ARSC Annual Conference and Workshop

The Association for Recorded Sound Collections will host ARSC's 61st Annual Conference and Workshop, May 12-15, 2027 in Denver, Colorado at the Sonesta Denver Downtown.

The theme of this year's conference and workshop is: In The Groove: Collecting, Preserving, and Listening to Sound Across Time, Place, and Format.

The ARSC Conference will include presentations and panel discussions with sound recording scholars, collectors, preservationists, and creators engaged in a broad range of topics that cross geographic, cultural, and collection boundaries, as well as tours of local sites, opening and closing receptions, a silent auction, a collectors' roundtable, and an awards banquet.

The ARSC Workshop "On Vinyl" will provide attendees an opportunity to explore topics relating to collecting, care and handling, cleaning, and playing vinyl records and will be hosted to ARSC's Technical Committee.

The Sonesta Denver Downtown has offered a discounted rate of $159/night for rooms with a king or two double beds that extends to reservations three days before and after the event.

ARSC will gain offer a Curiosity Pass for Locals to allow local collectors and professionals the opportunity to attend one day of the conference at a discounted rate.

Interested in sponsoring ARSC's 61st Annual Conference and Workshop? Please see the conference sponsorship opportunities and contact ARSC's Executive Director.