John Cage Of what is and what might have been
Contributed by SCHUNCK on 21/07/2010 12:20 in Announcements
John Cage Of what is and what might have been
Deadline 22 August 2010
SCHUNCK* is launching an OPEN CALL for artistic projects
inspired by John Cage. The entries will be showcased during
the exhibition and on the website, then a selection of entries will be realised up until 28 November 2010.
The motivation behind this open call is the exhibition titled The
Anarchy of Silence John Cage and Experimental Art in SCHUNCK* showing from 3 September through 28 November in Heerlen, the Netherlands. During the exhibition, SCHUNCK* will organise an accompanying programme in collaboration
with Cultura Nova titled John Cage Of what is and what
might have been. Room will be made in this project for your
entries as part of the OPEN CALL.
As a musician, writer and philosopher, Cage strove to push back the boundaries of the acceptable - not
only in music but in other disciplines too. This approach formed the cornerstone for a philosophical exploration free of disciplinary conventions, free of taste and of traditional models of aesthetic experience.
Present-day artists give their interpretation of Cage's oeuvre in a series of concerts, installations, lectures
and performances: they show what is and what could have been.
John Cage
John Cage was and is a source of inspiration for artists due to his commitment to everything new, the non-subjective and the changeable. Words as a non-intention and indeterminacy are an essential part of
that. Cage composed his first works in 1951 including Music of Changes, with help from games of chance. He changed the mental models surrounding 'compositions' and embraced technology, which redefined the effect of art on sensory perception. He used his work to break the existing, traditional boundaries within
and between various forms of art, as well as the common ways of showing and exhibition.
Exhibition
With The Anarchy of Silence John Cage and Experimental Art, not only is SCHUNCK* presenting the
largest exposition dedicated to the composer since his death in 1992. It is also presenting the first exhibition to place John Cages work in the context of music history and the history of the visual and performing arts.
The exhibition follows Cage's career in chronological order from 1930 until the late 1980's. It includes over two hundred works, including original scores, paintings, noise works, films and multimedia installations by
not only by John Cage himself but also by Marcel Duchamp, Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol, La
Monte Young, Nam June Paik and Fluxus, and others. Cage put a bomb under the artistic conventions of his time. As John Cage Of what is and what might
have been shows, his influence is still felt today. The retrospective, put together by Julia Robinson and realised in co-production with the Henie Onstad Art Centre in Norway and MACBA Barcelona, presents
John Cage as an all-round innovator.
SCHUNCK*, Postbus 1, 6400 AA Heerlen, t +31 45 5772200, e info@schunck.nl, www.schunck.nl
Entries
Novel idea, developed concept or ready-made implementation, from the musical arena, the visual arts, performance, dance, philosophy, literature or architecture
Send your project proposals between now until 22 August on various media to opencall@schunck.nl or Schunck, Open Call, P.O. Box 1, 6400AA
Heerlen, the Netherlands.
A jury will decide from 3 September through 28 November 2010 which entries will be considered for implementation and how much money is available for this. By submitting an entry, entrants agree to the
publication of its contents.
For more information on the terms and conditions, see www.SCHUNCK.nl
NEW LIFE RESIDENCY - Open Call
Contributed by Wooloo on 09/07/2010 17:18 in Announcements
NEW LIFE RESIDENCY is the world's first non-visual residency program for artists. The residency is organized by Wooloo as a work of Manifesta 8, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art, and will take place this fall in the Region of Murcia, Spain.
For one week each, five artists will be selected to live and work in a dark, visually distorted exhibition space. To support them in their life and work for the week, the artist will collaborate with a local Murcian assistant who is blind.
In cooperation with her/his assistant, the artist will use the one-week residency to create a guided tour of the non-visual space and experience in which s/he is living. The blind assistant will be the guide of this tour in darkness and the tour will be open to the biennial audience.
Additional to the guided tour, the five selected concept proposals will furthermore be exhibited in one of the main museum locations of Manifesta 8 and will be on view throughout the biennial from October 7th, 2010 (preview) to January 9th, 2011.
