X-Camera is a Pilot Project researching ways of mentoring, co-working, and collaborating for emerging interdisciplinary and new media artists.

Inter Arts Matrix is investigating different program formats for interdisciplinary artists, including workshops of various lengths, residencies, ongoing mentoring and project development.

We aim to reach media artists whose practice extends beyond the camera-based tradition of film and video production, and consists of the creative uses of software, projection design, interactive media arts installations, game design, and artistic works based on virtual reality. It is an opportunity for emerging and established interdisciplinary and media artists in Waterloo Region to get to know each other's practice, encouraging learning, skill development and networking, leading to collaborative projects.

X-Camera is designed for artists based in Waterloo Region. The kind of networking and collaboration that occurs naturally in a place like Toronto requires the intentional creation of an artistic community for regional artists. We will be able to share with other regional arts organizations the insights gained from this project.

This project is supported by grants from the Ontario Arts Council Media Arts Projects, the Musagetes Fund at the Community Foundation and by an Ontario Trillium Foundation Seed Grant.

X-camera logo art: © M.Nakamura