| 01 March 2007
No. 56
COMMISSON
The Bigger Picture International call
for major public realm commissions, Manchester,
UK
EXHIBITIONS
Tilt Gallery and Project Space,
Portland Oregon
FILM & VIDEO
Tank TV,
London
Siberia Film Nights, London
PROPOSALS
At
The Edge, Gallery 400, Chicago, IL
POSITIONS
City
Without Walls (cWOW), Newark, NJ - Exhibitions and Programming
Directors
Cooper Union, NY- full-time assistant
professor
PUBLICATION
Aspect DVD magazine, Boston,
Massachusetts
RESIDENCY
Centre Cat'Art, Sainte
Colombe sur l'Hers, France
iLAB Collaborative Residency, New
York, NY
ARCUS Project , Moriya City, Ibaraki,
Japan
COMMISSON
The Bigger Picture International call for major public
realm commissions, Manchester, UK
Deadline : 30 March 2007
National UK commissioning and production partners:
Cornerhouse (Manchester), ENTER_ (Cambridge), Lumen (Leeds) &
Site Gallery (Sheffield), with support from BBC, funded by Arts
Council England
The Bigger Commissions 2007, to be launched
at Urban Screens Conference Manchester 07
The Bigger Picture
exhibits artists' film & video and interactive / participatory
screen based projects on Big Screen Manchester, UK. Utilising this
unique screening space, The Bigger Picture is able to present a host
of artists' works to large and diverse audiences reaching beyond the
traditional gallery context.
Cornerhouse, working in
partnership with BBC and Manchester City Council, delivers The
Bigger Picture's curated programmes, whilst additionally
commissioning and touring large outdoor screen- based programmes.
The Bigger Picture is inviting proposals for the production of
exceptional new public realm works to be launched on Big Screen
Manchester at the time of the Urban Screens Conference Manchester 07
(11&12 October), and to tour to partner city Big Screens and
public sites throughout 2007/8.
Four new works will be
commissioned, each with an attached fee of £5000 (7400 EUR / 9700
USD) based on an agreed budget, of up to £10,000 for production
(14,900 EUR / 19,500 USD).
This is a significant opportunity
for film, video, new media and cross-disciplinary artists to explore
unique new ways of creating and exhibiting work for a public
context.
Each National Commissioning partner will lead on
the production of one new work. Partners are particularly
encouraging proposals of the following nature:
- Interactive and
participatory new work
- Interdisciplinary new work (combined
arts, performing arts, audiovisual)
- Evolving or expanded work
- New media and streaming technology
- Film &
Video
Artists previously commissioned by The Bigger Picture
include Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor (desperate optimists),
Kartoon Kings (Simon Grennan and Christopher Sperandio), plus Paul
Melia, Hilary Jack, The Light Surgeons, Adele Prince and Louise K
Wilson.
Download
the guidelines & submission form, and BBC technical
specifications,
EXHIBTIONS
Tilt Gallery and Project Space, Portland Oregon
Deadline: April 15, 2007
Tilt Gallery and Project
Space, Portland Oregon is currently seeking submissions for the
juried exhibition Soft. Artists are invited to submit up to three
images for consideration. The gallery is interested in showcasing
new work that addresses the intellectual or perceptual
interpretation of "soft". Two- and three- dimensional work in all
media is eligible for consideration.
The exhibit will run
from July 5-28, 2007 with an opening reception for the artists
Thursday July 5. Tilt Gallery and Project Space will provide all PR
and marketing services.
Juror: Kristan Kennedy, Visual Art
Program Director for PICA. Portland Institute for Contemporary
Art
For
more information and guidelines
625 NW Everett Street
Suite 106 Portland Oregon 97209 908.616.5477t, tilt@jjfab.com
FILM & VIDEO
Tank TV, London
Open Deadline
Created by
Tank magazine in 2003 as an online gallery space, www.tank.tv
presents a range of films by established and emerging artists. In
its online shows and at offline screenings tank.tv is dedicated to
exhibiting moving images in a free and accessible way. Always
seeking innovation we are eager to see all forms of moving image
which are 3 minutes long, or less.
Please visit tank
tv download a submission form and get your moving images sent
to: tank.tv 5th Floor 49-50 Great Marlborough Street London W1F 7JR
Siberia Film
Nights, London
Deadline : 19 March, 2007
Siberia Film
Nights is a showcasing opportunity for artists who are working in
film and video media. Siberia
Project space in East London will be the host of 4 further
international film/ video nights between March and December 2007.
Artists are invited to submit video/film works of no longer than 10
minute in length. Submit work on DVD- PAL and data video file:
Quicktime movie in DV PAL. Include signed and printed submission
form & CV. Include SAE if you wish your work to be
returned.
