ANAT Makerblog now online #fabrication #3D #opensource #geekgirl

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The rapidly evolving fields of personal fabrication, digital manufacturing and 3D printing are changing manufacturing and design - taking it from the factory floor to your work place or home. Desktop 3D printers, open source software and print-on-demand companies are offering artists and creative practitioners opportunities to not only prototype their creations but also to manufacture and sell their work on a scale to suit demand. As part of its ongoing research and development program, ANAT has acquired and assembled a flat-pack desktop 3D printer ” the MakerBot Thing-O-Matic “. ANAT’s Makerblog will document experiments with the Thing-O-Matic, provide information and links about 3D printing and other personal manufacturing techniques and discuss how these technologies are being harnessed by creative practitioners.

http://makerblog.anat.org.au

Synapse 6 Residencies now open #ANAT #science #arts #geekgirl

Deadline for Applications: 5 pm, Friday 25 February 2011

The Australian Network for Art & Technology (ANAT) is calling for applications from creative practitioners and science and research organisations for the 2010 Synapse Residency program. Now in its seventh year, the program is part of the Synapse initiative of the Australia Council of the Arts and ANAT, which supports collaboration between artists and scientists.

Guidelines and application forms can be downloaded at www.anat.org.au

National Science Week & The Institute of Backyard Studies present ‘Henry Hoke’s Guide to the Misguided’

National Science Week & The Institute of Backyard Studies present ‘Henry Hoke’s Guide to the Misguided’
10 -12 August 2010, 8.30am – 5.00pm :: Eyre Peninsula Field Days, Cleve

Throughout much of the 20th Century, in an isolated workshop on a dusty windswept plain, Henry Hoke labored mightily to conceive a string of dazzling inventions that, to this day, still defy the imagination.

Hoke inventions including Demagnifying Glass, Waterproof Tap, Wooden Magnet, Long Weight, and Dehydrated Water Pills had pretty much vanished from the public gaze before being rescued as a result of the Institute’s intervention. Take this rare opportunity to view some very special tools and inventions from this unsung Australian.

http://anat.org.au/news_items/308

Also worth checking out is the Institute of Backyard Studies – Home of Shed culture.

Geek in Residence and the Digital Culture Fund new programs for ANAT

ANAT welcomes two Australia Council programs that are inviting digital enthusiasts to get more creative in the digital era.

Launched in October, Geek in Residence and the Digital Culture Fund will support artists and technicians in developing each other’s skills and creativity. The programs are part of the Australia Council’s strategic priority to increase the creation, distribution, preservation and enjoyment of Australian arts content across all digital platforms.

Geek in Residence brings the expertise of technically confident artists and creative technicians together with a host organisation. The pilot program will seed innovative digital arts practices by providing artists and technicians with the opportunity to share their skills, ideas and experiences.

The Digital Culture Fund is a pilot grant program available to practitioners who are experienced working creatively with digital technologies. The Australia Council is asking initially for expressions of interest from these new creators working at the frontier of digital technology. With a strong focus on the ‘live event’, the ultimate arts projects could exist in either physical or online worlds.

For more information visit the Arts content for a digital era blog, www.artsdigitalera.com

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The Super Human symposium mixing Science and Art

The Super Human symposium, exhibition and masterclass, alongside an exciting range of partner events, are guaranteed to get you thinking!

Inspired by the 150th publication anniversary of The Origin of Species, Darwin’s evolutionary treatise, Super Human: Revolution of the Species turns the spotlight on collaborations between artists and scientists and the impact these investigations have on what it means to be human, now and into the future.

Super Human: Revolution of the Species…..where great ideas come in from the cold!

31 August: deadline for masterclass applications
30 September: deadline for Early Bird registration

Visit http://www.superhuman.org.au for more info.

ANAT has announced launch of Filter online

The Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT) is now publishing its magazine ‘Filter’ online!

Designed to encourage engagement and dialogue, the site is stocked with the latest Filter content plus favourite past issues – so get reading and posting today!

First published as the ANAT Bulletin in July 1988, Filter has been informing and inspiring a global network of creative innovators for over two decades.

Each issue is guest edited and thematically investigates an area of emerging practice or an art form of the future, exploring the new creativities which are occurring across community, culture and industry. Filter also keeps you up to date with the latest news from each of ANAT’s Core program areas.

The print version of Filter uses 100% soy based inks, with the goal to lessen its carbon footprint.

Filter Online