""Other structural and mission changes are happening as well," Colley wrote in an email that was posted to social media. "I have heard that there will be no acquisitions or programming." Colley said that the school had made these decisions "without the knowledge or input of VDB staff," and that the organization's future was "uncertain." Colley concluded his note by writing, "We sincerely want to find a way forward for the Video Data Bank.""
""Like many colleges, SAIC is facing financial pressures due to changes in federal policy and their effects on enrollment," a spokesperson for the School of the Art Institute of Chicago said in a statement. "We have taken several actions to reduce spending, including the elimination of a limited number of staff roles throughout the college in order to better center the academic mission. SAIC remains committed to the Video Data Bank and the value it provides to artists, other colleges and researchers, and the field.""
More than half of the Video Data Bank staff were dismissed, with three of five positions eliminated on November 12, including the digital collection and media manager and a distribution assistant. Other structural and mission changes include suspension of acquisitions and programming, leaving the organization's future uncertain. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago attributed the reductions to financial pressures from changes in federal policy affecting enrollment and described the cuts as necessary to center the academic mission while maintaining and distributing the collection. The former director and the affected staff are no longer listed on the Video Data Bank website.
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