Current: An Experiment in Collecting Digital Art

 

 
Project url: www.current-experiment.org.uk
Project start date: November, 2010

Current: An Experiment in Collecting Digital Art is a real-life case study that will follow an innovative experiment, in the Collection of New Media within museums.

Current is a unique partnership project between the Harris Museum & Art Gallery and folly to undertake an experiment in the collecting of digital art.
The project will include;

  • A public exhibition of new media artwork to be held at the Harris Museum & Art Gallery.
  • An acquisition of one artwork for the museum's permanent collections.
  • A public debate.
  • Evaluation of the project to inform future collecting of new media at the museum.

The partnership is inviting applications from artists working with technology to propose new or existing work for exhibition and acquisition. We would welcome proposals of work such as digital art, interactive art, net art, electronic art, multi-and time-based media.
The new media collection will be integrated with the historical collections. It will lead the way in providing a significant and coherent new collection of new media work that truly reflects contemporary art practice. The collection will be both ambitious in scope and of the highest quality.
 
The aims and vision of the project;

  • We will support artists working with technologies in innovative and inspiring ways.
  • We will increase public engagement with new media artwork, as well as increasing the understanding and accessibility of it.
  • We will further develop existing professional knowledge and expertise of new media and museum collecting through a meaningful collaboration.
  • We will share findings with colleagues in both visual arts and museums sectors.
     

This project not only celebrates innovative and creative use of new media technology, but forms a pioneering practical case study for the collection and integration of digital artworks into existing permanent collections; furthering the museum's quest to establish a nationally significant collection of new media art.
For more information on the project check out the new website here: http://current-experiment.org.uk/
 
Funders
-Renaissance NorthWest
-Preston City Council
-folly
-Arts Council England
 
Partners
-folly
-Harris Museum & Art Gallery