[spectre] Singapore Fling - ANAT catapults artists internationally Media Release

[franck ancel]

Dear Melinda, Friends and Colleagues,

Enjoy here my next events without the FNAC!

"No Space for this Time"
communication @ ISEA Symposium - Singapore 25-31/07/08
http://www.isea2008singapore.org

"Dharma > The Red Breath < Initiative"
work in progress @ Cellsbutton Festival - Yogyakarta 10-19/08/08
http://www.natural-fiber.com

"GPS Light # 1"
installation @ Mazarine Bookshop - Paris 09/09/08
http://www.lamazarine.fr

"1958-2008 : from Philips Pavilion to Explorer Art"
performance @ Cyberspace - Internet 19/10/08
http://www.franck-ancel.com/atx

"Du corps physique à la virtualité contemporaine"
communication @ IN3 Symposium - Basel 20-23/11/08
http://www.in3.ch

Namasté.
Franck

Contacts Franck Ancel
Paris +33 676 470 610
info at franck-ancel.com


Melinda Rackham a écrit :
> hey Frank
> i checked out FNAC = http://www.fnac.com/
> and it had some great deals!!
>
> There is great difficulty getting funding in Australia go to ISEA ,  
> due to the priorities of our funding bodies tending towards Venice  
> Biennial type events rather than Electronic Arts Festivals; which 
> means many artists and writers  can not attend even tho it is 
> relatively geographically close.
>
> ANAT was able to quarantine some of our professional development grant 
> funding to bridge the gap in a small way, funding 4 people from a 
> highly competitive call, - including two artists showing in an 
> Australian exhibition, and two artsist presenting papers.
>
> Perhaps we need a Global Network for Art and Technology to evenly 
> distribute money  ?
>
> GNAT
> ..hmmm
> i think the domain is still available.
> lets chat about it in singapore
>
> warm regards,
> Melinda
>
> ++++++++++++
> Dr Melinda Rackham
> Executive Director
> Australian Network for Art and Technology
> +61 (0)8 8231 9037
> +61 (0)410 596 592
> http://www.anat.org.au
> director at anat.org.au
>
> Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT) is generously 
> supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, 
> its arts funding and advisory body, the South Australian Government 
> through Arts SA, and the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative 
> of the Australian, State and Territory Governments.
>
>
>
> On 30/06/2008, at 4:59 PM, franck ancel wrote:
>
>> Well, that's great.
>> By chance in France we have too the FNAC!
>> The French Nonetwork for Art and Communication.
>> with fund just for F2F aka Friends2Friends.
>> So, see you soon in Singapore without money...
>> All the best,
>> FA
>>
>>
>> ANAT Communications a écrit :
>>> Media Release
>>> For immediate release: 30 June 2008
>>> Apologies for cross posting
>>>
>>> **Singapore Fling - ANAT catapults artists internationally**
>>>
>>> The Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT) is pleased to
>>> announce the following outstanding artists have been selected to
>>> receive Professional Development Travel Grant (PDTG) funding for ISEA
>>> 2008 in Singapore.
>>>
>>> Priscilla Bracks (QLD) Formally trained in Photography and now
>>> incorporating this with mediums including new media, illustration and
>>> installation, Priscilla explores the interplay between human nature,
>>> society, popular cultures and the environment we inhabit. Her new
>>> illuminated and luscious work Charmed (2007), combines
>>> illustrations/animations with sculptural installation forms designed in
>>> collaboration with Gavin Sade and Matt Dwyer as past of the Experimenta
>>> Play ++ Exhibition.
>>>
>>> Narayana Takacs (VIC) A conceptual digital artist with a strong
>>> interest in critical theory, Narayana will be presenting a paper on the
>>> 'exctasy of hyperrealism' (sic) analysing the temporal qualities of
>>> digital media, during the Reality Jam Symposium. Narayana's practice
>>> has developed into performative media installations and digital
>>> abstraction with particular interest in notions of digital and post
>>> digital aesthetics.
>>>
>>> Priscilla and Narayana will join previous successful PDTG winners
>>> Narinda Reeders (VIC) and Margaret Seymour (NSW) at ISEA.
>>>
>>> The Professional Development Travel Grant is ANAT's quick response fund
>>> for Australian artists working in media and emerging fields (resident
>>> in Australia) to attend national and international events that will
>>> further their professional development. Funding is available for travel
>>> and registration fees and applicants must be current financial members
>>> of ANAT.
>>>
>>> ISEA, the International Symposium on Electronic Art initiated in 1988,
>>> is the world's premier media arts event for the critical discussion and
>>> showcase of creative productions applying new technologies in
>>> interactive and digital media. Held biannually in various cities
>>> throughout the world, this migratory event is being held in Asia for
>>> the second time in its history, after Singapore successfully secured
>>> this bid. The symposium consists of three aspects of peer-reviewed
>>> conference, internationally juried exhibition and various
>>> in-conjunction and partner events. http://www.isea2008singapore.org/
>>>
>>> For more information on ANAT funding please contact Warren Veljanovski
>>> at anat at anat.org.au or 08 8231 9037.
>>>
>>> <Ends>
>>>
>>> ANAT is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia
>>> Council http://www.ozco.gov.au its arts funding and advisory body, by
>>> the South Australian Government through Arts SA
>>> http://www.arts.sa.gov.au and the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an
>>> initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments.
>>>
>>>
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