Video Painting Competition, Open Gallery, London
Deadline: 1st September 2009
The Open gallery has launched 'the video painting competition' to find a new video artist to join the Artscape Project in an ongoing commission for video paintings. The competition is open to all artists who have graduated from a college or university in the UK within the past two years (since 2007).
From the initial applicants, 10 artists will be shortlisted and the work of these artists will be exhibited in a prominent exhibition at a high profile London Exhibition Venue during October 2009.
A panel of judges, including Artscape Founder and Curator Hilary Lawson, will select the overall winner. The chosen artist will be rewarded with a place on the Artscape Project, in an ongoing paid commission for video paintings, represented by Open gallery. They will also receive a prize of £500 to help launch the production of their video projects.
Background
The origins of the Artscape Project can be found in 2001 when the first video paintings were shot by Hilary Lawson, a philosopher and documentary film maker, in an attempt to escape the limitations of the traditional video narrative. Subsequently, a collective of artists, including William Raban, Sanchita Islam, Nina Danino, Tina Keane, and Isabelle Inghilieri, was formed to develop the video painting medium.
The Open Gallery exhibits internationally and Artscape Project Collections have been presented in major London venues including The Hayward Gallery, The ICA and SKETCH.
Video paintings are filmed in a single take with a stationary camera. They contain no edits or subsequent manipulation. Video paintings show the world in real time. The video painting is non-narrative. There is no dialogue, no sound. In contrast to the film and video tradition which has been dominated by the provision of meaning and understanding, the video painting aims to escape our cultural and perceptual closures, freeing the viewer to play in the openness of the image.
All submissions must include:
A DVD with up to three 16:9 video paintings on it. These must have been shot specifically for the ‘Video Painting Competition’ following the Artscape Brief (refer to background, brief and the Open Gallery website). The DVD must be a maximum length of 20 minutes.
A Curriculum Vitae (1 A4 page only).
An Artist Statement outlining current artistic practise and interest in the video painting medium (maximum of 200 words)
Printed video still(s) of video paintings on DVD (1 A4 page).
The deadline to register is Monday 17th August 2009.
The deadline for submissions is Tuesday 1st September 2009.
For more information visit:
www.opengallery.co.uk/videopaintingcompetition/
or visit the Open gallery online at:
www.opengallery.co.uk
Submissions should be sent by post to:
Video Painting Competition Submissions
Open Gallery,
375 City Road,
London, EC1V 1NB
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