EAI’s Online Resource Guide for Exhibiting, Collecting & Preserving Media Art addresses key issues and brings together information on current practices and critical dialogue relating to single-channel video, computer-based art and media installation. The Preservation section was created by IMAP (Independent Media Arts Preservation), a nonprofit resource for preserving electronic media. The Guide features a range of essential information:
- Best practices; basic questions; planning process; budgets; agreements and reports; and equipment and technical guidelines;
- Interviews with artists, curators, educators, collectors, conservators, archivists, technicians, scholars and other experts in the field;
- Case studies of significant projects and organisations
- Hard-to-find and out-of-print articles, conference papers and essays;
- A glossary of terms, a guide to media formats, and related resources;
- The Guide may be entered via any of the three main sections: Exhibition, Collection and Preservation. Each section features specific discussions of Single-Channel Video, Computer-based Art, and Installation;
- By providing access to basic information, recent developments and critical dialogue, the aim is to broaden understanding and demystify the process of exhibiting, collecting and preserving media art.