1. Mission

The Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts (ISEA) is an international nonprofit organisation fostering interdisciplinary academic discourse and exchange among culturally diverse organisations and individuals working with art, science and emerging technologies.

ISEA publishes a newsletter; hosts an online archive and exchange environment and oversees the International Symposium on Electronic Art, a regular gathering of the international art, science and technology community.

ISEA IS COMMITTED TO DIVERSITY

ISEA as a nomadic organisation supports proposals from both developed and developing countries. ISEA acknowledges that the circumstances of the Host Organisation may vary considerably and these circumstances will be taken into account. It also encourages partnerships between developed and developing countries to submit proposals.

back to top

2. Background

The series of symposia known as the International Symposium on Electronic Art was initiated in 1988 to create and maintain an international network of organisations and individuals active in the field of electronic arts. In 1990 this network took shape as an association, founded in The Netherlands, called the Inter-Society for the Electronic Arts (ISEA).

ISEA was established to oversee the continuance of the symposia and each symposium promotes the aims and objectives of the Inter-Society: the event and the society are therefore mutually supportive. Both ISEA and the Symposium are dedicated to the interdisciplinary and cross-cultural communication/cooperation between the arts and the fields of technology, science, education, and industry. Beyond its integral support of the Symposium, ISEA also realizes its mission by co-organizing and supporting other events, developing partnerships, implementing culturally diverse initiatives, as well as through publishing and archiving.

The aims of the Inter-Society and of the ISEA symposia are:

- the promotion of communication between organisations and individuals active in the field of electronic art

- the creation of a structured approach towards the problems and potentials of electronic arts

- the promotion of interdisciplinary and cross-cultural communication/cooperation between the arts and the fields of technology, science, education, and industry.

- research, presentation and exhibition of work related to ISEA's mission.

back to top