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Learning from Artists’ Archives
Artist Studio Archives: Workshop One
Erin Dickey, Kelsey Moen & Elizabeth Grab
What is the “Learning from Artists’ Archives?” Program?
Support skill
development for artists
Create strategies
for collection
and preservatio
n
Engage future art
information professional
s
Start the conversatio
n
The Project TimelineSUMMER 2015: (2) Institutional Internships
FALL 2015: 1st ASA Workshop
(2) Artist Internships
SUMMER 2016: (4) Institutional Internships
FALL 2016: 2nd ASA Workshop
(4) Artist Internships
SPRING 2017: Concluding Symposium
Corneilo Campos, NC artist
Digital conten
tLegacy
What are some of the archiving issues that artists confront?
Lack of time +
resources
Using their
archives
How to inventory
Scanning work
Archiving ephemer
alartworks
Physical storage
Artists’ Studio Archives: Managing Personal Collections & Creative Legacies
“stories of success and frustration in
managing their studio archives”
Archiving for Artists Workshop
3 October 2015
Who are the Artists?David Simonton, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1993-2011
Rachel Herrick, Obeast
installation, 2015Eric Serritella, Big
Bleached Blonde Birch Bowl, ceramic trompe l'oeil
jina valentine, Sugar Box, from Riots and Rations series, 2007
Anthony Hamilton, Souvenirs I, digital collage, 2015
Karin Denson, Praying Mantis, 2015
Specific
Manageable
Attainable
Relevant
Time-based
Breakout #1
1. Artwork Inventories2. Archiving
Ephemeral Art3. Email, Web, & Social
Media Archiving
Breakout #2
1. Digital Storage & Preservation
2. Storage for Physical Materials
3. Scanning/Re-formatting Physical Media to Digital
Artist Feedback
94% reported that the workshop exceeded expectations
92% of the
Artwork Inventories breakout session attendees found it “very applicable” 94%
found the Lunch Session with archivists to be applicable to their needs
100% of Web
Archiving breakout session attendees found it to be “applicable” or higher
78% of
Digital Preservation breakout session attendees found it to be “somewhat applicable” or higher
100% of Storage
for Physical Materials breakout session attendees found it to be “applicable” or higher
“I see myself using the practical tools
(how to keep things, setting manageable
goals...etc...) and also reaching out to my resources
and contacts that I’ve met...
It also made me feel like I could involve more people in my
studio practice by bouncing ideas off
an archivist or having them be involved in the
studio!”
"Learning more about preserving creative legacies will enable me to help myself
and others. For artists who really care about what they are
building with their lives and work, this series of
presentations is immeasurable. Maybe the most
important event I have attended as an artist.""I have a level of
self-worth a few notches than
before due to the knowledge:
'Wow! people in the field really care about my work at some
level.'"
Artist Feedback During lunch
panel, make discussion
groups smaller or have at least 2 archivists who
can give feedback. Perhaps how to
match your archives to local
state national archives best
suited for your work/practice/hist
ory
Lessons Learned: What’s Ahead
Planning for ASA Workshop 2: October 2016
❖ Using attendance data to adjust sessions
❖ Incorporating artists’ specific needs into topics covered
❖ Use workbook/homework to better prepare artists
❖ Exploring better the connection between artists and archival institutions
Archiving for Artists Workshop
Resources for Future Application
❖ Planning
❖ Workbook
❖ Worksheets
❖ Additional
informationwww.artiststudioarchives.org
Stay tuned: 2017 Symposium
Questions?