46 Sutton SQ, Urswick Road, London E9 6EQ Siberia
Film Team: Renata Kudlacek / Stine Ljungdalh Tel: 07866 617 039,
Fax: siberiafilm@hotmail.com
PROPOSALS
At The Edge, Gallery 400, Chicago, IL
Deadline: March
09, 2007
Propose a new project for the 2007/08 At the
Edge showcase. Four individuals or group collaborations will be
chosen to present projects lasting from one night to two months
(possibly longer for public projects, gallery exhibitions typically
last six weeks) that will be supported by Gallery 400's professional
resources, a sizeable honorarium, and a production budget.
Inquiry, experimentation and ingenuity are the basis of the
At the Edge series. As Chicago's artistic scene continues to be an
expansive, resourceful and energetic creative arena, Gallery 400 at
the University of Illinois at Chicago encourages the most innovative
aspects of that dynamism. We are looking for engaging collaborations
with individuals ready to take a conceptual, political, speculative
or aesthetic risk. Propose a project you might not be able to
realize elsewhere, one you never thought could get made.
More
info...
Gallery 400, UIC, College of Architecture and
the Arts, University of Illinois at Chicago, 400 South Peoria Street
(MC 034) , Chicago IL 60607
POSITIONS
City Without Walls (cWOW), Newark, NJ - Exhibitions and
Programming Directors
City Without Walls (cWOW) is
seeking employees for two permanent part-time positions to direct
exhibitions and programming at our Newark-based
gallery.
cWOW’s exhibition director coordinates our
prestigious year-round schedule of on-site, off-site, and traveling
exhibitions, including managing gallery operations, liaison with
artists and curators, installation, accessibility and
photo-documentation. Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree in
art, arts administration or related field and/or relevant work
experience preferred. Strong organizational skills, an ability to
meet deadlines, and basic computer skills are
essential.
cWOW’s program director coordinates our award-
winning programming, including educational programs such as ArtReach
and Newark New Media. Also manages website content, events, space
rental, community and press outreach. Strong writing and
organizational skills, an ability to meet deadlines, and fluent
computer skills are essential. Bachelor’s degree required; master’s
degree in art, arts administration or a related field and/or
relevant work experience preferred.
More
Information on the positions
cWOW is New Jersey's oldest
alternative art space, now located in a 2,000-square-foot
state-of-the-art facility in downtown Newark, New Jersey. cWOW is a
not-for-profit urban gallery for emerging art that advances the
careers of artists while building the audience for contemporary art.
cWOW is a three-time recipient of the prestigious NJ State Council
on the Arts "Citation of Excellence."
city
without walls, 6 Crawford Street, Newark, NJ 07102, ph:
973.622.1188, em: fx: 973.622.2941, info@cwow.org
Cooper Union, NY-
full-time assistant professor
Deadline: March 15,
2007
The Cooper Union School of Art seeks applications
and nominations for a full-time, Assistant Professor, tenure track
position in its generalist BFA program. Applicants must have
significant exhibition record and/or related professional
activities, and at least three years of college level
teaching.
Candidates should have experience teaching one or
more of the following classes: Drawing, Animation, Sound,
Performance. Candidates with particular interest in the public
sphere, art history and theory are invited to apply.
Candidates must also be able to address a range of media,
and all levels of practice. The position requires a commitment to
undergraduate teaching at all levels of the baccalaureate program,
curriculum development, and committee work. Letters of application
and nomination, curriculum vitae, CD/DVD and/or one slide sheet plus
SASE should be sent to:
School of Art, The Cooper
Union
30 Cooper Square
New York City, NY
10003-7183
Attention: School of Art Faculty Search
Email
inquiries can be sent to: soasearch@cooper.edu
The Cooper
Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is an Equal
Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Women and minorities are
encouraged to apply.
PUBLICATION
Aspect DVD magazine, Boston, Massachusetts,
Deadline :
April 2, 2007
TWO SIMULTANEOUS OPEN CALLS-ASPECT SEEKS
NEW MEDIA ART EXPLORING THE CONCEPT OF RURAL AND ARTE DE LAS
AMERICAS
ASPECT: The Chronicle of New Media Art is currently
accepting submissions of new media work best documented with video
for the next two issues-
RURAL: calling all artists exploring
the pastoral all ranges of real and imagined bucolic ideals,
verdant fears, and agrarian desires.
ARTE DE LAS AMERICAS:
seeking pioneering new media work created by artists living in, or
hailing from, South and/or Latin America.
The staff of ASPECT
is asking curators, art critics, and members of the contemporary art
community to help assemble and comment on works for the next issues
by submitting a work of art on which they wish to provide audio
commentary. Due to the format of the publication, the criteria for
selection will include both the qualifications of the commentator
and the quality of the work submitted. Audio recordings of the
commentary will be assembled after the submissions have been
selected.
Submissions should include:
- Video documentation of a work or small group of works by a
single artist
- Resume of the artist
- Contact information for the commentator and artist
- Resume of the commentator
- Brief notes outlining the contents of the proposed commentary
- If you would like us to return your materials, please include
a SASE
Submissions must be received by April 2, 2007 and
sent to:
Aspect Magazine, 46 Waltham Street, suite 103, Boston,
MA 02118
All artists will be contacted via email no later
than May 2, 2007.
