit https://www.instagram.com/p/CDeSxytJX9T/?igshid=r319e91cbo6o

[davidwitteveen]

cardiParty: The Museum of Broken Relationships

cardiParty: The Museum of Broken Relationships

(I wrote this review of last Friday’s cardiParty as part of an assignment for my Masters. I thought I might as well repost it here.)

Last Friday  I attended a tour of the Museum of Broken Relationships organised by newCardigan.

NewCardigandescribe themselves as “a social and professional group for people who work in galleries, libraries, archives and museums – and for those who like hanging…

[musingsofableedingheart]

Wolf pack

Mel Begg speaking to cardies about horror film archives, June 2017 / Photographer: Nik McGrath

“In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed” (Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species, 1859).

Collaboration is from the Latin ‘collaborare’, meaning ‘work together’. At the heart of what we do as GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives and museum) professionals is collaboration, that is if we don’t act as lone wolves, if we reach out to our colleagues in the GLAM sector. My wolf pack are my friends and colleagues in the GLAM world. I also have a wolf pack in the art world, and a recent wolf pack in the Melbourne Horror Film Society (MHFS). 

Sometimes these wolf packs cross over, and my fellow wolves that belong to more than one of my wolf packs are truly special people in my life who I can collaborate across areas of interest. Mel Begg and I studied Information Management at RMIT together, drawn together as fellow archivists interested in film, audiovisual and photographic archives. Mel is one of the organisers of the MHFS, introducing me to the group. Earlier this year I asked Mel to talk about horror film archives at our June cardi party. I love when worlds collide.

In recent years there has been increased cross-disciplinary collaboration between the GLAM sector. If lone wolves were how we operated in the past, current practice encourages collaboration to add value to our profession and the community we serve.

“Now in the digital world, collaboration is central, contributions are encouraged (blogs, tweets, share photos and videos, post content to Facebook, and so forth), and people recognise that sharing adds value for everyone” (Joseph R Matthews, Adding Value to Libraries, Archives, and Museums: Harnessing the Force That Drives Your Organization’s Future, 2016, p. 215). When you post a blog, you are contributing your thoughts to a larger discussion online. That’s what GLAM Blog Club is all about. I think collaboration is an apt theme to close the year, and something newCardigan supports in everything we do.

Collaboration has been important to me as long as I can remember. I think for me it really started in art class at school. To create my photographs for my year 11 and 12 folio, I collaborated with life models. I contacted the local life model society, hired a model to come to my house, spoke to the model about my ideas and we discussed the best way to execute them.

Returning to uni to study Information Management, I was blown away with the level of collaboration amongst the student cohort. During our studies a couple of the students created a Facebook group for us, Li-BRO-rians, although I’m an archivist and not a librarian, I was still a welcome member of the group. We discussed uni assignments, shared ideas and worked together to navigate the course the best we could. When we began to apply for jobs, the support of this group was crucial to everyone’s success, and continues to be so.

When I was asked to join the cardi core (committee) of newCardigan, I would never have thought how much I crave collaboration. Collaboration with the cardi core, GLAM speakers and our cardies (members) is central to the success of our cardi parties, cardiCast (podcast) and GLAM Blog Club. Collaborating, cross-pollination between different personality types, experiences, skill sets and professions in the GLAM sector is essential to improve and implement our ideas. JFDI is newCaridgan, and collaboration is how we’ve maintained momentum.

Australian Society of Archivists conference delegates, September 2017 / Photographer: Nik McGrath

I learn a great deal from collaborating with others. Projects benefit from the input of ideas from more than one source. The newsletter I produce as Comms Officer of the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA) Victorian Branch requires the collaboration of many voices to make each issue an interesting read for members of the GLAM community. I enjoy reaching out to individuals inviting them to write feature articles, and receiving articles from passionate members of the Branch who want to make a contribution.

