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Guidelines for Contributions
We are interested in your contribution even if it doesn’t fit neatly into any of these categories.
In all contributions, be specific. Be sure to include names, dates, and locations.
By contributing, you are acknowledging ownership of the material and are agreeing to give us non-exclusive rights to display the materials here.
Here are some things to consider when making a contribution to the Video History Project in the following areas:
Biography
Send us your information about yourself.
Interviews and Texts, Essays and Articles
We are particularly interested in collecting essays, papers, interviews and other texts written during the 1970s and 1980s, as well as current work which reflects on the early evolutionary development of media art. Much of this writing presents strong, first-person critical and analytical understanding of the formative days of the medium, and offers a window into the thinking of the practitioners. Much of early writing is no longer in print and remains very difficult to locate and access, or has never been published.
Stories
Video Groups
- when and where was the group formed
- what were the motivating factors, what helped or hindered the organization’s functioning
- what were the group's important activities, programs, publications, exhibitions
- what individuals were involved and what were their roles
- if the group is no longer active, what were the causes of its disbanding
- if the group published newsletters, magazines, or maintained a videotape collection, do you know where these materials are located
Individuals
You can contribute a biography about yourself, or an interview, as well as a story concerning such things as
- a creative process, how personal work was supported and shown
- the roles a person played in a group, or in an event such as an exhibition or performance
- the contributions made to the media arts field
- the philosophy of the individual in relation to the media field
- how the person conceptualizes the field and its relationship to the culture
Events
Events refers to a wide range of specific activities such as an exhibitions, projects, works created, performances, conferences, or workshops.
- where and when did the event occur?
- what happened at the event and what was its significance
- who sponsored or supported the event
- who were the curators or organizers
Tools
We are interested in information relating to unique, independently designed devices made by and for media artists, such as the Paik-Abe Colorizer or the Rutt-Etra Synthesizer. We are also interested in contributions regarding innovative uses of commercial tools, such as cameras or computers or other equipment, and in ways in which commercial devices are modified to better serve the needs of the arts.
- describe the tool - its physical and technical attributes, what it did
- what factors assisted in its development
- what was the design philosophy
- where it was developed and by whom
- how was the tool used - by whom and where
- what was your experience with it, if any
- has the tool been exhibited - where and when
- is the tool presently in use, where
- how can others learn more about it? articles, catalogs, etc.
Images
By contributing the image you are agreeing to give us non-exclusive rights to display it on the web site, and represent that you have the rights to this material, or permission from person holding the copyright.
We can only accept GIF or JPEG images. We cannot do any re-sizing or file conversion on images that you send. We recommend they are no larger than 600 x 440 pixels, to enable them to fit at their fill size on lower resolution (640 x 480) monitors. Images larger than 600 x 440 will often need to be scrolled when viewing, if you are using a lower resolution monitor. File size can’t exceed 128K bytes. Contact us directly about sending high-resolution photos.
- identify people and their position in the image in the image
- provide a short descriptive caption for your image
- enter detailed description about the image referring to the suggestions for contributions about people, groups, events and tools
- year photograph taken, or image created
- the name of the photographer or the creator of the image
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