Science-Art collaboration
The Smash Palace Fund, piloted in 2002, is a partnership between Creative New Zealand and MoRST. Its aim is to encourage and support the convergence between the arts and science as a building block for innovation and creativity.
The $600,000 Smash Palace Fund will be distributed over the 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 financial years. The Fund, supported by MoRST and distributed by Creative New Zealand, is part of the Government’s commitment to fostering collaborations as an important component of New Zealand’s innovation system.
The Fund supports collaborative projects being undertaken by teams comprising New Zealand scientists (including technologists) and artists (including designers). Teams are expected to work together, share knowledge and use their respective arts and science expertise in order to explore and develop new ways of working, new ways of thinking and/or new ways of using existing knowledge.
To be eligible for support from the Fund, a team comprising at least one artist and at least one scientist must submit a written project proposal to Creative New Zealand.
For a description of projects funded in the last round, have a look at the Creative New Zealand website.
For further information contact John McDavitt, Smash Palace Co-ordinator at Creative New Zealand.