ARSC Annual Conference and Workshop

The Association for Recorded Sound Collections will host ARSC's 60th Annual Conference and Workshop, May 13-16, 2026 in Memphis, Tennessee at the Sheraton Memphis Downtown!

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, and a collectors' roundtable. The conference will take place in person and online.

The Sheraton Memphis Downtown hotel is steps from Beale Street and has offered ARSC a discounted rate of $189/night for rooms with a king or two double beds. (Reservations made after April 19, 2026 will be subject to availability and may not receive the group rate.)

Memphis sites related to music/sound recordings include:

• Sun Records
• Stax Museum of American Soul Music
• Graceland
• Memphis Symphony Orchestra
• Blues Hall of Fame Museum
• Memphis Listening Lab
• University of Memphis Music Library and School of Music
• Memphis Music Hall of Fame

Additional attractions include:

• National Civil Rights Museum
• SMOKESLAM BBQ Showdown

Interested in joining the conference planning committee? Please contact ARSC's Conference Manager.

Interested in sponsoring ARSC's 60th Annual Conference? Please see the conference sponsorship opportunities and contact ARSC's Executive Director.