RESEARCH PROJECTS

New Feature
ARTISTS' PAPERS
The first in a new series of papers by artists to be published on this site:
Story, Script, and the Spaces in Between by Sarah Turner

Database of British Artists' Film and Video :: Research Papers :: Exhibitions/Conferences
The Study Collection is complemented by a number of projects to enhance the tools available to researchers and expand the reach of the collection's materials. Major projects have included a year long survey of the history of British artist's film at Tate Britain, conferences, papers and specially curated online exhibitions showcasing material from the collection.


Getting it Made: Contemporay Film and Video conference, Tate Britain, 27th March 2004


Database of British Artists' Film and Video
The online database is a major resource aiming to provide comprehensive information about British artists' film and video titles from the earliest days to current practice. Please do not hesitate to contact us at info@studycollection.org.uk if you notice any mistakes or omissions in the database.
The database is also part of the AHDS PADS (Performing Arts Data Service) database.
Bibliographies
Bibliographies of writings and monographs on and by key British film and video artists.

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Research Papers
Institutional Support for Artists' Film and Video in England 1966 - 2003

This major research paper by Research Fellow Michael Maziere documents the relationship between the history of British artists' film and video and its institutional support structures from 1966 - 2003.
With responses to the paper from David Hall and Michael Zyrd.
Digital Video Study Materials
A research paper produced by Professor Malcolm Le Grice and Research Fellow Steven Ball on the practical issues involved in producing study materials on Digital Video and DVD.

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Exhibition and Conferences at Tate Britain
A Century of Artists' Film in Britain
From May 2003 to April 2004 .
Curated by Senior Research Fellow David Curtis, this survey of the history of British artist's film was an ambitious display of 170 works by 130 artists which aimed for the first time to reveal the full range, variety and originality of artists' film and video in Britain. The exhibition has now closed, however it is accessible for viewing by researchers at the Study Collection.
Getting It Made: Contemporary Film and Video
Saturday 27 March, 2004, Tate Britain Auditorium
This conference explored the changing production, distribution and look of the moving image. How the ever-shifting commercial and public sector has affected creative practices and what might the advent of new technologies bring to the making of new film and video.

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