The Art and Technology Conference and Workshops Fund is a unique grant program allowing Australian artists to participate in the development of art, technology and science culture. Providing financial assistance for artists to attend local or international conferences, workshops or training programs, the Conference and Workshop Fund encourages Australian artists to be enmeshed in the very formation of technology based art communities. Developed by ANAT and the Australia Council out of a recognition that conferences and training programs in technology and science areas were priced out of the range of artists, the Conference and Workshops fund seeks to furnish artists with opportunities for professional development. Any artist who can illustrate significant professional development through the attendance of a conference, workshop, or training program relating to art and technology is eligible to apply.
Technology moves at a rate prohibitive to many artists.
This fund aims to enable artists to keep pace with changing technologies, new tools, ideas and cutting edge theory associated with art and technology. ANAT see this fund as being a way to position Australian artists at the very forefront of international art and technology culture, encouraging participation, dialogue and exchange with artists and critics from around the world. ANAT will also be distributing information on a number of science based conferences and symposia, as part of our scientific serendipity focus for 1998. The guidelines are currently available on ANAT's website or from the office.