[Leonardo/ISAST Network] Final announcement: Artist in residence at UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory

[Leonardo/ISAST]

Call for proposals for artist in residence at the University of California,
Berkeley, Space Sciences Laboratory. 

FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO LEONARDO NETWORK

Deadline Sept 30, 2004 UK residents application for Space Arts Fellowship

Leonardo and the Leonardo Space Arts Working Group are pleased to announce
this following collaboration and opportunity:

Art and Space Science at UC Berkeley

The Interdisciplinary Arts Department at Arts Council England, the Space
Sciences Laboratory at UC Berkeley and the Leonardo network are pleased to
announce this unique opportunity available to artists working in any art
form. One individual will be selected to spend up to 7 months at the Space
Science Laboratory, starting between January and February 2005. Working
alongside scientists and educators, the successful applicant will have the
opportunity to build their professional career through a sustained period of
research and experimentation.

This Fellowship offers specialist support and funds for practice-based
research, accommodation, food, travel and a small stipend while at UC
Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory. The Arts Council's International
Artists' Fellowship Programme is open to artists working in any art form
with significant professional experience who are living and working in
England only. Recent graduates are not eligible. Selection will be by
competitive application. This initiative is funded by the Interdisciplinary
Arts Department through the Arts Council's International Artists Fellowship
Programme and the Space Sciences Laboratory at UC Berkeley with support from
NASA and the Leonardo network. 

The application form and further information are available on the Space
Sciences Laboratory (SSL) website via
http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/spaceart.  Please note that application forms
are only available from the SSL website. Closing date for applications: 30
September 2004

Arts Council England is England's development agency for the arts. Between
2003 and 2006, Arts Council England will invest 2 billion of public funds in
the arts in England, including funding from the National Lottery.

Arts Council England supports talent from every sector of the artistic
society. We are totally committed to equality and diversity and to ensuring
that people throughout the country can participate in and experience the
highest quality arts activities. Applications are sought from artists of ALL
racial and ethnic backgrounds, including from underrepresented groups.

For further information see http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/spaceart

For information about the Leonardo Space Arts Working Group
http://mitpress2.mit.edu/e-journals/Leonardo/spaceart/spaceartproject.html