Mapping needs for Data Skills in Visual and Material Culture

The AHRC-funded Digital Skills In Visual And Material Culture network service will host a one-day event at the Woburn House Conference Centre in London on 12 June 2023, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm.

The Digital Skills In Visual And Material Culture network service is a multidisciplinary project co-designing and piloting a training framework in digital skills to upskill researchers and practitioners working in visual and material culture research in the Higher Education sector, Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM), and the creative industries. Our focus is on scoping the needs of the sector, as well as developing and evaluating training activities that will support the creation, management and use of multidimensional (2D/3D) digital media.

The workshop aims to provide a forum to learn more about UK and European initiatives to promote digital skills, as well as to look into organizational strategies for upskilling and identifying future skills requirements. We hope to bring together various stakeholders including individuals and organisations, such Higher Education Institutions (HEI), Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAMs) and the creative industries.

To register, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/digital-skills-in-visual-and-material-culture-tickets-631532720367

This is the programme of the event:

Time Session

9:30 – 10:00 Coffee and Registration

10:00 – 10:15 Welcome

Dr. Karina Rodriguez Echavarria, University of Brighton

10:15 – 12:15 Session: Digital skills initiatives

Chair: Dr. Myrsini Samaroudi, University of Brighton

• Towards a National Infrastructure for Digital Arts and Humanities: introducing AHRC’s digital research infrastructure programme

Dr. Joanna Dunster, Head of (Research) Infrastructure, AHRC

• Building the Digital Future: DARIAH-EU’s Strategic Approach to Empowering Researchers with Digital Skills

Dr. Agiatis Benardou, Director for DARIAH and Senior Research Associate at the Digital Curation Unit, Information Management Systems Institute, ATHENA R.C

• One by One: framing and developing digital literacy & skills in cultural heritage

Alec Ward, Digital Skills Manager at Culture24

• Step by step – developing a training hub and a framework for training in digital skills

Catherine Cassidy and Kate Fernie, CARARE and 4CH, UK

12:15 – 13:15 Lunch

13:15 – 14:45 Session: Institutional and disciplinary perspectives

Chair: Dr. Claire Wintle, University of Brighton

• The Archaeology Data Service: enhancing digital skills for archaeologists

Dr. Nicky Garland, Project Manager, University of York

• Developing New Digital Experiences at Amgueddfa Cymru 

Dr. Jess Hoare, National Museum Wales

• Digital opportunities and challenges for civic museums

Kevin Bacon, Head of Digital – Brighton & Hove Museums

14:45 – 15:00 Coffee

15:00 – 16:00 Round table on reflections and identifying common themes