For
more information see our FAQ
RESIDENCY
Centre Cat'Art, Sainte Colombe sur l'Hers,
France
Cat’Art, international centre for research and
creation
Visual arts, writing, performing arts,
music.
Cat’Art is a place where the diversity of the art
expressions is encouraged and where the exchanges between cultures
from all over the world can be developed, so that the art expression
remains a universal language.
There are still opportunities
of residency in spring 2007 at Cat’Art.
Application open to
professional artists only, for temporary stays from 2 weeks to 1
year. Average residency fee: 600 euro (lodging, studio and energy
costs included). Detailed estimation of costs on
request.
Every resident has his/her own independent bedroom
with common cooking facilities. Space for the creation:
9
independent studios from 30 to 200 m²;
3 individual rooms for
writers;
a 140 m² room with excellent natural light and good show
conditions to visualize the works;
a specialized library with
permanent Internet connection.
The environment is exceptional
(unspoilt nature, mountains, lake, in the south of France). The
region has a rich historical background (Cathar castles, old city of
Carcassonne and above all the cave of Niaux with its original
paintings). Close by cultural centres, like Toulouse, Montpellier,
Barcelona.
More
details and application to residency
Centre Cat'Art, La
Forge, F-11230 Sainte Colombe sur l'Hers
Tel. +33 (0)4 68 69 35
01
E-Mail :
centre@catart.org
iLAB
Collaborative Residency, New York, NY
Deadline March 30,
2007
Schedule: May - October 2007.
Acceptance
Notification: April 20th, 2007
iLAB - A Collaborative
Residency Program We are pleased to announce the completion of our
first iLAB residency program- The Language of the Listening Body
with choreographer Hope Mohr and composer/acoustic ecologist
Michelle Nagai. Please take some time to peruse the documentation of
this project at Critical Correspondence. We encourage your input in
this dialogue.
iLAB is a collaborative residency program
between movement based artists and scientists, environmentalists,
urban designers/landscape architects, architects and others that
will integrate creative practice within the different
fields/disciplines.
The goals of iLAB are
1.) to
invigorate and re-imagine relationships between the public and the
urban environment through kinetic experience,
2.) to engage
artists and practitioners across the disciplines of dance, art, and
the ecology of physical interrelationships such that we create and
investigate innovative approaches to science, infrastructure,
urbanisms, and architecture within a performative context. 3.) to
support the development of process in engagement over product such
that process is itself a product for artistic and public action.
For each residency iLAB will provide space in which to work,
a $1,000 honorarium for each artist/collaborator, $300 towards
materials, administrative support including publicity, public
outreach, and consultation and facilitation with other artists,
organizations, and contributors. Residency schedules can be flexible
to accommodate the team's needs but must be two weeks minimum and
one month maximum.
Proposals should include an outline of
the goals and plans for implementation of the collaborative process
envisioned and should include a clear format for engaging the public
in the project. The proposed collaborative projects may include but
are not limited to performances, fieldwork, experiments, exhibits,
installations, workshops, restoration projects or any combinations
there of. Each proposal MUST include some form of public
interactions/engagement with the creative process of the
collaboration.
Proposals will be selected based on the
projects ability to provide a clear collaborative process, its
engagement with the ecology of New York City and it's ability to
engage the public in some way with the creative process of the
collaboration. Emerging artists/collaborators are encouraged to
apply.
More
Information
The selection committee will place an
emphasis on innovation, experimentation and long-term lifespan of
the collaboration or project. For more information please contact
info@ilandart.org or 917-860-8239. We would be happy to assist
applicants in suggesting collaborators for projects.
ARCUS Project 2007,
Moriya City, Ibaraki, Japan
Deadline : March 31, 2007
ARCUS Project is an art project based in Moriya City,
Ibaraki, Japan. ARCUS runs several art programs with a focus on
fostering grounds for international exchange in the arts as well as
in the local community. The artist-in-residence program is the core
of ARCUS Project and we invite and support young contemporary visual
artists to take residency and pursue their artistic activities.
The Project name "ARCUS" is derived from the Latin word
"gate,"and coined in with the words ART x FOCUS. The program was
initiated in 1995 with an aim to become the focus of artistic
activities. In its second decade, ARCUS's vision is to become a
laboratory and an archive for creative and innovative
ideas.
The ARCUS Project Administration Committee would like
to invite qualified young artists who work in experimental and
progressive modes of expression, and could provide the community
with new and invigorating perception on contemporary
issues.
Period of Residency
Late August, 2007 through
mid-December, 2007
The studio will be available to artists
for the maximum of 4 months period. Artists are expected to be in
residence for Open Studio (scheduled around mid- November to
mid-December) and present the outcome of their activities during the
residency. The ARCUS Project Administration Committee will determine
the final dates of residency for each artist.
More
Information
ARCUS
STUDIO, 2418 Itatoi, Moriya, Ibaraki, 302- 0101 Japan
Tel /
Fax : +81-297-46-2600
Email : arcus@arcus-project.com (For
inquiry only)
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