The Artist in Residence program is at the heart of the Center's activities. It provides artists with crucial access to a wide array of equipment, including a pulse ruby laser, as well as guidance and support from the Center's staff of professional holographers.    During its ten years of operation more than 50 artists from all over the world have created wonderful holograms at the Center's facilities. The artwork produced during the residence program has been widely exhibited, inspiring the artists and audiences to further explore the holographic arts.    The Center nurtures artists with or without previous holographic experience, helping them to realize their vision and create art pieces that demonstrate the vibrancy of holography as an art form. Proposal Guidelines Applications for Cycle VIIII will open later this year artists selected for the 2008 Artist In Residence Program Carole Brisson (Canada) Betsy Connors (USA) Paula Dawson (Australia) and Sally Weber (USA) This years applicants were selected by Gerald Marks - a pioneer of 3D imaging and professor at the School of Visual Arts and Joseph Karoly - an artist and art critic who works with lasers and has an academic background in philosophy, art, and physics.  Cycle I - VII awardees ------------------------------------------------------------------- The Center's AIR program is supported by the International Holography Fund. In 2007 the Center has received the generous donation of film by FUJIFILM Hunt Chemicals U.S.A., Inc. The film is to support the Center's Artist- in Residence Program. We are delighted to be able to work with their extraordinary holographic film. We are sure that the artists will be as gratified by the excellent results as we have been.