{"id":436370,"date":"2026-05-20T08:11:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/436370\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T08:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:11:08","slug":"welsh-gallery-secures-funding-to-preserve-video-collection-for-future-generations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/436370\/","title":{"rendered":"Welsh gallery secures funding to preserve video collection for future generations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-33.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-318690\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-33.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\"  \/><\/a>Image: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery<\/p>\n<p>A south Wales gallery has received funding from the British Film Institute to ensure the long-term preservation \u00a0and accessibility of films in its collection.<\/p>\n<p>Swansea Council\u2019s Glynn Vivian Art Gallery has been selected as one of the recipients of the BFI Screen Heritage Fund, awarding National Lottery Funding, for artworks in its Permanent Collection.<\/p>\n<p>These works date from 1992 to 2024 and have been produced by the following contemporary artists: Hetain Patel, Cinzia Mutigli, Jos\u00e9 Alejandro Restrepo, Tim Davies, Shimabuku, Peter Finnemore, Anthony Shapland, Jonathan Anderson, Helen Sear, David Cushway, Yingmei Duan, Ingrid Murphy and Alexander Duncan.<\/p>\n<p>Working with the artists, a time-based media conservator, and through access awareness training, the project aims to produce audio descriptions and BSL interpretation to highlight any conservation requirements and widen access to the collection.<\/p>\n<p>Another strand of the project is the creation of a screening area at the gallery, which will allow access to these screen-based works even when they are not on display.<\/p>\n<p>They will be shown within a temporary exhibition via a dedicated conservation station, and appointments can be made by <a href=\"http:\/\/nation.cymru\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#86e1eaffe8e8a8f0eff0efe7e8c6f5f1e7e8f5e3e7a8e1e9f0a8f3ed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">emailing the gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As part of this project,\u00a0the team at Glynn Vivian\u00a0will be reviewing archival footage and digitising relevant material of historic significance such as gallery-specific recordings (exhibition walkthroughs, artist\u00a0interviews\u00a0and performance recordings).<\/p>\n<p>Starting in April 2026, there will be a six-week learning programme for young people, working with an artist and a screen work from the collection.<\/p>\n<p>The project will end with five free accessible screenings of works from the collection featuring newly created BSL or audio descriptions in Glynn Vivian Art Gallery\u2019s lecture theatre.<\/p>\n<p>                           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