The five NEW LIFE RESIDENCY periods are:
October 4th to October 9th, 2010
October 11th to October 16th, 2010
October 18th to October 23rd, 2010
October 25th to October 30th, 2010
November 1st to November 6th, 2010
Artists are now invited to apply for the residency at www.wooloo.org/residency
The deadline for work proposals is August 15th, 2010.
ABOUT WOOLOO
Wooloo (founded 2002) is a networked artist group operating through the online community www.wooloo.org
Mixing digital communication with physical participation, Wooloo has developed a working method based on the advocacy of collectivity. While the Wooloo website currently connects the resources of more than 13.000 cultural producers in 140 countries, the group's various projects function as social experiments in direct collectivism.
Recently, Wooloo organized the housing of three thousand activists with private families during the UN climate change summit in Copenhagen. Supplying the infrastructure for visitors to come and voice their opinion - and for strangers to share their homes and experiences - the NEW LIFE COPENHAGEN project was a large-scale exercise in communal cooperation.
Wooloo projects have been presented in such places as Artists Space (USA), Basel Kunsthalle (Switzerland) and the Third Guangzhou Triennial (China).
FURTHER INFORMATION
Sixten Kai Nielsen . T +45 6166 1566 . contact@wooloo.org
www.wooloo.org
www.wooloo.org/residency
www.facebook.com/wooloo.org
Call for entries
Contributed by All Art Initiatives on 31/05/2010 19:50 in Calls for participation
Metamatic Research Initiative extends deadline for Call for Entries to 1 September The newly founded Metamatic Research Initiative in Amsterdam today renewed its call for entries for commissioned works. This results from a constructive dialogue with several artists who argued for more time to prepare proposals for the ambitious project. The Research Initiative is happy to be able to comply with this request. The deadline has been extended until Wednesday 1 September 2010, 6 pm CET.
The call is open to visual artists in all disciplines who are stimulated, inspired, influenced or challenged by the work and philosophy of the Swiss artist Jean Tinguely (1925-1991). The Metamatic Research Initiative is organised by All Art Initiatives Foundation, which supports artistic and academic research.
A maximum of six projects will be selected for execution. The recipients of the commissions will have the unique opportunity to realise a work in relation to the work and philosophy of Jean Tinguely. A total budget of 600,000.00 is available for the six commissions.
Previous announcements and info sheets about the call can be found at www.metamaticresearch.info
Please do get in touch with Ewoud Aaij if you have any questions.
ewoud@allartinitiatives.org
1646 - call for applications
Contributed by 1646 on 26/05/2010 11:58 in Calls for participation
1646 is an artists
initiative / project-space in the centre of The Hague, which promotes the exchange between local, national and international artists and art spaces. The aim is to create an active research for current developments in the shifting landscapes of art, culture, and theory. At the end of each residency there will be a presentation of the works or research made during the period.
Studio Information
In addition to a small studio space in the center of The Hague and living accommodations for the duration of the residency, participants profit from the direct access to a multi-faceted and internationally oriented network of artists and creatives.
1646 provides a 21 sqm private workspace located in the back of its exhibition space. The studio comes equipped with wireless internet connection, and all the community resources 1646 has to offer.
Accommodation Information
1646 does not have a fixed location but uses temporary locations/apartments in the city.
Paid by host
Accommodation, possible working budget up to 1000,00 and studio.
Paid by artist
All individual expenses such as food, material, individual traveling expenses, etc.
Deadline
Application's can be submitted during the whole year. Download the application form at www.enter1646.com/residency
E-mail email1646@hotmail.com
www.enter1646.com
4th Cairo Video Festival
Contributed by Medrar on 21/05/2010 13:52 in Calls for participation
4th Cairo Video Festival - Call for Submissions - Medrar
Medrar for Contemporary Art calls for submissions for its 4th International Video Festival, which will be hosted by the Goethe-Institut in downtown Cairo.
Initiated by the Cairo-based artists' initiative Medrar for Contemporary Art in 2005, this festival continues its focus on providing a platform for sharing and discussing newly produced high concept / low budget experimental videos.
Based on a call for works by emerging artists, the festival program takes on the format of a concise series of video screenings, accompanied by talks and discussions with video-makers and curators to tackle some of the key issues presented in the works.
Submission deadline:
15 June 2010
More information and application form:
http://medrar.org/4thvf.html
FGA #25 - Writing about Talking About!
