We are pleased to announce we have new dates for the rescheduled
event:
from June now to Dec 12-16, 2020
The Department for Image Science invites participation in the Media
Art
Preservation Institute
held at the Danube University Krems, located 70km from Vienna in
the
UNESCO World Heritage Wachau region.
Danube University is the leading public university in Europe
specializing in advanced continuing education by offering
low-residency
degree programs for working professionals and continuing education
/
advanced studies. The Media Art Preservation Institute provides 5
ECTS
of material in the MediaArtHistories, MA curriculum.
The Media Art Preservation Institute takes place Saturday –
Wednesday
December 12-16, 2020.
PROGRAM:
Saturday - Dec 12th , 2020 – 15:00 - 18:00
Challenges, Needs and Current State of Media Art Preservation
Sunday – Dec 13th, 2020 – 9:30 - 18:00
Expanding Strategic Archiving and Documentation
Monday – Dec 14th, 2020 – 9:30 - 18:00
Media Art Material Conservation from Analog to Digital
Tuesday – Dec 15th, 2020 – 9:30 - 18:00
Developing Preservation Strategies Across Stakeholders
Wednesday – Dec 16th, 2020 – 9:30 - 16:00
Results, Resources & Wrap-up
Lecturers: Patricia FALCAO, Andreas WEISSER, Laurent MIGNONNEAU,
Wendy
COONES, Oliver GRAU
DESCRIPTION:
Media Art is in the process of entering museums and archives,
galleries
and private collections, and other more unexpected places. However,
this
art form is threatened by significant loss due to rapid
technological
obsolescence and insufficient documentation strategies. The
special
needs required to care for this valuable and fragile heritage is
slowly
becoming obvious. Understanding the tenets of media art
preservation is
no longer a niche, but useful skills and knowledge in an expanding
field.
To contribute to the development of this expertise the Danube
University Krems is pleased to offer a professional training
institute
introducing fundamental concepts for the preservation of media art.
This
workshop brings together knowledge and experience in conservation
&
documentation from experts in both academic, institutional and
private
practice. Interacting with a varied group of participants, the
institute
will facilitate a mix of clearly structured lectures, practical
exercises and lively group discussions. Resource materials and
deep
investigation of case-studies enable future practical use.
The activities will give participants the opportunity to learn
about
the materials of media art, the risks for their preservation, and
the
strategies available for some of the specific media, such as
audio,
video interfaces or software. Participants will also learn about
different methods and aims of documentation, and some of the
varied
approaches being used in the field.
The 5-day institute brings together the critical mass of expertise
with
representation from Media Art historians, archivists, artists
preserving
collected works, and of course conservators and restoration
specialists
from both collecting institutions and freelance.
TARGET GROUP:
Anyone involved with cultural, collecting or archiving
institutions.
Conservators and conservation lecturers / grad students, AV
technicians,
media artists, archivists, registrars, curators, collectors.
Researchers
in art history, media studies, (media) archeology or digital
cultural
heritage.
APPLICATION:
A maximum of 24 may participate in this professional training.
Deadline to apply - Oct 1
Notification by Oct 12.
Places made available after April 3rd will be given to those on
the
waiting list or given on a first come first serve basis.
Staff at universities in Erasmus+ program countries may apply for
Erasmus+ mobility funds. Please, contact the International Office
at
your home institution about staff training funds available for
travel
and accommodation.
www.donau-uni.ac.at/dbw/institute
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