Friends drawing at Dr Sketchy’s, August 2017 / Photographer: Nik McGrath

In December 2007 I went to my first Dr Sketchy’s at the Butterfly Club in South Melbourne. Since then I have been a regular member of the Dr Sketchy’s art community in Melbourne. I have met many incredible performers and artists over the past decade. Each Dr Sketchy’s session is a collaboration between the artists in the audience and the performers on stage. It’s an important working relationship that leads to the creation of memorable experiences, sketches, videos and photographs.

In recent years I have been an active member of the Covert Characters Life Drawing group, collaborating with performers when making drawings and photographs, and feeling inspiration from the performers on stage, the feeling in the room, and my fellow artists. This inspiration and collaboration is something I also feel each time I’m with my Dr Sketchy’s art family.

Terri Berends, Mel Begg and I at a Melbourne Horror Film Society screening, December 2016 / Photographer: unknown

I think we grow stronger from collaborating with others, we learn and feel inspired. I love being surrounded by cinephiles, sharing in their passion for film. For many years I have immersed myself in the world of sic-fi and fantasy, however recently joining the Melbourne Horror Film Society, attending monthly screenings and learning more about horror films from the organisers and members of the society, I feel like I have a new-found appreciation for film as an art form. The collaboration of the organisers, and being an attendee rather than an organiser, allows me to learn from their way of doing things, their knowledge, ideas and passion, in a different way than in my role with newCardigan and the ASA VIC Branch.

As a museum worker, I collaborate with individuals across the organisation, in different departments, on various projects, and in various types of work. I work closely with colleagues in the Records and Archives unit to deliver various projects, recently we have been working on the upgrade of our EDMS. I also collaborate with members of my department which includes the library team and the public information team. Recently we collaborated with the library team to create library and archives tours. In the tours we presented correspondence between famous English ornithologist John Gould and the first Director of the Museum, Prof Frederick McCoy in the archives, and the library rare book collection of Gould publications, including Birds of Australia and Birds of New Guinea. Collaborating on the these tours meant that visitors received insights about the beautiful Gould publications from the librarians, as well as telling the story from the archives of how the Gould publications and specimens were collected over a number of years.

When the public information teams send research enquiries from a member of the public to me in the archives, the same question is often sent to another member of staff, perhaps a collection manager or curator. To answer a research question often requires information from many sources across the Museum. If only one person answered the enquiry, the full picture would not be discovered. Collaborating on research projects across disciplines and areas of expertise is something that benefits everyone, especially the person asking the question in the first place. The Museum recently received an enquiry about Frank Spry, an entomologist who worked in the Museum in the early 1900s, who collected items for the entomology, palaeontology and ethnology collections. This enquiry has led to a collaboration project between colleagues working in Entomology, Palaeontology, Indigenous Cultures and Archives, and will eventually lead to a better understanding of Frank Spry and his contribution to the Museum.

Collaboration is at the heart of what we do as GLAM workers. Archivists in the past were often described as lone wolves. Today we are part of something bigger, the GLAM community. Collaborating on projects, cross-pollination across disciplines and working with others creates learnings across the sector, better and more rounded individuals in the profession, and more fruitful and well-rounded GLAM programs, exhibitions and experiences.

[ketchboutique-blog]

This cardigan is perfect for fall! #fall #fallfashion #itsfallyall #cardi #cardiparty #cardigan #fashionista #shopketch #shopnow #shopearly #savebig https://www.instagram.com/p/B2Ru3V-lJtq/?igshid=1nhd8qkd7soxf

[tchyahok]

Shmore lewks from #cardiparty nite (at The Marquette Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0oafbnB3bI/?igshid=1wn11h74mvrqi

[shizumom]

