Australian Network for Art & Technology (ANAT) has announced that it has partnered with Google Arts and Culture, taking alumni excellence to the global stage.
This week marks the launch of an exciting collaboration between ANAT and Google Arts & Culture (GA&C), launching a digital realm featuring over 100 multidisciplinary artworks by ANAT alumni.
Over the past 35 years ANAT has been an international leader in fostering opportunities for artists to create experimental work with science and technology partners.
Partnering with the invitation-only GA&C platform amplifies ANAT alumni’s voices on an international scale, showcasing their innovative contributions at the intersection of art, science and technology.
Google Arts & Culture is a digital repository, housing the cultural treasures and narratives of over 3,000 institutions from 80 countries.
“As a leading Australian arts+science+technology organisation, ANAT is proud to be entering into this partnership with Google Arts & Culture (GAC), platforming the work and stories from ANAT Alumni, and also leading into the future of the untold and yet to be made,” says ANAT CEO, Melissa DeLaney.
“Google Arts & Culture, with its mission to make the world’s culture accessible to everyone, provides a platform for ANAT’s alumni to showcase their creative research and arts practice. The evolving online exhibition offers a captivating journey through decades of art, science and technology collaborations.”
“From digital installations to extended reality, through to a biological neural network paired with a synthesiser, the ANAT collection reflects the diversity and innovation that defines our alumni,” said DeLaney.
The ANAT Alumni is a network of hundreds of artists, scientists and technologists. A lifelong community of remarkable, diverse and engaged professionals, who have participated in ANAT’s art, science and technology programs and residencies since the late 1990s.
For more information about the Australian Network for Art & Technology (ANAT) and the Google Arts & Culture Collection, visit: www.anat.org.au for details.
Image: Chris Henschke, The Universe Is My Laboratory, 2018 – courtesy of the artist and Australian Network for Art & Technology (ANAT)