AS220 Collection (030)

The Collection includes records and collected artwork of AS220 from 1983-2017. Annual accruals are expected. The materials in the collection represent the work of a wide variety of artists and performers as well as the organization. Researchers will find evidence of a complex, creative community with a national reach and strong impact on the streetscape of an urban downtown area.

The bulk of the collection includes artwork and communications/public relations-related records. The collection also includes documentation of administrative decisions and interactions, major AS220 programs, AS220 Youth and Action Speaks, residency and property programs, fundraising efforts (Building Box, Build AS220, Fools Ball), and AS220 Industries.

The collection includes a wide variety of formats and material types. In addition to organizational records, there are printed and manuscript materials of various forms. Of note are bound and loose calendars, notebooks, planners, scrapbooks, concert setlists, sheet music, zines and postcards. Audiovisual records include 8mm films, VHS cassette tapes, mini-cassette tapes, CDs, DVDs, reel films, zip discs, 3 1/2 inch discs, and vinyl records. A substantial amount of the collection includes original artwork and ephemera including slides, photographs, posters, collage, buttons, t-shirts, patches, banners, screen printing screens and stickers. Digital record file types include ARW, CSV, DOCX, FLAC, FLMKR, FMP12, FP5, JPEG, JPG, LOG, MOV, MP3, MP4, MPEG, PDF, PDFALIAS, PDX, PNG, PSD, PSD, RTF, TIFF, TMP, TXT, WAV, XLS, XLSX, and XMP.