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From: Roger Malina<BR>
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Call for proposals for artist in residence at the University of California, Berkeley, Space Sciences Laboratory. <BR>
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Deadline Sept 30 2004<BR>
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Leonardo and the Leonardo Space Arts Working Group are please to announce this following collaboration and opportunity:<BR>
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<B>Art and Space Science at UC Berkeley<BR>
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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.<BR>
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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 <I>living and working in England only</I>. 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. <BR>
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The application form and further information are available on the Space Sciences Laboratory (SSL) website via <a href="http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/spaceart">http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/spaceart</a> Please note that application forms are only available from the SSL website. Closing date for applications: 30 September 2004<BR>
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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.<BR>
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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.<BR>
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For further information see <a href="http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/spaceart">http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/spaceart</a><BR>
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For information about the Leonardo Space Arts Working Group<BR>
<a href="http://mitpress2.mit.edu/e-journals/Leonardo/spaceart/spaceartproject.html">http://mitpress2.mit.edu/e-journals/Leonardo/spaceart/spaceartproject.html</a> <BR>
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