The CAT Network

The CAT Network - a platform linking Communication, Art & Technology

The German media art scene is full of talent who is scattered and not
properly networked and linked with the TIME industries (Tele- and
info-Communication, Mass Media, Entertainment). A working marketplace
linking laboratories, funding sources, creative talent and customers is
lacking.

Realizing that the best talent leave the country, the German Government
asked media artists Monika Fleischmann and Wolfgang Strauss to conduct a
study on how to address the problem. The result of a worldwide enquiry
has identified the potential and necessity of a virtual community. The
study has created tremendous interest in and outside the Government.

CAT erects a networked virtual community that serves as a central point
supporting the mediation between art, culture and digital media. The
goal is to identify the present German profile of digital media culture
practise and expertise. The highly creative potential of media artists
and experts needs an infrastructure as well as financial support.
Further training and education is essential for the CAT community.

The international corporation between information technology and the
arts - theatre, dance, film, architecture, design and literature - is
expected lead to new processes and productions.

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