Nifca New Media AiR - 9 days left + future collaborations

http://www.nifca.org/new-media-air

9 days left to the Nifca New Media AiR application deadline, November 15!!!!

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The residencies are available only to artists from Nordic
countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) and
Estonia, Latvia, Russia, Canada, Great Britain and Portugal.
In addition to residents of these countries, artists who
are living and working in these countries (more or less
permanently) are eligible to apply.

Nifca New Media AiR may continue in future as well
and we would be interested in expanding the residencies
to more countries. If your organisation would be
interested in joining this program for 2004, please
send mail to Juha Huuskonen ([email protected]) and Susanna
Sepponen ([email protected]).

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More information about the program:

NIFCA - Nordic Institute of Contemporary Art introduces NEW MEDIA AiR,
a residency program dedicated for new media artists.

Themes for the residency program are:

1. Software art and software tools for artists
- Art projects implemented as software, or art projects that have an
essential software component
- Projects dealing with the concept of software
- Creative tools for artists

2. Sound/audiovisual performances and installations
- New media art that manifests itself as a performance,
event or installation and extends beyond the screen.

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Following residencies are available for 2003 in Nordic/Baltic region:

Estonia : Tallinn - E-Media Centre + Artists' Union
Finland : Helsinki - Sibelius Academy CM&T + NIFCA
Latvia : Riga - RIXC + Artists' Union
Norway : Bergen - BEK + Hordaland Kunstsenter
Sweden : Stockholm - Splintermind + Studio House Malongen
and Gothenburg - Natverkstan + Konstepidemin
Russia : St. Petersburg - PRO ARTE Institute

Nifca has also established an artist residency exchange program
with following countries/organisations:

Canada : Montreal - SAT
Great Britain : Huddersfield - The Media Centre
Portugal : Lisbon - ZDB

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All the residencies include

- Free accommodation
- Studio or access to work space
- A monthly grant of 840 EURO
- Various opportunities to create contacts and get involved in
activities and/or to concentrate on one's individual projects

THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 15 NOVEMBER 2002!!!!

The application form and more information is available at
http://www.nifca.org/new-media-air

The selections will be made before the end of November 2002 by
an international panel: Atle Barcley (Atelier Nord, Norway),
Eric Mattson (MUTEK, Canada), Casey Reas (Interaction Design
Institute IVREA, Italy), Olle Huge (Beeoff, Sweden).

New Media AiR is a NIFCA program designed by Juha Huuskonen.

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