APAG West | APAG - American Photography Archives Group | Resource Group for American Photographers Archive Managers |

APAG West is an affiliate of the American Photography Archives Group. Launched in San Francisco in April 2018, APAG West serves the members throughout California and the Western states. The organization will hold two day-long seminars a year in addition to special member events.

Steering Committee:
Alla Efimova, Chair
Melanie Light

Contact: alla@thekunstworks.com
kathryn@thekunstworks.com

APAG West Membership – $75 (introductory first-year rate)
https://www.apag.us/membership/

APAG West Inaugural Seminar, UC Berkeley School of Journalism, Berkeley, CA. October 14, 2018. Photo by@ Art Rogers/Point Reyes

APAG West Event Archive

APAG West Introduction Meeting and Brunch
February 2, 2019
Peter Fetterman Gallery, Santa Monica

Steering committee Alla Efimova and Melanie Light introduced APAG West to familiar and new collectors and archives in Southern California. As APAG West continues to expand its reach, we will be planning programs to take place in the Los Angeles area.

Managing the Market Posthumously
December 6, 2018
Canessa Gallery, San Francisco

In San Francisco, APAG West and the Appraisers Association of America hosted a panel on the market for a posthumous photographic collection. Promoters of Arthur Rothstein’s work, Annie Segan and Brodie Hefner presented on his New Deal photographs, social, and artistic legacies. Lindsay Nivens-Frosini discussed issues of valuation and appraisal that come up when working with photographic works. The event was held at Canessa Gallery, in conjunction with the newly opened exhibition, When Government Worked: New Deal Picture Stories by Arthur Rothstein.

Left: Group. Right: Panel: Lindsay Nivens-Frosini, Melanie Light, Brodie Hefner, and Annie Segan. December 6, 2018. Canessa Gallery, San Francisco, CA.

Inaugural APAG West Seminar
October 14, 2018
UC Berkeley, School of Journalism

Seminar Details – View Program

The inaugural APAG West seminar on October 14th was a success. Held at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, the day-long-seminar included informative presentations on photography archives and collections, issues in photographers’ legacy planning, and lively discussions among all participants.

All photos copyright Jared Stapp.

“All the presentations were fascinating and the whole day was planned out so beautifully.”
-Brian Wallis

“The content, the speakers, the venue and hospitality, all exceeded expectation.”
-Fred Lyon

We were very pleased to receive the attendees’ responses to our survey and to hear ideas and suggestions about the types of programs the group would like to see in the future. We are working to address such topics as inventory and organization of an archive, digital content management, and working with museums and archives. We are planning engaging events and workshops throughout the year, and look forward to the next year’s seminar in the Fall of 2019.

Please share the membership information with friends and colleagues who might be interested in APAG West. If you are not already a member, please join here. – Alla Efimova, PhD, Chair