> > Begin forwarded message: > > > From: Joy Davidson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Wed Aug 25, 2004 10:06:15 am Europe/London > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: ERPANET Workshop on the Preservation of Born Digital Art > > Reply-To: Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > ***Apologies for cross-posting*** > > > > ERPANET Workshop on the Preservation of Born Digital Art Glasgow, > > Scotland 8th October 2004 > > > > ERPANET is pleased to announce a workshop on the preservation of born > > digital art. This one-day event, co-sponsored by the Centre for > > Contemporary Arts (CCA), will be held in Glasgow, Scotland, on the 8th > > of October 2004. > > > > Digital technologies are a ubiquitous presence in contemporary art > > practice, from production through to presentation and preservation. > > Born digital art employs technologies as its very own medium, > > exploring their > > inherent properties, conventions, contents, contexts, and potentials > > for > > interaction and participation. They may take the form of an > > installation or > > digital environment; a website or web intervention; custom software; > > or an > > attachment to an email. New media galleries and organizations have > > engaged > > in commissioning, facilitating, presenting, and, vitally, archiving > > digital > > artworks and projects. Indeed, several have formed on-line databases or > > assembled physical collections, which have in turn prompted > > international > > debate and research into issues of documentation, longer-term > > preservation > > and access. The challenges of the medium are many: hardware, software, > > operating systems, and browsers are threatened by obsolescence and > > supercession. There are also the difficulties of documenting such > > works, of > > reasserting their interactivity, and of recreating a specific context > > or > > environment. The Internet itself is an unstable medium subject to > > constant > > change and its own potential vulnerabilities. More recently, some > > museum > > and private collections have begun to acquire born digital artworks and > > face the task of developing plans or strategies for their long-term > > care. > > For the majority, however, acquisitions remain highly selective: what > > they > > can commit to is dictated by the long-term functionality, resource and > > maintenance implications that such artworks, particularly those with > > a ânetwork-dependencyâ or interactive element, can bear. The question > > of > > what is possible â across a range of collecting contexts - is only just > > being determined. > > > > Benefits from Attendance > > One of the major aims for this workshop is to provide an international > > forum to exchange information about born digital art collecting and > > archiving practices across different institutional and national > > contexts. This workshop is aimed at all people involved in the > > creation and management of born digital art. > > > > The aims of this seminar are: > > > > Â To identify some of the challenges that the âpermanent retentionâ of > > born > > digital artworks, particular those that are ânetwork-dependentâ pose. > > Â To identify key platforms, operations, users, contexts of > > presentation > > and experiences with born digital art > > Â To consider selected current collecting policies for born digital > > artworks > > Â To review selected current accessioning and documentation procedures > > for > > born digital art > > Â To consider selected current storage and long-term access/care > > procedures > > for born digital art > > Â To identify precedents for standards in > > collecting/accessioning/storage/long-term care policies and procedures > > across the âpermanent retention contextsâ > > > > > > Seminar Format > > During this workshop, presentations will explore the preservation of > > born > > digital art from the perspective of both the artist and the collecting > > organisation. A panel discussion will examine issues arising from the > > presentations, such as developing specific collecting policies, > > addressing > > technical issues, managing born digital resources, and enabling > > long-term > > access to born digital art. During this session, workshop participants > > will > > have the opportunity to share their own experiences. > > > > Speakers include > > -Frances McKee (artist, CCA) > > -Susan Collins (artist, senior lecturer, UCL, London) > > -Sandra Fauconnier (archivist, V2, Rotterdam) > > -Peter Ride (CARTE, University of Westminster) > > -Nikolett Eross (c3, Budapest) > > -Simon Faithfull (artist, lecturer, UCL, London) > > -Dr. habil. Oliver Grau (Database of Virtual Art, Humboldt University, > > Berlin) > > > > Venue > > This workshop will be held at the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA). > > This > > stunning building is located in the heart of Glasgowâs city centre. > > The CCA > > have generously invited participants to attend the opening of their > > latest > > exhibition on Icelandic art following the close of the workshop. The > > opening will feature live performances, music and refreshments. > > ERPANET is > > extremely grateful to the CCA for its generous support in the delivery > > of > > this event. For more information, please see > > http://www.cca-glasgow.com. > > > > Registration > > To Register on-line, go to > > http://www.erpanet.org/events/2004/glasgowart/index.php. The > > registration fee is 65 GBP and will include lunch. > > > > For more information contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] or > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
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