NEA Media Arts Webinar January 26

The Media Arts funding area of the National Endowment for the Arts continues to evolve in tandem with the dynamic nature of the media arts field. Public feedback on our approach to this funding category will be taken and discussed during a webinar on Thursday, January 26. You’ll be able to hear directly from NEA staff and members of the Arts in Media panels and text to us your questions and comments.

The webinar will not focus on any individual proposal and no specific application will be identified or discussed. We will use this forum to hear reactions to our guidelines and what, in general terms, they yielded from the field. We’ll examine the expansion from radio and television to other distribution platforms including video games and web-based content, we’ll explore the impact of media as it is now being used in other artistic disciplines, and we’ll look for opinions on the state of the media arts field and what leadership the Endowment might provide in order to effectively foster artistic excellence and best serve the American public.

You do not need to register in order to attend the webinar. Simply go to the URL below. You do not need special software; make sure, however, that you have the latest version of Flash. Instructions for joining the webinar:

1. Go to http://artsgov.adobeconnect.com/arts-in-media/ and select “Enter as Guest.”
2. Type in your full name, then click “Enter Room”

You can listen using your computer speakers or dial-in toll-free to 1-877-685-5350, participant code: 942738. You will be muted, but able to ask questions by typing into a Q&A box.