Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Digitization of the Franco-Saskatchewanian community’s artistic and cultural photographic heritage (NumArt)
Agreement Number:
2324-0021
Agreement Value:
$47,464.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2024
Description:
The NumArt project targets the following activities: Digitize, describe and preserve 25,342 photographs, which comprise the artistic and cultural photographic heritage of the Franco-Saskatchewanian community from 1974 to 2000, assembled in the collections of the Conseil culturel fransaskois and the newspaper L’Eau vive. Train and educate Francophones in archival processing. Promote this heritage through virtual exhibitions, publications and community and school activities.
Organization:
Library and Archives Canada
Expected Results:
The objectives of the NumArt project are to make accessible a photographic heritage that is essential to the history of Saskatchewan Francophones, bring the community together around the new Centre des Archives fransaskoises and respond to the urgent need of researchers and the public.
Location:
Régina, Saskatchewan, CA S4R 8B1
Reference Number:
129-2023-2024-Q1-00011
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
119153872RR0001
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Société historique de la Saskatchewan
Program:
Documentary Heritage Communities Program
Program Purpose:
The Documentary Heritage Communities Program supports the development of Canada's local archival and library communities by increasing their capacity to preserve, provide access to, and promote local documentary heritage.