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Canada Council for the Arts / Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council  of Canada New Media Initiative

Deadline

15 April

Description

The Canada Council for the Arts (CCA) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) New Media Initiative is intended to promote collaboration between artists, scientists and (or) engineers thereby combining creativity with the development and application of new technologies and knowledge.

The program is based on partnerships between artists and scientists/engineers, and it provides core support for research and implementation of integrated activities that reflect the program objectives. The New Media Initiative is also centred on themes/areas of mutual importance to the research partners.

The CCA funds the artistic portion of successful projects and NSERC funds the scientific and (or) engineering research portion.

Under this program, artists, scientists and engineers are creating novel and mutually beneficial ways of thinking and working collaboratively across their disciplines, making innovative contributions to the arts, sciences and industry. Collaborations among the disciplines are also contributing to the professional development of artists, scientists and engineers. The program is promoting the transfer of knowledge among sectors and disciplines, and helping to create new cross-disciplinary working methodologies between artistic and scientific domains.

Proposed projects should lead to the creation of one or more new media artworks, namely, works in which the artists develop and apply new digital technologies using science- and engineering-based methodologies.

The New Media Initiative emerged from existing programs of both councils: the CCA Media Arts Section’s Grants to New Media and Audio Artists: Research and Production Grants and NSERC’s Research Partnerships Program (RPP).

This program is accessible to Aboriginal artists and artists of diverse cultural and regional communities of Canada.Eligibility

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Eligibility

Applicant Eligibility

Canada Council applicants must meet the criteria for mid-career or established artists as detailed in the Grants to New Media and Audio Artists program guidelines. Canada Council applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada. They need not be living in Canada when they apply.

The scientist or engineer (the NSERC applicant) must meet the eligibility criteria established by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. These criteria are described in the Program Guide for Professors, which is on the NSERC website at www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca.

Project Eligibility

Only projects involving the creation of one or more independent new media artworks and related research in science or engineering are eligible.

Projects are not eligible under this program if:

  • they support artworks created for the cultural industries of commercial new media, radio or television broadcasting
  • their purpose is to record or document existing artworks or to use existing technology in routine applications
  • the proposal is mainly associated with professional or consulting services
  • the proposal is mainly associated with the acquisition and maintenance of scientific or artistic equipment, and (or)
  • technology is used as an instrument or tool to support an artistic practice other than in new media (for example, performing arts, music, literature and publishing, or design).
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Period and Amount of Grant

New Media Initiative grants are awarded for one to three years.

Amount Available to CCA Applicants

The Canada Council for the Arts awards up to $60,000 per year.

Amount Available to NSERC Applicants

The amount of support that NSERC may grant is not limited, but the average amount of its grants is $130,000 per year.

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Application Form

CCA / NSERC New Media Initiative (PDF format)

Budget Pages CCA / NSERC New Media Initiative  (Excel format)

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Further Information

Canada Council for the Arts
Marie-France Thérien, Program Officer
Media Arts Section
Canada Council for the Arts
350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON K1P 5V8

Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613-566-4414, ext. 5253
TTY (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: 1-866-585-5559
Fax: 613-566-4409

National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Katie Wallace, Program Officer
Research Partnerships Programs / NSERC
350 Albert St.
Ottawa ON K1A 1H5

Telephone: 613-996-6331
Fax: 613-992-5337
katie.wallace@nserc-crsng.gc.ca

March 2010