Can Digital Art Make Money?

Artinfo - It would be easy to make the mistake of defining new media art as an entirely different beast from "old media" formats like painting and sculpture. After all, digital file-based works are, in their basic state, infinitely replicable, able to be seen by any audience on earth at any time, and without any physical form. But what's so intriguing about the burgeoning field of new media art is that it challenges the status quo of traditional artistic media, while at the same time adopting some of the same norms to become viable in the contemporary art market. The demand and collector base for new media art is small as of yet, but artists still must find ways to both control the dissemination of their work and make it saleable. But the paradox of new media art remains — how is it possible to sell something that it is impossible to own?  Read more.

Airport might not remove artwork for digital billboard

Indy Star - Indianapolis International Airport officials are reconsidering their plan to remove a prominent, three-story sculptural painting inside the terminal and replace it with a digital screen full of advertisements and scrolling art.  The move follows an outcry from the arts community -- and a nudge from Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard -- after the proposed removal of the piece, "Chrysalis," was reported earlier this month.  Read more.

Pioneering Internet Archivists Brewster Kahle and Rick Prelinger on Preservation in the Digital Age

World’s first digital arts trail launched in Brighton

3D World - Producers Boing Splash Media and digital agency Digicave introduce AR:Tz, the first augmented reality art trail

The event, which is due to become a permanent tourist attraction in Brighton, showcases the latest in 3D technology and augmented reality imaging.

The trail offers a series of newly commissioned augmented reality digital artworks all around the seaside town.  Read more.

SIGGRAPH 2011 – Vancouver Recap

Hey U Guys (UK) - Hey U Guys had a chance to attend SIGGRAPH 2011 (Aug 7 – 11), a computer graphics conference that encompassed a wide array of topics relating to the entertainment, and graphic design industry. A celebration of technology and the digital art community, everything from advances in software, to videogames development, animated film screenings, and more.

Having been previously held in cities such as Los Angeles, San Diego, and Boston, this is the first time the conference has been hosted north of the border in Vancouver,Canada.  Read more.

Universities to aid growth of UK economy through creative and digital industries

The Drum (UK) - Universities in Dundee, Lancaster and Newcastle, working alongside the Royal College of Art, will lead a regional consortium that will aim to grow the UK economy through the digital and creative industries, having been awarded a £4 million grant.  Read more.

Lancaster University to lead £4m consortium for the creative economy

How Do (England) - Lancaster University, in partnership with Newcastle University and the Royal College of Art has been awarded £4m to lead a regional consortium aimed at boosting the UK economy through the growth of the digital and creative industries.

Lancaster is one of four universities in the UK chosen by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to lead a Knowledge Exchange Hub for the Creative Economy for the next four years. Each of the four universities will lead consortia that will include other universities, creative businesses, arts and culture organisations and other agencies.  Read more.