Deadline: 30-Nov-21
In partnership with Creative New Zealand, Digital Fellowship Program brings together artists to explore and develop digital practice. organizations to promote digital literacy and innovation in a supported environment.
This fellowship program brings practitioners based in Australia and New Zealand together to co-develop their digital practice and set directions for the future of the arts in their region.
The six-month program prioritises collaborative learning, as well as individual practice development, through a series of curated online gathering sessions and mentoring. Investment is also offered to enable participants to realise new ideas and set the course of their future work.
The program includes:
- Online gathering sessions – two curated multi-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.
Eligibility Criteira
- 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.
- Artists working across any artform (community engaged practice, dance, digital arts, film and radio, literature, music, multi arts, theatre and visual arts) are eligible to apply.
- The program is designed for artists within their first five years of digital practice.
Assessment Criteria
- Applications will be assessed by internal assessors and industry advisors, in both Australia and New Zealand.
For more information, visit https://australiacouncil.gov.au/investment-and-development/digital-culture-strategy/digital-fellowship-program/