OPEN CALL ~ CRAFTED WITH INTENT
Deadline: 08/09/2017Venue: System Art Gallery | City: Newcastle Upon Tyne | Country: United Kingdom | Vault Collective
VAULT COLLECTIVE is a collaborative group of curators based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. We are seeking submissions and proposals from artists based in and around the North East of England on the title 'CRAFTED WITH INTENT', an exhibition examining the interplay between ideas of 'Art' and 'Craft'.
THE EXHIBITION
The divide and debate that exists between the concept of 'Art' and 'Craft' is a long standing one. With the popularity of craft seeing a resurgence over the last decade, the boundaries between the two are constantly being redefined. Is craft always a quantifiable action? Can artistic intent be explored through a craft medium? We are searching for submissions that not only challenge this divide, but explore the social, historical and political reasons that have worked to form it.
The proposed artwork can be of any medium, including the visual arts, installation, performance, and beyond. We are asking that each submission have an accompanying text that will be published as part of the exhibition, outlining how you see the medium chosen in relation to the idea of 'craft', and specifying its narrative intent. Much like the artworks being submitted, the accompanying text can have any structure.
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KEY DATES
Submission deadline- September 8th
Selected submissions notified- September 15th
Delivery deadline- October 17th
Exhibition install- October 17th-19th
Preview - October 19th (6-9pm)
Exhibition opening- October 20th
Exhibition closes- November 10th
WHAT TO SUBMIT
Proposals are invited from artists working individually or collaboratively.
Artists at any stage of their career may apply.
Each submission must have accompanying text. 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
We kindly ask that selected artists make a donation of £10 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 VAULT COLLECTIVE does not have insurance to cover the costs of any damage, loss or theft. Consequently, we are not able to take any responsibility for fragile works, or equipment such as projectors etc.
ABOUT US
VAULT COLLECTIVE : Uniting artistic practice & platforms in the North East. We are self-funded volunteers, working to promote a sector that we love and believe in. Find out more at our website: www.vaultcollectivencl.wixsite.com/home.
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