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This looks like an interesting opportunity for any new and emerging artists interested in developing work with a technological bent.  Rhizome, are opening up their doors for submissions to their 2010 grants.  The name suggests that they are an underground, wide-spreading network with far-reaching nodes, of uhm, of artists….

Image : Entropy ≥ Memory . Creativity ² by jef safi

Anyway, in their own words:

Rhizome is dedicated to the creation, presentation, preservation, and critique of emerging artistic practices that engage technology… We support artists working at the furthest reaches of technological experimentation as well as those responding to the broader aesthetic and political implications of new tools and media. Our organizational voice draws attention to artists, their work, their perspectives and the complex interrelationships between technology, art and culture.

So, Rhizome have a Commissions Program to support emerging artists, providing grants so that  they can create significant works of new media art.   The scope is quite wide, ranging from projects that creatively engage technology to works that reflect on the impact of technology and new media.

You can apply to their commission online, and with grant amounts between $1,000 and $5,000 it can significantly help with any labour, technology or materials costs. There are nine of these grants available, and since the application is open to the internet, i.e. worldwide, you can probably expect the competition to be pretty fierce.

The deadline for submission is on midnight April 2, 2009.  Get cracking!

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