Artist Open call: N E W H A U S G A L L E R Y & KOFFERRAUM HAUS GALLERY.

N E W   H A U S   G A L L E R Y  & KOFFERRAUM HAUS GALLERY have joined forces with Haus-a-Rest arts platform & invite you to be part of a new exhibition experience.

OPEN CALL for Art ...  MICRO ART for the theme of

EXPANDING THE LINE - DRAWING IN THE EXPANDED FIELD

This month we are exploring lines.

In recent years the category 'drawing' has expanded to incorporate a wide range of materials and processes, making it increasingly difficult to define. In contemporary art, the term 'drawing' might refer to a physical struggle (Matthew Barney), a fragment of a cinematic sequence (Tacita Dean), an object made linear (Cornelia Parker) or a geopolitical borderline (Doris Salcedo).

The Expanded Field that we refer to was mapped by American Art Historian Rosalind Krauss in her essay Sculpture in the Expanded Field published in the journal October in 1979(4) as a framework to define a shift in sculpture at the time—a sort of un-monumental, non-architectural practice.

While Krauss's 1979 essay identified sculpture's placement within an 'expanded field' as a condition of postmodernism, the study of drawing might suggest alternative models for thinking about historical continuity and rupture within cultural practices.  We want to see how you , engage with drawing in all its forms and translations.

Be it a drawing using a variety of materials - pen, pencil, wire, wool. words or methods - sculpture, mark making, writing, music, film, performance, or philosophy as we mark time, journey, and cross over and connect. Lines are everywhere,  line of thought, a line in the sand, stand in line, and line up.

The new and exciting thing about these exhibition spaces is that both galleries are MICRO galleries.

This means your work needs to be scaled down, but it also means you can experiment and be more adventurous with your ideas.

Specific sizes and instructions are below. Ideally, we would like to see micro versions of your physical work and photos of the life-size and the micro gallery-sized work.

To see the gallery spaces please refer to the Instagram pages:

@new_haus_gallery

@kofferaum_haus_gallery

Or:

https://haus-a-rest.squarespace.com

Go to the tab for Exhibitions for photos and videos of the spaces.

There is no fee to submit.  But if you are selected, then you may be asked to pay £10 UK for return postage of your work, and a pro-rata fee for international entries to cover return postage.

Once the works have been received we will notify you when the show will go live. Both shows will be promoted across our platforms.

N E W   H A U S   G A L L E R Y

This gallery is based on white cube gallery spaces: high wooden ceilings; grey floors and white walls.

There are three gallery spaces 1:12 size and six wall spaces.

2D work, print, painting, and photography.

2 spaces x no bigger than 15cm x 10cm, can be vertical or horizontal.

4 spaces x 11cm x 11cm.

3D work – Sculpture & Installations.

2 spaces x 15 x 20 x 15cm height.

1 spaces x 15 x 10 x 15 cm height.

KOFFERRAUM HAUS GALLERY

This gallery space is based on an industrial set up, and is larger than a usual micro space, with brick and plaster paint walls, that are high and wide.

There are two main spaces connected by a large arched open doorway.

One floor is grey, one is wood with plaster paint walls. Both rooms have a wall hanging system and a central hanging system.

Room one

Floor space 42cm x 46cm.

Two main walls are 45cm x 28cm.

Room two

Floor space 42cm x 46cm.

Three wall spaces 46cm x 28cm.

Both spaces also have smaller sidewalls available.

Delivery and insurance:

2D work can be posted to the gallery please include a Self-Addressed hard backed envelope If you wish your work to be returned to you.

Please pack 3D pieces well. If you wish your work returned to you, we will ask for a £10 fee to cover return post for UK entries (international entries will be charged pro-rata for the postage and administration).

Insurance for all the works during transit, exhibition duration, and return delivery must be covered by the artist.

What you need to submit for the open call:

1) A good quality image of your work, and which gallery you are applying to.

2) Three lines of text to explain your concept why you made the piece and any obstacles you had to overcome.

3) Dimensions of your work. H. W and L in cm.

4) Your Instagram name so we can tag you.

Information we need for the exhibitions:

1) Do you want your work returned Y / N?

2) If Y then do you accept the £10 UK charge and TBC international charge for the return of your work?

3) Please confirm you will be responsible for insurance for your work (transit and duration of the show) Y / N?

4) Do you wish to join our mailing list Y/N? & email contact

Your work will not be accepted if you do not provide all of the requested items. If accepted your work will be featured in the Zine, and all our social media channels for a least one month, and very likely for several.

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