Grants and Contributions:
Title:
50 Years of Western Front: Transfer, Access and Preservation of Performance Art Archives
Agreement Number:
2021-0080
Agreement Value:
$49,368.00
Agreement Date:
May 19, 2020 - Mar 31, 2023
Description:
The organization will digitize, preserve and provide access to Western Front’s collection of 1,353 Betamax, 3/4-inch U-matic, 1/2-inch open reel, VHS and Mini DV videotapes that document unique performance art and new music concerts presented at Western Front from 1973 to the 2000s.
The project commemorates Western Front’s 50th year and will increase awareness of its contribution to Canadian art history and the artist-run centre movement. Currently, the archive is largely inaccessible due to storage concerns and at-risk media formats. Western Front will make the digitized material accessible on its website, enabling increased discoverability of the collection by scholars, curators, artists, writers and the public.
Organization:
Library and Archives Canada
Location:
Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
Reference Number:
001-2020-2021-Q1-00035
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Western Front
Program:
Documentary Heritage Communities Program