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 for Cycle VIII: 2008 Application Deadline: March 15, 2008    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.