When developing an estate plan, it is advisable to tackle the different components of the artistic legacy as well: the archive, the artist’s oeuvre, the (former) studio and/or home, and the intellectual legacy. You can take steps to organise and describe these and provide long-term storage. Exactly what these steps are will be explained in this section of the knowledge file. In other words, this is a reference point for your content-related, technical and practical questions concerning care for the artistic legacy. You will also find a few tips and tricks to get started yourself.
Once the legacy has been surveyed, it is time to gather any additional information required about the artist, their life and artistic practice. The data collected will make it possible, for instance, to draw up a biography, create an overview of the artist’s individual and group exhibitions or make a list/summary of publications by and about the artist and of the works included in private and public collections. The more you know about the artist and their legacy, the better you can make decisions and choices and justify them within the running of the estate.
For the legacy, it is necessary to pay specific attention to preservation and management. The archive, oeuvre, (former) studio and/or home and the intellectual legacy form the basis of the legacy and the support base for the day-to-day activities of the estate. Develop a clear, transparent vision and strategy for tackling the different components, in order to take appropriate steps and make decisions.
A well-written vision for the legacy motivates people to work on it. See the page ‘Mission, vision and goals’ for more information.
Do you want to get started with surveying your archive? Take a look at this knowledge file for practical tips and tricks to get started yourself or contact the CKV for more information.
Interested to read more? go to the next page: Archive.