kaunas photo festival

Call for works / proposals on theme
“About Photography”

A group exhibition “About Photography” will be in the heart of KAUNAS PHOTO festival 2012 program. It will open on September 6, 2012 at the most important venue for contemporary art in Kaunas, M.Zilinskas Art Gallery of the National M.K.Ciurlionis Art Museum.

More info is HERE.

For the central exhibition of KAUNAS PHOTO festival 2012 we are launching a call for works on the theme “About Photography”.
Artists and photographers regardless of their nationality, age, profile (professional: press photographers, conceptual artists, studio photographers, advanced amatures, scientists & scolars using photography or reflecting about it visually) are invited to submit works on the theme of photography.

The aim of the exhibition is to cover the today’s photographic mentality of contemporary society, retracing the imprints of the experience of the image media and art.
We expect images about cameras and equipment, photographers and image makers, photographers’ belongings and environments, labs, studios and workplaces, the abundance of images, ancient techniques and the new ways they address the contemporary world, history of photography re-discovered or re-made, photo networking and sharing visual experiences translated into images, installations or performances.

How to send proposals

Proposals must be sent by e-mail only.
A proposal can present a series of images or individual images (not only photographs!), descriptions or documentations of installations or performances. The e-mail must contain:
1) Brief description of concept (minimum 3 sentences, maximum 1 page)
2) one of the following, several or all
a) up to 15 images in jpg files; file size 1200 px on the longer side, 90% jpg quality, RGB;
b) photos plus additional info as PDF files, in case the images need description, captions, etc;
c) links to videos, if such. No videos should be attached to the email itself.
3)  Creator’s CV with the record of artistic practice (maximum 1 page).

The only email address for sending proposals: festival@kaunasphoto.info
Max weight per email: 10 MB
Subject: “About Photography – Name Surname”
Deadline: April 15, 2012, with encouragement to send proposals as soon as possible.

If pictures / ideas respond to our expectations, authors will be contacted immediately for further arrangements.

When works / artists selected, KAUNAS PHOTO festival will take care of return transportation of works or production of materials selected for the exhibition. The festival will cover the hotel accommodation for artists in Kaunas for three days. Moderate contributions to travel costs will be considered.

Dacia Gallery

Open Call for Solo Exhibition

SOLO EXHIBITION for Spring 2012

Dacia Gallery invites emerging and established artists to submit artwork for an opportunity to exhibit your work to the public, gallery directors, curators and collectors that they might discover your compelling artwork. The gallery will advertise and promote the selected artist for the exhibition and host a formal Opening Reception for the exhibit, including an Artist Talk during the opening reception.

Accepted Artwork: Painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, photography, digital art, mixed media site-specific installations, illustration, etc. In other words, all creative culminations are welcome. Submitted works are not required to conform to any particular medium, style, theme or concept, artwork dimensions may be of any size.

To submit: Please be ready to provide your artist bio, (see our website for examples) and artwork list (i.e. title, medium, dimensions and retail price for each artwork). Please include your name, address, email and phone number on your artist bio and artwork list.

Additionally: Save and label all your image files (title, name, medium, dimensions and retail price, Example: Untitled, Michael Smith, Oil on Canvas, 20×30, $100). Dacia Gallery charges 50% commission on all artwork sold during exhibitions. You may submit up to 10 images for a curation fee of $35.00. Payment of the curation fee is final.

To submit for Solo Exhibition click, Here.

Specific Object

Specific Object / David Platzker is pleased to announce a call for entries for the Specific Object Publication of the Year Award. Since 2004, Specific Object has annually selected a Specific Object Publication of the Year. The winner of the award receives a cash prize of $500 and their publication receives the title of Specific Object Publication of the Year.

http://www.specificobject.com/

Rules for consideration for the Specific Object 2011 Publication of the Year
Work[s] that will be considered are artists’ publications of any kind including, but not limited to:

- artists’ books
- audio CDs
- DVDs
- exhibition catalogues
- monographs
- periodicals

or any other physically published work in which an artist has directly participated in the creation.

