New Media AiR 2003

A residency program dedicated to new media artists

Themes for the residency program

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 / installation and extends beyond the screen.

New Media Air 2003 is a NIFCA program designed by Juha Huuskonen.




Residencies Hosts


In the 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 - Nätverkstan + 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


PLEASE NOTE!
Artists from the Nordic region are eligible to apply for all the residencies. Artists from the residency exchange countries (Canada, Great Britain, Portugal) can apply ONLY for the residencies in the Nordic/Baltic region.

The deadline for applications for New Media Air 2003 was 15 November, 2002



Awarded Residencies


The selections to New media Air 2003 were made by an invited international selection panel:

Atle Barcley, Atelier Nord (NO)
Alain Mongeau, MUTEK (CAN)
Casey Reas, Interaction Design Institute IVREA (IT)
Olle Huge, Beeoff (SE)
The local organizations also participated in the selection process. NIFCA thanks all involved in the selection process for their valuable contribution.


Through the New Media Air 2003 scheme, the following artists have been awarded residencies:

SAT, Montreal (CAN)
Jaanis Garancs (LV)

E-Media Centre + Estonian Artists' Association, Tallinn (ES)
Martin Parker (UK)

Sibelius Academy CM&T + NIFCA, Helsinki (FI)
Stuart McGregor (UK)

RIXC + Artists' Union, Riga (LV)
Paulo Raposo (PT)

BEK + Hordaland Kunstsenter, Bergen (NO)
Peter Fleming (CAN)

Pro Arte Institute, St Petersburg (RU)
Hanna Haaslahti (FI)

Nätverkstan Kultur i Väst + Konstepidemin, Gothenburg, (SE)
Marit Følstad (NO)

Splintermind + Studio House Malongen, Stockholm (SE)
Marius Watz (NO)

The Media Centre, Huddersfield (UK)
Lisa Jevbratt (SE)



For further information or questions, please contact Mitro Kaurinkoski at NIFCA.