VRA 2022 Baltimore

*This session is part of the VRA 2022 Pre-Conference*

This session will address how to prioritize anti-racist work as a solo visual resources professional. Combining short presentations and audience participation, we will discuss how to manage the changing (or un-changing) expectations of our employers while maintaining a full workload. Members of the Solo SIG community will share examples of how we have modified our workflows and long-term goals, designed projects using an anti-racist lens, and explored new collaborations with faculty and students. Our SIG is especially interested in how these issues affect solo and newly solo professionals differently, how technology can assist, how best to mobilize student employees, and how to build a supportive community outside your institution. If you are a solo professional, part of a limited staff, and/or do not have access to a community that is actively promoting anti-racist work, we invite you to this session.