PROYECTO EXPANSIÓN DIGITAL


The Media Centre d’Art i Disseny (Mecad) of the Escuela Superior de Diseño ESDi launched the Proyecto Expansión Digital in 2007 with the intention of promoting investigation into and creation of new media art. 

The Proyecto Expansión Digital aims to promote electronic art and encourage the diffusion of young artists and researchers through its grant programme and cycle of exhibitions, among other activities. 

The first exhibition in the cycle, EXPLORACIÓN_ELECTRÓNICA, will be launched as part of the annual Break and Creativity event. This display will be made up of multimedia works by emerging artists and ex-students from the Electronic Art and Digital Design degree and the International Masters in Interactive Systems, as well as ESDi tutors.

The EXPLORACIÓN_ELECTRÓNICA will also include a presentation of the online database Net_Españawhich was created in 2006 in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and the Museo Extremeño e Iberoamericano de Arte Contemporáneo. Net_España offers an extensive catalogue of Spanish electronic artists, or resident in Spain, and their work, as well as information about different disciplines within electronic art, in addition to bibliographies and a directory. The online database will be freely accessible by all at http://www.mecad.org/net_es.htm.

The second Proyecto Expansión Digital exhibition will take place in May to correspond with the fifth year of the M_A_E (Muestra de Arte Electrónico). A third display is planned for February 2008 where young and professional creators and students will join ESDi artists, bringing together local and international talent.

With the objective of promoting production, research and diffusion of electronic art, the application process for CREATION GRANTS awarded by Fundit will open in April. Young artists will be able to take advantage of the facilities offered by the ESDi, gaining access to the space and technology they need to develop their creations and benefiting from the professional support of the institution’s tutors.

Proyecto Expansión Digital includes a wide range of programmes and specific activities designed to heighten awareness and promote reflection and creation of new media art, a fundamental branch of contemporary art.  

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