Deadline: 11-Oct-22
The Australia Council for the Arts in partnership with Creative New Zealand has launched the Digital fellowship program to bring practitioners based in Australia and New Zealand together to co-develop their digital practice and set directions for the future of the arts in the region.
The six-month program prioritizes collaborative learning, as well as individual practice development, through a series of curated online gathering sessions, an in-person residential and mentoring. Investment is also offered to enable participants to realize new ideas and set the course of their future work. The program includes:
- In-person gathering – three day curated in person gathering including collaboration, learning, engagement, skills exchange and facilitated activities for all participants
- Online gathering sessions – two curated one-day sessions of learning, skills exchange and facilitated activities for all participants.
- Mentoring – participants are matched with a digital mentor to develop skills and practice through a 1-1 model.
- Investment – funding of $10,000 is provided for each participant to collaborate, develop or present their digital practice.
Themes
- Topics and themes may be covered in the online gatherings include:
- Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property in the digital space
- New platforms and technologies for artists and creative organizations
- Experimentation, collaboration and digital engagement
- Accessibility in the digital space
- Decolonization of digital futures
Benefits
- Participants will receive a grant of $10,000 (AUD) to support the development and creation of new work throughout the fellowship program.
- Five Australian participants will join five New Zealand participants, with identified positions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Pasifika applicants.
- The program will build the skills, networks and leadership of participants, to support a thriving and creative digital culture in the arts. The program will strengthen the connections between Australia and New Zealand practitioners and organisations.
Eligibility Criteria
- Artists working across any artform (community engaged practice, dance, digital arts, film and radio, literature, music, multi arts, theater and visual arts) are eligible to apply.
- The program is designed for artists within their first five years of digital practice.
- It is a condition of the program that participants must be available to attend the in-person residential, both online gathering sessions, and mentoring sessions.
- Participants are also required to provide an acquittal of funding on completion of the program.
Assessment Criteria
- Applications will be assessed by internal assessors and industry advisors, in both Australia and New Zealand. Selection criteria:
- Timeliness and relevance of the program to the applicant’s development.
- An active and open approach to creative digital practice
- Ability to engage with various ways of learning and connecting with others.
- Alignment to the strategic priorities identified in the Australia Council Digital Culture Strategy 2021-2024 and Creative New Zealand’s Pacific Arts Strategy 2018-2023.
- Applicants may be invited to an online interview following the submission of an application.
For more information, visit https://australiacouncil.gov.au/investment-and-development/digital-culture-strategy/digital-fellowship-program/