Doorways (Fringe Arts Bath 2018)
Deadline: 20/03/2018City: Bath | Region: Somerset | Country: United Kingdom | Mike Bradley
Doorways are thresholds to somewhere new. Featuring in religion, myth, ritual, literature and art, doorways represent new opportunities, arrivals, departures, imprisonment, birth, death: moving in, moving out, moving on. This exhibition will invite artists to explore the symbolism and significance of this space between the ‘now’ and the ‘next’.
Doorways are thresholds to somewhere new. Doorways are the physical symbol of the transition – of change – between the ‘now’ and the ‘next’, from ‘here’ to ‘there’; moving in, moving out, moving on. Familiar in ritual, religion, myth and literature, they have emotional power – they are the liminal space between two states of being; a transition that has to be negotiated before the ‘next’ can begin.
This exhibition invites artists to explore the symbolism and significance of doorways as the space between the ‘now’ and the ‘next’. Is a doorway full of the promise of new beginnings, arrivals, opportunities? Or laced with the fear of the unseen? Do open doorways suggest a refuge, an entrance or an exit? Life or death? Do closed doors represent protection or imprisonment? Does it matter what side you’re on?
It’s completely free to submit proposals. If you are selected, there is a £20 admin charge. We'll also ask you to commit some time to helping with the exhibition, including as much time helping to steward the exhibition during the festival as you can spare.
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•For artwork, sculpture, models etc: a high resolution photograph clearly showing the work you would like to exhibit. For poetry: the full text of your poem.
•A description of your work, in up to 500 words, outlining how it responds to the brief, full details of the materials used and dimensions of the work, and, if appropriate, any specific hanging, handling or exhibiting instructions.
•Your full contact details (incl email and mobile) plus a short CV or link to your website (we'd just like to know a little bit about you and your practice).
•Photographs should be submitted as JPEGs, written files should be submitted as PDF or MS Word. Please include your name in every file name (eg smith.pdf).
You will need to be available to arrange for the work to be delivered, unpacked and installed in the days before it starts, and to make arrangements to pick it up afterwards. Getting your work to the exhibition and taking it away at the end is your responsibility.
And if you’ve got any questions please drop us an email: doorways@fringeartsbath.co.uk
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