great, so they're only 15 years late on this one... not holding my breath for code-based arts funding any time before 2020 ;-)
d helen varley jamieson wrote: > finally! > h : ) > > Just to let you know that the announcement (below) was posted today on > the CNZ wesbite at > _http://www.creativenz.govt.nz/Funding/ContestableFunding/FundingforWebsites/tabid/4884/language/en-NZ/Default.aspx_ > > *Changes to the way we fund websites* > We apologise for the delay in publishing the following information. > We recognises that the internet and digital technologies are > increasingly prevalent activities and Creative New Zealand has a role in > supporting New Zealand artists and practitioners to engage with, and > use, the internet. > > From 1 June 2009 the following guidelines will apply to Creative New > Zealand’s support for the funding of arts activities that make use of > websites:. > > o Contestable funding will be able to consider proposals to create, > promote and/or distribute quality New Zealand art work via a website. > Creative New Zealand will also consider proposals to engage in artform > development and arts discourse via a website. > > o Contestable funding proposals that seek to make use of a website will > need to conform to standard Creative New Zealand funding eligibility > criteria as well as to any specific criteria required by: > > - a funding body (Arts Board, Te Waka Toi or the Pacific Arts Committee) > - a funding pathway (Quick Response, Arts Grants, Arts or Sector > Investment) and > - an artform specific criteria (see art form sections of the Funding > Guide for example music, literature, visual arts, dance, theatre or > craft/object arts). > > o Web based arts projects will be assessed using the same assessment > criteria and processes as other contestable funding proposals. > > o Web based arts projects will be able to seek a contribution towards > the same types of costs as other contestable funding proposals - — for > example a contribution towards artist fees. > > o A maximum of $5,000 will be able to be contributed by Creative New > Zealand contestable funding towards costs directly related to the > placing of work on a website. Costs directly related to the placing of > work on a website refers to the: > > § costs of web page design > § purchase of any software required as part of the operation of a > website and/or > § cost of converting text/sound/visuals into web-appropriate computer > code (for example HTML or XTML). > CNZ will still be unable to contribute towards the costs of purchasing > computer hardware or support the development or distribution of content > intended for radio or television broadcast. > > The effect of these changes are that Creative New Zealand contestable > funding will be able to consider contributing to a wider range of web > based arts projects through contestable funding. > > For more information on a particular project please contact a Creative > New Zealand Programme Adviser or email Felicity Birch at > [email protected]_ <mailto:[email protected]> > > > Cheers > > John McDavitt > Strategy Advisor > Creative New Zealand > PO Box 3806 > Wellington > New Zealand > DDI 04 498 0736 > Mob 027 683 9025 > > Attention: This e-mail and its attachments are confidential and may be > legally privileged. Please contact the sender before distributing, > publishing or quoting information contained in this email or its > attachments. > > Tihei Mauri ora: He take muna tënei imeera me ana körero täpiri a ka > whai mana hoki. Whakapä atu ki te kaitono i mua i tou tä, to whakahuatia > körero mai i tënei tuhinga. > > > -- damian stewart | skype: damiansnz | [email protected] frey | live art with machines | http://www.frey.co.nz _______________________________________________ Ada_list mailing list [email protected] http://aotearoadigitalarts.org.nz/
