On November 13th, Galen Joseph-Hunter (Executive Director, free103point9) will introduce this regrant opportunity as well as the application process. A conversation about the distribution and exhibition of media art will follow. Panelists include: Rebecca Cleman (Director of Distribution, Electronic Arts Intermix); Amanda McDonald Crowley (Executive Director, Eyebeam); John Mhiripiri (Director of Administration & Exhibitions, Anthology Film Archives); Michael J. Schumacher (Diapason Gallery & DRAW); and Milton Tabbot (Senior Director, Programming, IFP - Former Regrant Administrator). This event will be streamed online and archived at www.free103point9.org.

About the Distribution Grant

Funding is available from free103point9 through a regrant from New York State Council on the Arts’ Electronic Media and Film Program. Grant awards will assist artists in making works available to public audiences and may include, but are not limited to: duplication of previews, screening, and exhibition copies of moving image and sound works; promotional materials including documentation and schematics of media-installation and new-media works. The rental or purchase of equipment for exhibition/distribution by individual artists is also eligible. Artists may request funding support up to a maximum amount of $10,000.

New to the Distribution Grant this year, successful applicants will also be awarded the additional opportunity to work with a project consultant. This mentor will have expertise in the grantees’ specific genre of media art.

Application Guidelines, FAQs, and Resources will be available at http://www.free103point9.org/nysca in November 2008.

Contact free103point9 for more information:
regrant@free103point9.org
(518) 622-2598
(917) 297-1537