Section for Intermedia Arts, Ministry of Culture

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Področje Intermedijske umetnosti, Ministrstvo za kulturo

Maistrova 10, SI-1000 Ljubljana

http://www.mk.gov.si/si/delovna_podrocja/umetnost/intermedijske_umetnosti/

gp.mk@gov.si

Phone386 (0) 1 369 5900

Managed byDirectorate for Arts, Ministry of Culture

Dr. Matjaž Šekoranja, Head of Section for Intermedia Arts

matjaz.sekoranja@gov.si

Phone386 (0) 1 369 5957

Established in 2003 within the Slovene Ministry of Culture, the Section for Intermedia Arts is a part of the Directorate for Arts.

Programmes and projects support

The Ministry's support for Intermedia arts aims at supporting artistic work which involves IT, developing cultural resources and non-formal forms of education in the field. Financial support is given to cultural programmes and projects of non-governmental cultural organisations or individuals that are active in the field of new media art. Priority is given to programmes and projects (production, post-production, international co-operation and festivals) that use multimedia to create innovative artistic work and involve interactivity with the audience.

Open calls

The support of the Ministry of Culture takes various forms, including four-year programme support for outstanding intermedia arts producers (2010-1013), four-year project support for multi-annual projects (2010-1013), project grants or subsidies, and grants for residencies via annual open calls. There is also an annual open tender for NGO vocational training initiatives. and grants for educational programmes. residency stipends and residencies at studios in Berlin or New York.

Intermedia artists are supported also via open calls issued by the Ministry of Culture Sector for European Affairs and International Co-operation. Grants are given to selected projects of Slovene artists who present their activities abroad, individual freelance artists can apply for a residency at the Ministry's New York, Berlin or London studios.

Assessment of programme and project applications is made by a three-member expert jury on intermedia arts appointed by the Minister.

Supporting Slovene multimedia regional centres

The Section for Intermedia Arts also prepares a special annual call targeting multimedia regional centres around Slovenia that promote creative usage and accessibility of IT. From 2004 to 2006 the co-funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) facilitated the development of the M3C Multimedia Centres Network of Slovenia to cover all regions. Today there are 17 multimedia centres supported by Ministry of Cultures.

See also

• Ministry of Culture
• Directorate for Arts, Ministry of Culture
• Section for Music
• Section for Performing Arts
• Section for Visual Arts, Architecture and Design
• Sector for the Book and Libraries
• Sector for European Affairs and International Co-operation, Ministry of Culture
• New media art overview - more details about the new media art in Slovenia

External link

• Directorate for Art on the Ministry of Culture website (in English)