You are invited to join the 14 artists from across Australia who have been selected to participate in the 1999 National Summer School in Science and Art, coordinated by the Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT) at Metro Screen in Paddington, Sydney, NSW from 11-29 January, for an evening of discussion and dialogue.

The artists' presentations and ANAT's 1999 program of activities will be offically launched by STELARC, one of Australia's most internationally well recognised performance artist whose work explores and extends the concept of the body and its relationship with technology. Stelarc was also a participant of the second ANAT National Summer School in 1990.

anamorphosis, a satellite event of the National Summer School, will provide artists with a forum to exchange ideas and experiences with their colleagues from around Australia. The evening will combine a series of artists' presentations, with an opportunity to meet the summer school participants.

PAULA DAWSON, internationally renowned Holographic artist, will give the keynote artist's presentation. Dawson is best know for her large scale installations which incorporate laser transmission images of architectural interiors and was also a previous participant of the National Summer School.

Sydney based artist RODNEY BERRY will discuss his recent project, "Feeping Creatures", an artificial ecology that generates music and graphics through the evolution and behaviours of synthetic organisms. A project Berry describes as being "in search of the elusive perpetual variety engine".

YONAT ZURR and ORON CATTS, artists from Perth, will discuss "Tissue Culture and Art" a research project into the use and representation of tissue culture and tissue engineering as a medium for artistic expression. http://www.imago.com.au/tca/

anamorphosis will also give the public and media an opportunity to view work-in-progress being produced by participants at the school as well as works demonstrating the work of previous summer school participants.

In a vivid example of the cultural significance of the Summer School, the 1997 participants in the school have continued to work together under the collective name, nervous_objects http://www.imago.com.au/nervous, receiving critical acclaim for their totally networked synaesthetic environments. The nervous_ objects are currently developing a new work, which will be broadcast live on the internet from Pekina, South Australia.

In 1998 ANAT commissioned Sydney artist, Lloyd Sharp, to develop a CD Rom documenting the diverse history of the ANAT National Summer Schools. This CD will also be available for viewing.

Artists attending the 1999 National Summer School are:

Rodney Berry, Sydney, NSW
Liz Hughes, Sydney, NSW
Geni Weight, Adelaide, SA
Melinda Burgess, Werri Beach, NSW
Solange Kershaw, Sydney, NSW
Jordan Wynnychuk, Melbourne, VIC
Lea Collins, Canberra, ACT
Gordon Monroe, Sydney, NSW
Yonat Zurr, Perth WA
Adam Donovan, Brisbane, QLD
Stephen Poljansek, Hobart, TAS
Jeremy Yuille, Brisbane, QLD
Chris Fortescue, Sydney, NSW
Rea, Sydney, NSW

The National Summer School is supported by: the Federal Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body; the Queensland Government's Office of Arts and Cultural Development through Queensland Artworker's Alliance; the New South Wales Film and Television Office; and the Minister for Education and the Arts through Arts Tasmania. This year's School also receives support from Metro Screen, the University of Sydney's Vislab and the University of New South Wales' College of Fine Arts. Stelarc's attendance has also been assisted by dLux media arts and Casula Powerhouse.