LEDS Art

From dispersed artistic records to connected cultural knowledge

The project builds a digital information system that brings together information about artists, works, exhibitions, institutions, spaces, and territorial relationships connected to San Luis Potosí. Using structured metadata, controlled vocabularies, and specialized taxonomies, dispersed sources are normalized and validated within a shared repository. The resulting information supports the exploration of artistic trajectories, collaborations, places, and historical connections through public records, visualizations, narratives, and research-oriented data access.

LEDS Art

Repository coverage

System architecture

We configured Collective Access with controlled vocabularies, LEDS taxonomies, and public-facing layers for discovery.

  • Hybrid model that blends Dublin Core with fields specific to the local artistic practice.
  • Curatorial console to capture biographies, documented works, and territorial relationships.
  • Decoupled front-end powered by JSON APIs for visualizations and narratives.

The system gathers dispersed sources to enable a data-driven art history of San Luis Potosí.

80+

Artists

120+

Work records

19

Disciplines

Core modules

Collective Access · LEDS edition

Catalog

Biographies & trajectories

Profiles each artist with origin data, lines of work, collaborations, and learning networks.

Referenced work

Documented records

Links pieces, exhibitions, and audiovisual archives with verified sources and open licenses.

Context

Mapping & chronology

Connects artistic production with independent spaces, institutions, and historical milestones.

Documentation pipeline

01

Collaborative capture

Partner teams share preliminary records and digitized materials to seed the catalog.

02

Normalization & validation

We apply controlled vocabularies, cross-review, and geographic metadata assignments.

03

Open publication

Validated entries surface on the public portal and APIs for researchers.

Colaboración

Want to share your archive or research?

We are expanding the repository with new collections, interviews, and local sources. We welcome collaborations with curators, artists, and libraries.

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