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?