Announcing the 2023-2024 VRA Project Grant Recipient

The Visual Resources Association (VRA) is pleased to present the 2023-2024 VRA Project Grant in the amount of $3,000 to Virginia Seymour, Head Librarian of Research and Instruction, Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD).

In an effort to preserve and make accessible an invaluable piece of animation history for a broader audience, SCAD Libraries will launch a pilot processing and digitization project for the Don Bluth Collection of Animation. VRA funding to support this work will enable SCAD Libraries to hire a graduate intern to assist in rehousing, inventorying, metadata creation, and scanning for up to 200 hours. This project seeks to expand online and in-person access to the Don Bluth Collection, focusing initially on materials related to the film An American Tail (1986) while laying a long-term foundation to process and digitize the remaining sixteen productions in the collection.