From Celluliod to Cyberspace The Media Arts and the Changing Arts World

by McCarthy, Kevin F.

• ISBN13: 9780833030764
• ISBN10: 0833030760
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-11-04
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

Examines the organizational features of the media arts, placing them in the context of the broader arts enviroment and identifying the major challenges they face.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. iii
Summary	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
Analytical Approach	p. 4
Highlights of Findings	p. 7
Organization of the Report	p. 10
The Arts Environment in America	p. 11
The Changing Shape of the Arts Environment	p. 11
Participation Patterns Are Changing	p. 12
A Portrait of the Artists	p. 13
A More Challenging Funding Environment	p. 14
New Organizational Complexity	p. 16
The Role of Technology	p. 19
The Development of the Media Arts	p. 23
Historical Development of the Media Arts	p. 24
Early 20th Century: Film	p. 24
Early 1960s: Video	p. 25
1960s and 1970s: The Launch of the Media Arts Movement	p. 26
1980s and 1990s: Digital Technology and the New Media Arts	p. 27
Recent Trends	p. 28
Information on the Media Arts	p. 31
Comparing the Media Arts	p. 33
Audiences	p. 33
Technology Is Changing Arts Participation	p. 34
Audiences Differ for Different Types of Media Art	p. 36
Artists	p. 39
Organizations	p. 43
Funding	p. 48
Conclusions	p. 53
The Media Arts Today	p. 53
Challenges Facing the Media Arts	p. 55
Distribution	p. 56
Funding	p. 57
Public Benefits	p. 57
Preservation and Technical Obsolescence	p. 59
Increased Visibility	p. 59
Recommendations	p. 60
Appendix
Information on the Media Arts	p. 63
Interviews	p. 69
Bibliography	p. 73
Table of Contents provided by Syndetics. All Rights Reserved.