The text above is taken from publicity material issued by the project.
The project is now nearly half way through its time scale.
What it does not say is that the project has received over £400,000
of public funding.
Enough funding to keep an organisation like The Photographers Centre running
for the next 30 years or ten similar organisations for the duration
of this project.
The funding largely provided by the National Lottery was acquired
by somewhat dubious means by South West Arts using a 'front' organisation
as they legally can not apply for funding themselves.
In line with current SWA thinking it is based on the fridges of the
region and has ignored most of the existing strengths and
skills within it.
There is an Imag@nation web site (now called da2 for some
reason)
at - http://www.imaganation.org.uk
They are on their third attempt.
This one seems to work unlike the previous two.
They have taken 18 months to get the current site on line, it consists
of a couple of pages which are out of date.
I would comment on the style and design of the site it it had one.
Still what can you expect when they are working on such a tight budget.
The link above is included to allow you to make your own mind up about
the project, its worth and relevance to the cause of promoting photography
and new technology in the South West.
You can E-mail rachel@da2.org.uk and tell them what you think.
E-Mail imag@nation
