"The Virtual Public Art Project presents its inaugural exhibition, Symmetry and Growth, by U.S. artist Christopher Manzione.

Justin Clemens and Adam Nash have posted seven theses on the concept of 'post-convergence'. Today, everyone seems to speak of ‘convergence’ in media technology. What does this mean? And what does 'post-convergence' mean?

ACVA has produced a Manifesto of Virtual Art. You can download a copy here, and become a fan here. Please support the manifesto by spreading the link. Thanks and regards, ACVA.

Contemporary Australians are the best suited of all "western" or "developed" societies to intuitively understand and manipulate the virtual environment. This is not a patriotic or nationalistic jingoism, rather a realisation of two key fundaments of contemporary Australia that happen to also be two key fundaments of virtual networks. 

Our thanks to all the participants of ACVA Lab 2010. The three-day physical lab was a great success, and we're now formulating guidelines for six-month virtual mentorships.

We've had an intense and inspiring two days, with a collection of talks and presentations from Dr Melinda Rackham, Dr Justin Clemens, Adam Nash, Greg More, John McCormick and Fee Plumley. The participants presented their own projects, broke into groups to help scope future ACVA directions, and supplied excellent feedback and insights across a range of topics. The calibre of discussions has been wonderful, and we're looking forward to more with Kate Richards, Gill Raymond and Troy Innocent rounding off the last day.

Our thanks to Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) for sponsoring ACVA Lab 2010. We'll be camped in one of their amazing studio spaces over the three days, and burning a hole in their wireless internet feed. Drop in and join us for lunch if you're around...

ACVA is proud to announce the following applicants have been accepted for the 2010 Virtual Art Lab: 

Andrew Burrell, Glyph Graves, Aroha Groves, Ian Gwilt, Michaela Ledwidge, Nancy Mauro-Flude, John Power, Christian Ramillo, Lachlan Tretlow-Stuart, and Kit Webster.

We appreciate the effort everyone took in applying, and if you didn't make the list don't worry - we'll be running future initiatives throughout the year, including opportunities for international artists.

Stay tuned for info on the participants, lab insights, lectures and general outcomes...

We appreciate everyone's effort in applying and will announce the participant list in the next 7-10 days.

We're extending the application deadline to January 10th, 2010 to help those just returning from holidays. You can apply to be part of the lab here.

Thanks and good luck!