PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT Symposium & Workshop "TechFocus III: Caring for Software-based Art"

PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT Symposium & Workshop "TechFocus III: Caring for Software-based Art", Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Sept. 25-26, 2015

Speakers & instructors: Helen Bailey, Brian Castriota, Annet Dekker, Deena Engel, Dragan Espenschied, Patricia Falcao, Ben Fino-Radin, Martina Haidvogl, Mark Hellar, Agathe Jarczyk, Mona Jimenez, Jürg Lehni, Kate Lewis, Mia Matthias, Christiane Paul, Joanna Phillips, Jiwon Shin, Caroline Slason, Siebren Versteeg, Glenn Wharton

Check out the complete program here: http://bit.ly/TechFocus3_program

Save your spot and register now for this two-day symposium and workshop (late registration fee after August 20): http://www.conservation-us.org/TechFocus3

DESCRIPTION
Software-based artworks have been gradually entering collections over the past three decades. However, the preservation of works created in this medium has proved challenging for collection caretakers due to its relative scarcity and perceived complexity. Designed to educate collection professionals of all disciplines, this two-day workshop and symposium will bridge this knowledge gap and present some of the challenges, risks, and the state of current practice in the care of software-based artworks, with contributions from conservators, curators, art historians, archivists, artists, and computer scientists.
Topics will include the history of software-based art and its underlying technology, code analysis, documentation methods, risk assessment, storage and access, and strategies for long-term preservation. Four practical exercises will introduce participants to the concepts of coding, version control as a preservation tool, disk imaging and emulation.
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 genre of contemporary art. The workshop will also provide a forum for professionals to gather and debate these emerging preservation strategies on an international level.
The workshop is made possible by the generous support of the Foundation of the American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (FAIC), the National Endowment of the Arts and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Regular Registration Fee: $180 AIC members; $250 non-AIC members; students $80 (must send proof of student status to [email protected])
AFTER August 20, 2015 – Late Registration Fee: $200 AIC members; $300 non-AIC members; students $100 (must send proof of student status to [email protected])