The University of Regina Archives and Special Collections is leading a digital exhibition project funded by the Ministry of Education, Provincial Library and Literacy Office in conjunction with a grant from the Saskatchewan Council for Archives and Archivists. The project will enable many institutions to contribute content to a single digital collection managed through the University of Regina Library’s ContentDM application.
The theme for the project is Saskatchewan’s Visual Arts: Post 1950. This theme looks at artists that have raised the profile of visual arts within Saskatchewan, following the creation of the Saskatchewan Arts Board in 1948. The Arts Board’s mandate to provide financial support to artists encouraged a new level of artistic growth within Saskatchewan and made way for some of the province’s most noteworthy and memorable artists.
Materials from permanent collections are eligible for digitization. This includes material in any format (photos, slides, sketchbooks, published material, sound, film, documents and memorabilia) as they relate to Saskatchewan’s Visual Arts: Post 1950. Participating institutions will be asked to digitize their contribution(s) or request technical support from the University of Regina Archives. Contributors should also provide accompanying metadata and contextual information for inclusion in the ContentDM database.
The goal of this project is to produce an online archival exhibit that will document Saskatchewan’s rich contribution to the visual arts and promote access to archival, library, museum, and gallery materials.
Content from participating institutions must be copyright-cleared and participants must be willing to make digitized content freely available on the internet.
Institutions willing to participate should contact Mark Vajcner (mark.vajcner@uregina.ca) before 17 June 2011. It is anticipated that the bulk of the scanning and description work will occur in July and August 2011.
Large and small contributions are welcome!
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