Art and New Technology in Mexico: The National Center for the Arts

Symposium:

• ISEA2006: 13th International Symposium on Electronic Art

• PRNMS Papers

• Art and New Technology in Mexico: The National Center for the Arts

• Andrea Di Castro

• The author chronicles the history of Mexico’s Centro Nacional de las Artes (National Center for the Arts) in Mexico City, and in particular the Multimedia Center, a space dedicated to the creation and teaching of the arts and preservation of cultural heritage through the use of new technologies such as CD-R0Ms, the Internet and teleconferencing, as well as exhibitions. After 10 years of operation, the Multi-media Center faces new types of challenges as the new technologies become successfully integrated into creative practice. In response to the changing
  environment, the center is moving toward collaborations with similar institutions internationally and toward new funding models.

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• Paper