Still plenty of cold 🥶weather for a cozy Boyfriend Cardi. These are being discontinued (sad face😢 ) and this is the last of my stock! One Small camel 🐪 color & one medium camel 🐫 color. Click the link in the bio to claim. ⭐️ . . . #hellocurvygirlboutique #boyfriendcardi #aanddboyfriendcardi #agnesanddora #cardiparty #cardigansarelife #momlife #schoollife #attorneylife #teacherlife #collegelife #youneedthisinyourlife https://www.instagram.com/p/BslVdrghdle/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jo63vfxd0eku

[moneygripp13]

Cardi B tearing that Made A n America Stage Up with her performance of “Bodak Yellow” #madeinamerica #madeinamericafestival #madeinamericafestival2019 #cardib #cardi #bardi #bardigang🤘 #cardiparty #bodakyellow⚠️ #philadelphia #labordayweekend #moneygripp #cakedupent #thegripplife (at Made In America) https://www.instagram.com/p/B12yK3OgDto/?igshid=1aiyc8ub340af

[alternativestates17-blog]

Perfect end to back to back shows. Haven’t danced like this in years! @vanswarpedtour @bbtpavilion #finalwarpedtour2018 #farewellwarpedtour #warpedtour2018 #afterparty #cardib #ilikeitlikethat #cardiparty #nevergrowup (at BB&T Pavilion)

[knittingdragonflies]

Ready to start the 2nd sleeve on my Lethe cardigan. #knittersofinstagram #knit #knitting #lethecardigan #berroco #berrocovintage #cardi #cardiparty #berrococardiparty #berrococardiparty2 #knitcardi https://www.instagram.com/p/CQY316xpPwN/?utm_medium=tumblr

[eastlondonknit]

Block party!! 🎉🎉🎉 My Josephine cardi is on the blocking mat &, truth be told, it only took a few minutes to weave in those ends! Now to see on a couple of snaps & she's ready to go!! . #eastlondonknit #josephinecardi #recollectionknits #cardiparty #blockparty #knitlife #knittingmakesmehappy #knittingismyyoga #iloveknitting #knitlove #recollectionkal #slowfashion http://ift.tt/2FEUKyV

[davidwitteveen]

Community

I have lots to do today, so I’m writing a blog post at 7:45am because my mind is making connections and I want to get them down.

On Friday night, I attended a cardiParty where we visited the Incendium Radical Library. Yesterday, my partner Jellibat and I ran a stall at the Festival of the Photocopier zine fair. And today I’m roleplaying with some friends.

The theme for my weekend seems to…

[dazzlesnaps]

Combining some great #Cococarmen sale items with matching #SnapsToIt snaps Buy 2 Coco +Carmen Cardis and get the third one FREE with code CARDIPARTY at check out Find these Cardis and MORE at www.Cococarmen.com/Laureng Free shipping on order $75 and over Snap jewelry and accessories at Www.dazzlesnaps.com #Dazzlesnaps #interchangeablejewelry #accessorizingwithstyle #jewelryaddict #snaps #motivationalquotes #Customizeyourlook #changeyourlookinasnap #customgifts #topgiftsforher https://www.instagram.com/p/CCq7l0KBMIq/?igshid=td3qtclbhrhc

[shizumom]

Its a Cardi party! We have tons of cardigans starting at just $30! Find us on Facebook to shop the Warehouse now! .. . #hellocurvygirlboutique #partywithcardi #cardiparty #plussizefashion #plussizecardigan #warehousesale #agnesanddora #agnesanddoraplus #hellocurvygirlboutique #hellocurvygirlboutique #agnesanddorabyhellocurvygirlboutique #shopthewarehouse #findusonfacebook #cardigansarecool #cardigansarelife https://www.instagram.com/p/BtGjS_yBzZK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19mi5sb19lyue

[chroniclesofcardigan]

#throwbackThursday to the time we were at the #cardiparty and I had to lock them out so I could eat my cheeseburger in peace. 😊 #tbt #jonfarleigh #dewi #cardiganwelshcorgi #corgicommunity #hungry #meanmom #notreally #mybabies #hams