Independent Media Arts Preservation<imappreserve.org> (IMAP) celebrates the launch of its new web resource Archiving the Arts and the recent publication of The Emergence of Video Processing Tools< http://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/E/bo15981361.html > (eds., Kathy High, Mona Jimenez, Sherry Miller Hocking) with a symposium and public program on June 13, 2015 at Burchfield Penney Art Center<<https://www.burchfieldpenney.org/> > (BPAC), SUNY Buffalo State.
Artists working with video, audio, and digital materials face unique challenges. Conventional archival practices for the care of electronic media do not take into account the need for many artists to maintain earlier works and raw material for their ongoing practice—in other words, the need for a true “working archive.” To date, there are few organized projects addressing these specific issues, and a dearth of resources for archivists and artists to discuss and debate shared challenges. Hence, Archiving the Arts seeks to bridge the gap between artists and archivists, by creating a series of convening events, public programs and a web resource devoted to creating dialogue between these two communities. The website will contain five in-depth case studies that cover a range of preservation efforts. The symposium will highlight the Archiving the Arts audiovisual preservation case studies, and offer a platform to stakeholders for networking and information exchange. Target participants are professionals and students with some level of expertise in audiovisual preservation. Conveners and facilitators include Andrew Ingall, Executive Director of IMAP), Archivist and Time-Based Art Conservator Jeff Martin, and Carolyn Tennant, Director of Archives & Migrating Media at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center. Through its Media Arts Assistance Fund (MAAF), NYSCA can support New York State nonprofit media arts organizations toward staff attendance at the Archiving the Arts symposium. $500 is the maximum award towards travel and registration costs. The application deadline is April 1, 2015. Visit https://wavefarm.org/mag/organizations for more information. Holiday Inn Buffalo Downtown Hotel< http://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/us/en/buffalo/bufmt/hoteldetail > (716-886-2121), which includes complimentary 24-hour airport shuttle, offers IMAP a discounted rate of $119 for King and $124 for two double beds. Due to the Allentown Arts Festival<<http://www.allentownartfestival.com/> >, the hotel’s parking lot is closed between 10am and 7pm on June 13-13, 2015. IMAP receives generous support from the National Endowment for the Arts, individual donors, and funds from the Media Arts Assistance Fund, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts, Electronic Media and Film, with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; administered by Wave Farm. Archiving the Arts Program and Registration information Date: June 13, 2015 Location: Burchfield-Penney Art Center at SUNY Buffalo State 1300 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo, New York Fees: o General Admission: $150 o IMAP Members, BPAC Members: $100 o Artists and Students: $50 Inquiries: [email protected]< mailto:[email protected] > Register at<http://www.imappreserve.org/join/membership.html> < http://www.imappreserve.org/join/membership.html > Please note that registration is limited to 50 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. Symposium (by registration only) 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Program includes a welcome and overview, presentations of case studies including the preservation of Beryl Korot’s multi-channel video installation Dachau 1974; the Videofreex Archive, a 1970s collective of video artists and activists, at Video Data Bank; best practices at the Rose Goldsen Archive of New Media Art at Cornell University; and discussions on institutional and vendor relations. Conversations may also include a subject area solicited from symposium registrants in advance. Public Program (no registration required) 7:00 PM Event celebrating the launch of IMAP’s new web resource Archiving the Arts and the recent publication of The Emergence of Video Processing Tools (eds., Kathy High, Mona Jimenez, Sherry Miller Hocking). The event will feature presentations and screenings of recently restored work.
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
