CARTE supports a diverse range of research areas and practices in the study of contemporary visual and cultural activity and its intersection with other disciplines.

Research activities

Most of CARTE's current research involves some aspect of cultural practice. This is either addressed with creative work, as practice-based research, or through the analysis of cultural activities. In particular this includes work with new technologies and other contemporary media practices. While CARTE endorses creative practice, and process-based work, it also emphasises the critical study of projects as they are developed. In many cases a critical analysis of projects and the processes that have lead to them provide a significant contribution to an under-explored area of the arts.

In a similar way, while CARTE is keen to support interdisciplinary research it also encourages a rigorous examination of the processes involved in collaboration and how the outcomes of the research are presented and perceived. Other research work by CARTE members involves work with public and private collections, addressing how material has been collected and how it is represented, and as such often involves the participation of other institutions.

The key areas of CARTE's current research areas are:

> The visualisation of information
> Arts and sciences
> Studies of interdisciplinary processes and practices
> Digital arts practice
> Display, presentation and curatorial practices.

Detailed information on each of these areas and the projects involved can be found in the Research Projects Database.

Outputs

The outputs of research at CARTE are varied, according to the form of work. They include exhibitions, performances, websites and other creative productions as well as scholarly publications, conferences and presentations. Detailed information on individual projects can also be found on the Research Projects Database.