Martin Gotfrit

Fine arts funding
Three contemporary and interactive arts professors were among the first university-based artists in Canada to receive funding under the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s new fine arts program, aimed at linking the humanities more closely with arts communities.

Martin Gotfrit and Kenneth Newby will use their $167,000 grant to adapt existing and emerging technologies to better serve artists’ creation of sound and film; Ron Wakkary’s $157,500 award will further his development of interactive technology in museum exhibits.

The fine arts program was created to meet the needs of university-based artists who have had trouble securing research funds in the past.

For more information:
SFU News article
SFU School for the Contemporary Arts
SFU School of Interactive Arts and Technology