TRANSCRIBE/TRANSLATE is a multi-disciplinary open-call exhibition, to be held at SYSTEM art gallery in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in November 2016. This collaborative show, co-ordinated by VAULT COLLECTIVE, will bring together the work of both established and emerging artists who are creating work in response to the theme of transcription.

TRANSCRIBE/TRANSLATE seeks to bring together the artwork of selected practitioners, developed through various disciplines. We are looking for submissions that are your own re-envisioning or re-interpretations of a pre 20th Century artwork. These transcriptions won’t be a direct copy, but instead have been produced as a reactive creation, inspired by the original. Incorporating new contexts, elements, mediums or themes, the artists selected will have formed a new artwork very much their own, whilst also shedding light on their personal response to the original.

VAULT COLLECTIVE are seeking submissions in the form of any creative response, including the visual arts, installation, performance, and beyond. The work can take any form and does not necessarily need to be made in the same medium as the original which it has been created in response to. For example, a painting can be translated into spoken word. We are asking that each submission or proposal have an accompanying text that will be published as part of the exhibition. Much like the artworks being submitted, the accompanying text can have any structure.

TIMELINE

Deadline for submissions: Monday 29th August 2016

Successful applicants informed: Monday 5th September 2016

Delivery/installation of artwork: W/C Monday 24th September 2016

Exhibition open: Thursday 27th October 2016

Exhibition close: Friday 25th November 2016

Collection/de-installation of artwork: Saturday 26th November 2016

WHAT TO SUBMIT

Proposals are invited from artists working individually or collaboratively.

Artists at any stage of their career may apply.

No more than 3 submissions per artist or collaboration.

Each submission must have accompanying text that will be published as part of the exhibition. PLEASE NOTE this does not need to be the final text, but should give an idea of what the artist’s intent is.

A submission can be a finished piece of work, a work in progress, or a proposal for work yet to be created. Work yet to be created must show planning, as well as examples of previous artworks.

PLEASE NOTE there is little provision for equipment to aid exhibition. Any items such as projectors, cabinets, etc must be provided by the artists.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

The four week exhibition will run from Thursday 27th October until Friday 25th November, and will be based at SYSTEM art gallery.

Any work being exhibited can be offered for sale if the artist is happy to do so. We ask that 20% of any sale made during the exhibition be donated to SYSTEM gallery to cover costs as a non-profit creative platform.

Work selected for TRANSCRIBE/TRANSLATE will need to be ready for the week commencing Monday 24th October, ready to be installed in time for  Thursday 27th October. Work will need to be collected again after the exhibition closes on Saturday 26th November.

We kindly ask that artists selected for exhibition make a donation of £15 each towards covering costs of the exhibition install and de-install, to be collected upon exhibition install.

ARTISTS are responsible for the organisation and costs of delivery and collection of the work.

PLEASE NOTE that SYSTEM gallery does not have insurance to cover the costs of any damage, loss or theft that happens during the exhibition, and is not constantly manned. Consequently, neither VAULT COLLECTIVE nor SYSTEM are able to take any responsibility for fragile works, or equipment such as projectors etc.

Unfortunately the gallery is not wheelchair accessible, with access to the top floor only being gained via a narrow staircase. This access issue must be considered when submitting as it also limits the size of work that can be accepted, however work can be assembled in situ.

ABOUT US

VAULT COLLECTIVE : Uniting artistic practice & platforms in the North East of England. We are a self-funded voluntary group, working to promote a sector that we love and believe in. Follow us @VaultNCL

SYSTEM : A volunteer based non-profit organisation based in the centre of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The gallery was created with the primary aim to encourage art graduates to exhibit their works alongside more established local artists, providing essential experience of how to operate and actively participate in a gallery system. Find out more at their website: www.systemarts.co.uk