Contributed by Fucking Good Art on 10/05/2010 01:18 in Announcements
This issue of Fucking Good Art of which we are proud to be the guest editors is designed to be inserted inside DiARTgonale. The format is adapted to fit the size of its Cameroonian sister publication, yet it retains its signature pink paper and design. The same articles that appear here in English will appear in French in DiARTgonale, with certain differences due to the differences between our editorial decisions and those of DiARTgonales editor.
Within the pages of Fucking Good Art Writing About! you will find the transcript of an artwork by Libia Castro & Ólafur Ólafsson, a story of one young Cameroonians attempt to cross the Sahara desert and make it to the promised land of Fortress Europe. As a counterpoint, artist Goddy Leye in conversation with Emiliano Gandolfi narrates his European training and how he decided to invest his career in a life-long project in the district of Bonendale in Douala. Goddy Leye and his frequent collaborator Ruth Afane Belinga each present a short text ruminating upon ideas encountered during Talking About!, in relation respectively to art and gentrification, and to the professional practice of curating. Achille Atina also explores certain ideas that came to light in Rotterdam, in his examination of public art and what it could mean in a Cameroonian context. Rob Hamelijnck and Nienke Terpsma present the transcript of their harbour tour with Achillekà Komguem and Lionel Manga. Musing together about arts possible functions in such a massive, industrial context, their conversation ranges from the situation in Rotterdam to that in Douala. Annette Schemmel meditates upon retellings of history in the light of the 50th anniversary of Cameroonian independence, whilst Lionel Manga and Alexander Vollebregt explore what it might mean to take things to the next level.
http://www.fuckinggoodart.nl/
Open Call for proposals 2011 HMK {Hotel MariaKapel}
Contributed by Hotel Mariakapel on 06/05/2010 20:05 in Calls for participation
Open Call for proposals 2011
HMK {Hotel MariaKapel}
A.I.R. Hotel MariaKapel invites aritists, curators and researchers to submit proposals for our 2011 programme.
Deadline: 1 June 2010 (stamped with that date on enveloppe is on time)
About HMK
Hotel Mariakapel is an artist-run residency and project space in Hoorn, a 16th century town by the IJsselmeer, just 40 km north of Amsterdam. In the old center of the town, in a medieval orphanage with adjacent inner garden and
Maria Chapel, Hotel Mariakapel receives artists from all over the world.
The programme involves artists and curators working in a wide range of media, focusing on installation and context based work, video/film and performance art. Projects are developed both in public space and in the chapel?s
exhibition space. Hotel MariaKapel is kindly supported by Hoorn City Council, the Province of Noord-Holland, and the Mondriaan Foundation.
Things to consider when applying:
When sending in a proposal for an artistic or curatorial project, please take in careful consideration the specific context of Hotel MariaKapel. The context of HMK includes the possibility to work with a group of artists; a small town setting (eg, absence of a big local art scene/discourse); the combination of a locally rooted initiative with exhibitions of national appeal. We strongly advise you to read into the context of HMK (and Hoorn) prior to submitting a proposal.
HMK has a strong preference for two types of projects:
1 - Projects that make full use of the unique opportunities offered by the presence of a guesthouse and a longer stay, for instance intensive (international) collaboration or developing a new strand of work
2 - Projects challenging, bending or ignoring logic, socio-economic relations and/or artistic conventions in an engaging manner.
Artists, art historians or curators who temporarily require a base in The Netherlands or who need a change of setting for a while may apply. We aim to offer a small per diem budget, free use of the guesthouse and its facilities, possible reimbursement for travel costs. We do ask that you give a presentation that suits your research, prior to your departure. We especially welcome research proposals coming from artists.
Accommodation and living facilities are provided for invited artists or artists groups to complete a period of work culminating in a final exhibition in the adjacent exhibition space. Residencies vary in length and depend on the nature of the work; we feel between one and two months is a good duration. The length of the residency is agreed in advance. The resulting exhibitions which are open to the public, usually take place for 3-4 weeks.
Hotel Mariakapel is responsible for all mail-outs and promotional activity in relation to the shows, which include regional, national and international contacts.
The residency includes use of all facilities (private room, wireless internet, shared kitchen, washing machine / dryer, basic tools, some audio & video equipment ). We can host 8 people in 4 bedrooms, you might be sharing a room.
Hotel MariaKapel provides a budget to resident artists (travel, materials, fee, some living costs) , depending on individual projects, but advises artists to secure additional funding elsewhere.
How to Apply:
1.Read our OPEN CALL 2011 ( this text, you just read! )
2.Read our application formcarefully!
3.Fill in our online form ( also if you are sending in your proposal by regular mail )
4.Send in your materials to:
HMK { HotelMariaKapel }
att. Call 2011
Korte Achterstraat 6
1621GA Hoorn
the Netherlands
or
call@hotelmariakapel.nl ( please use your projectname as subject )
More info on our website.
E-mail: office@hotelmariakapel.nl
Website: www.hotelmariakapel.nl
Open Call: Accented Residency Accented Residency
Contributed by Accented Residency on 01/05/2010 18:51 in Calls for participation
Accented aims to develop co-operations in South East Europe (SEE), and the East Mediterranean (EM), North Africa, the Gulf Countries and the United Kingdom with key institutions that focus on artistic research.
The initiative has administered through a relationship between six institutions that include Platform Garanti CAC (Istanbul, Turkey), Vector Association (Iasi, Romania), Ashkal Alwan (Beirut, Lebanon), Townhouse Gallery (Cairo, Egypt), Delfina Foundation (London, UK) and Spike Island (Bristol, UK).
The first installment of Accented Residency made possible to provide working and living space for nine artists/curators/writers at participating institutions in 2009.
Creative Collaboration grants will be made available to artists, curators and writers from countries mentioned in the below. Selected individual for 2010 will be offered six to eight-week residencies at one of the participating institutions. Travel expenses (one return ticket), accommodation and per-diem during the residency period will be covered by host institutions.
The initiative is open to applicants living and working in the following countries: Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Egypt, Greece, Gulf Region, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Morocco, Palestine, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Syria, Tunisia, Cyprus, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Deadline for submissions:
30 April 2010
More information, and application pack:
www.accentedresidency.blogspot.com
Land Art Generator Initiative
Contributed by Land Art Generator Initiative on 01/05/2010 18:46 in Calls for participation
The long-term goal of the Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) is to design and construct a series of land/environmental art installations in the UAE that uniquely combine aesthetic intrigue and artistic concept with clean energy generation.
The LAGI viewing platforms will be tourist destinations and educational facilities, drawing people from around the world to experience the beauty of the collaborative artworks. At the same time, the art itself will continuously distribute clean energy into the electrical grid, with the sculptures having the potential to provide power to thousands of homes in the United Arab Emirates.
International artists, designers, engineers, and architects are invited to conceive large sculptural works that use technology to harness the power of nature.
Participants can choose one of three sites in the UAE:
Dubai: Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary
Abu Dhabi: Between Yas and Saadiyat Island
Abu Dhabi: Airport Road Near the Masdar City Site
Prize award for the best design: $15,000
Deadline for Submission:
4 June 2010
Public Exhibit of Entries:
September 2010, Continuing
More information and guidelines:
www.landartgenerator.org
lagi@landartgenerator.org
Meeting Point: Büyükhüsun 13th-19th August 2009
Contributed by c^u'ma* on 22/07/2009 15:17 in Calls for participation
Following the concept of 'recycling', Meeting Point: Büyükhüsun will generate a playground for creation and recreation through four hands-on workshops and nighttime activities of concerts, parties, a midnight walk, an open air screening and dinners every night set at long tables in the village square.
The key players of Meeting Point: Büyükhüsun are the leaders of the workshops; Anita Bacic (AUS)(art), Atelier BomDesign (NL)(recycled design), Body-Process Arts Association (TR) and local initiators (Gülpınar, Büyükhüsun TR) (performance and recycled local cuisine) and Hoppa Essentials Band (TR), Mamapapa Band (CZ), DJ Murat Meriç (TR) and of course the whole village itself.
Please note that there are only a few places available on the design workshop. The final date of application for all workshops is August 1st, 2009.
For more information visit www.c-u-m-a.org
* Meeting Point is a project of ¨c^u'ma* Contemporary Utopia Management.