Designed for cultural organizations, artists, and the general public, the New York Media Arts Map displays organizations with a deep commitment to media art and to technology as an art form. The Map is a vital tool for identifying art and technology networks, services, and opportunities throughout New York State, connecting interested New Yorkers to each other and to essential information about Media Arts statewide. The Map features a variety of resources including a funding calendar, consultant directory, and convening archive. The Map also identifies contemporary media art activities, events, and initiatives on a local and regional scale, representing a broad spectrum of independent media practice.
Applications are due January 1, 2016 for the Media Arts Assistance Fund, which supports electronic media and film organizations, as well as individual artists, in all regions of New York State. The Fund provides unique and critical support with a focus on sustainability and public engagement. Grants to media artists support the distribution and exhibition of works in all genres of time-based and moving image media, including emergent technology. Grants to media arts organizations provide funds to hire outside consultants to support organizational and professional development, as well as convening.
The Map and Media Arts Assistance Fund are made possible through a partnership between Wave Farm and the NYSCA Electronic Media & Film Program, funded by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
