Art science collaborations are the new black

A decade of residencies through ANAT's Synapse scholarships has changed the way art and science collaborate.
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Still from Erica Seccombe’s project Grow produced during a Synapse residency.

One of the successes of this year’s Vivid Festival was its program of thought-provoking panel discussions that charted new territories within the intersections of art, technology and design.

One such talk took the topic of artist residencies within science fields, which is charting a new frontier for collaboration as Director of the Australian Network for Art & Technology (ANAT) and panel chair, Vicki Sowry, said: ‘It is the kind of new black.’

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina