The media arts are the newest and most technologically intensive of the arts. Consisting of narrative, documentary and avant garde film and video, digital art, and installation art using media, they represent a mix of the performing and visual arts. Despite their short history, they are also marked by many of the trends that characterize the arts sector as a whole. This report discusses the origins and developments of the media arts and component disciplines, their distinguishing features, and the key challenges they face in the future. The authors also compare the issues facing the media arts to those facing other artistic disciplines.
