Grants and Contributions:
Title:
R.A.D.I.C.a.L C.A.R.E. (Richer Archival Description, Impact, Connections, and Learning via Creative Access Resource Enhancement)
Agreement Number:
2425-0119
Agreement Value:
$17,599.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2025
Description:
The proposed project will publish 1300 image and document records with accessibility assets to grunt gallery’s online archive. Specifically, this will entail the creation and metadata population of records in grunt's archival database, the upload of existing digitized objects to those records, and the creation of two types of accessibility assets: visual descriptions for images and transcripts for documents.
Organization:
Library and Archives Canada
Expected Results:
The expected results of the project in the short term are centred on the enrichment of grunt gallery’s online archive as a resource for artists, curators, educators, students, and the general public. In the long term, project results will showcase achievable measures by which image and document-based digital collections can be made more accessible to broader and underserved audiences.
Location:
Vancouver, British Columbia, CA V5T4R8
Reference Number:
129-2024-2025-Q1-00021
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
13681 6493 BC0001
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Visible Art Society (dba grunt gallery)
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.