Workshop: TechFocus III

TechFocus III: Caring for Software-based Art
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
New York NY
September 25-26, 2015

    <URL:http://www.conservation-us.org/TechFocus3>

The Electronic Media Group of the American Institute for
Conservation, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Foundation of
the American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic
Works (FAIC) are pleased to announce a new two-day workshop.

Registration:  Regular Registration Fee:
    $180 AIC members
    $250 non-AIC members
    Students $80 (must send proof of student status to
    courses<-at->conservation-us<.>org)

After August 20, 2015 Late Registration Fee:
    $200 AIC members
    $300 non-AIC members
    Students $100 (must send proof of student status to
    courses<-at->conservation-us<.>org)

Software-based artworks have been gradually entering collections
over the past three decades.  However, the preservation of this
medium has proved challenging for collection caretakers due to its
relative scarcity and perceived complexity.

The purpose of the workshop is to spotlight this emerging
conservation practice, build on a number of existing research
initiatives, and respond to an acknowledged desire from the
community to expand its understanding of software-based art and its
preservation strategies.

TechFocus III is designed to educate conservators, curators,
archivists and other collection professionals about how software is
employed by different artists, looking at its functionality and
aesthetics through case studies.  These will also cover topics such
as documentation, acquisition, artist's code, display and strategies
for long-term preservation.  There will be a practical software
exercise for participants to provide insight into some of the basic
technical aspects.

It is hoped that the program will raise awareness and advance the
development of standards and best practice in the care and
conservation of this new breed of artwork.  Moreover, the workshop
will provide a forum for professionals to gather and debate these
emerging preservation strategies on an international level.

The TechFocus workshop series is organized by the AIC's Electronic
Media Group to provide detailed technical education in the
preservation of media art.  Launched on the 10th anniversary of the
groundbreaking TechArchaeology symposium that was held at the San
Francisco Museum of Modern Art in 2000, TechFocus offers in-depth
instruction in a broad range of media.  Each workshop, hosted by a
different institution, is dedicated to one specific media-art
technology.  A systematic lecture program, delivered by
international experts, introduces workshop participants to the
technology behind these artworks, and offers real-world guidelines
for their preservation.

The workshop is being made possible by the generous support of the
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and FAIC.

TechFocus III Planning Committee: Helen Bailey, Christine Frohnert,
Agathe Jarczyk, Mona Jimenez, Kate Lewis, Joanna Phillips, Eric
Pourchot, and Martha Singer.

The TechFocus website offers videos of presentations made at past
workshops.  Please visit:

    <URL:http://cool.conservation-us.org/cool/techfocus>

Support for this conference comes from the Solomon R. Guggenheim
Museum and the Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation
of Historic and Artistic Works Endowment for Professional
Development, which was created by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon
Foundation, and donations from members of the American Institute for
Conservation and its friends.

Professional development events are made possible with the
assistance of many AIC members, but no AIC membership dues were used
to create or present this course.

Questions?  Contact:

    Abigail Choudhury
    FAIC Development and Education Coordinator
    1556 15th Street NW, Suite 320
    Washington, DC 20005
    202-661-8070
    courses<-at->conservation-us<.>org


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