First four arts projects that bring together digital technology and research to extend their reach and offering are to receive funding from the Digital Research & Development Fund for the Arts in Wales.
The first four arts projects that bring together digital technology and research to extend their reach and offering are to receive funding from the Digital Research & Development Fund for the Arts in Wales.
The Digital Research and Development Fund for the Arts in Wales is a partnership between the Arts Council of Wales, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and Nesta to support arts projects across Wales that work with digital technologies to expand audience reach and engagement and/or explore new business models for the arts sector within Wales.
These four projects are the first group to be backed by the £400k fund receiving a total amount of £238,322.
Rob Ashelford, Programme Manager, Digital Research & Development Fund for the Arts in Wales said:
“Using digital technologies can revolutionise the way arts and culture organisations reach new audiences. Each of the projects we are supporting highlight potential barriers to enjoying the arts and will experiment with technology to find new ways of reducing them. These projects also focus on the diversity of innovation in the arts and culture sector across Wales at the moment. They are fascinating projects and I look forward to seeing them progress through their time with the fund.”
Each of these projects are supported by Re-DrAW, the academic research consortium from the University of South Wales, Aberystwyth University and the University of Surrey. The second call for submissions is now open. The deadline for applications is noon on Friday 10th January 2014. Applications can be submitted now and eligibility and selection criteria for the second call can be viewed on the Nesta website.