Further questions regarding the Award may be addressed to david@specificobject.com

This press release is archived at: www.specificobject.com/projects/publication_Call

Electricity is Magic

Electricity is Magic was founded in 2009 by Matt Griffin and Eric Powell as a label to release experimental electronic and electroacoustic music. To date, EiM have released 6 physical and digital records. Quickly, they expanded their scope to include curatorial and gallery projects, beginning with Vinosonic at Chicago’s Experimental Sound Studio in September 2009. Since then, EiM have partnered with artists and galleries throughout North America to create performative and time-based events in unconventional spaces and contexts.

In the spring of 2012, EiM are proud to be opening the doors to the Electricity is Magic Gallery, an apartment space at 715 Richmond St., in Toronto.

Our aim with the gallery space is to continue to present works that don’t necessarily fit comfortably within a traditional gallery context. Artists will be given the challenge of presenting work which engages with or reacts to the living space of the apartment. We are particularly interested in work which employs some aspect of technological mediation, but not necessarily as the impetus for the piece. We’re also interested in slow art, which not only requests, but often demands, and always reminds us of the pleasure in sustained viewing of a particular work.

Call for works:

As we plan our 2012 season, we invite submissions from individual artists, collectives, or curators to submit proposals for the EiM Gallery. Our space is non-traditional, and as such, we have some unique parameters for artists to contend with. Our presentation spaces are as follows:

- The Blue Wall. appx. 5m x 2.5m, appropriate for any wall-based works. These works should probably look good on blue.

- The Scrim. appx. .7m x 1m, hole in a wall between two rooms, covered with a scrim. This space will be used primarily for video works. The Scrim is viewable from both sides, a fact which should be considered when proposing works.

- The Dining Room. our dining room comes completely empty, and is appx. 4m x 3m. This space can be used for a large sculptural work, installations, performances, audio work, etc.

- The Backyard. we have a small, unkempt, mostly concrete-covered backyard, which, legend has it, has a pond hidden somewhere underneath the concrete and planks of wood. There is a large brick wall at the back of the yard, and four steps leading down from the house. This space is appropriate for installations, performances, sculptures, etc.

- The Basement. We have a large, poorly-lit, unfinished basement. This space is appropriate for installations, performances, sculptures, audio work, etc.

When applying, please include:

1) A description of the proposed piece(s), including proposed presentation space
2) Bio/C.V.
3) Appropriate links, including website, images, publications, etc.
4) If the work you are proposing a new piece, any appropriate diagrams, etc.
5) Dimensions, durations and technical requirements of the proposed piece.
6) If the work has been presented previously, please include details as to where and
when.

Submissions are ongoing. Please apply via email to submissions@electricityismagic.com

SØNiK

Looking for experimental work in all styles!!

OPEN CALL FOR {SØNiK}Fest

The next {SØNiK} event will take place on Saturday, February 25th.
{SØNiK} takes place over two nights, and submissions are open to all works in sound, new media, performance, and video. Please email sonik@sonikfest.info if you would like to submit your work.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR WORKS:

- Submissions are accepted via email, by linking to a website or an online audio/video account where the works can be viewed, if available.

To submit, send an email to sonik@sonikfest.info that includes the following information in the body:

- Your contact information (name, email address, phone number, website)
-The details of the work you are submitting (medium, length, title, date)
- Form of submission (video, mp3, etc.)
- Technical needs
- A brief bio/artist statement
- A brief statement about the specific work you are submitting. State if the work has been previously exhibited, and if so, where.
- Links to online samples of your works, if available.

(-Showing samples of other works is highly encouraged, though not required.
-For performance works, supplemental still images are encouraged and a more detailed explanation of the project proposed is required.)

For any works that are unavailable online, please contact sonik@sonikfest.info, with “Submission Inquiry” in the Subject line, for further instructions on submitting.