To give local artists access to computers and cutting-edge software by constructing a digital arts center.
Winner: ArtCenter/South Florida / Jeremy Chestler
Amount: $150,000
About the project: ArtCenter/South Florida will create an ADA-accessible Computer and New Media Center so that all artists have access to the digital technology now prevalent in art-making. This grant will support building, equipping and staffing the Media Center, to be located at the center's Lincoln Road facility. Supervised "open labs" will be available for more advanced artists who wish to work independently. By providing access to software and digital tools, low-income artists and students will have a level playing field for career advancement.
About the winner: ArtCenter/South Florida advances the knowledge and practice of contemporary visual arts and culture in South Florida through education, exhibition and public outreach programming. It also provides affordable work-space for outstanding visual artists in all stages of career development.
Web site: http://www.artcentersf.org