ACTIVATING THE ARCHIVE: PRESERVING 21ST-CENTURY PHOTOGRAPHY [SINCE 1994, CENTER HAS SUPPORTED SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHIC PROJECTS THROUGH EDUCATION, PLATFORMS, AND FUNDING. CENTER'S DIGITAL COLLECTION ENCOMPASSES THE ORGANIZATION'S IMAGE ARCHIVE ILLUSTRATING TRENDS IN PHOTOGRAPHY OVER THE LAST TWO DECADES, INCLUDING SHIFTING REPRESENTATIONS OF SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS. CENTER, AND THE DIGITAL HUMANITIES STUDIO AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, AMPERSAND, WILL UNDERTAKE PLANNING AND PROTOTYPING TO CONSOLIDATE AND UPDATE THE IMAGE COLLECTION TO A SINGLE-PLATFORM ARCHIVE. THE PROTOTYPE WEBSITE WILL USE A STANDARDIZED SYSTEM TO FACILITATE THE PRESERVATION, IDENTIFICATION, AND DISCOVERABILITY OF A DIVERSE BODY OF LENS-BASED WORK. THE GOAL IS TO PRODUCE PLANS AND A LIMITED-SCOPE PROTOTYPE TO CREATE A NEW WEBSITE INTERFACE TO FACILITATE CONNECTIONS AND EXPLORATIONS AMONG THE AWARD-WINNING PHOTOGRAPHIC PROJECTS, ARTISTS' STATEMENTS, AND SCHOLARLY ESSAYS THAT ENABLE EDUCATORS AND OTHER RESEARCHERS TO DISCOVER WORLD-CLASS PHOTOGRAPHY.]