A £500,000 fund has been set up to help projects harness digital technologies, connect with wider audiences and explore new ways of working.
The Digital R&D Fund for Scottish Arts and Culture has been
set up as a joint venture between Creative Scotland, the Arts and
Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the
National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA).
Arts and cultural organisations of all sizes from across Scotland
are being asked to work with those with digital expertise to help
them understand the potential offered by new technologies and
together develop innovative project proposals for submission to the
new research fund.
Jackie McKenzie, Head of Innovation Programmes in Scotland for
NESTA said: "The rapid development of digital technologies opens up
exciting new opportunities for Scotland's world-renowned arts and
culture sector to reach new audiences and develop new business
models. Through this programme we aim to explore and demonstrate
what these opportunities are, and show how technology can benefit
the sector."
Applicants will be asked to take part in one of a series of
workshops to be held in Perth on 6th March, Glasgow on 14th March
and Edinburgh on 16th March to help them collaborate with potential
technology partners. Following these workshops and an online
application process, successful applications will be announced in
May 2012.
Find out more about how
to apply on the NESTA website.