[Reader-list] Fwd: OPEN CALL - Watermans 2012 New Media Exhibitions project
Iram Ghufran
iram at sarai.net
Mon Dec 13 22:08:07 IST 2010
Fwd: OPEN CALL - Watermans 2012 New Media Exhibitions project
To coincide with the Olympics in London in 2012, Watermans is pleased to
announce a unique opportunity to present a series of groundbreaking
installations exploring interactivity and participation in New Media and
Digital Art. Much New Media / Digital Art is increasingly aimed at
interaction with the audience and artists are continuously exploring new
ways of viewer participation.
This year long project proposes to showcase the work of distinguished
artists from all continents, including a British artist, with an
interest in projects concerned with ways of participation, interactivity
or collaboration and consider the use or importance of technologies in
their work. With this we are hoping to initiate and enable a series of
discussions around the meaning, possibilities and issues around human
interaction and engagement in New Media art and bring in responses from
artists, academics, students, art professionals and visitors in the UK
and internationally.
OPEN CALL:
Artists and art collectives from all countries working with new media
and digital technologies are invited to submit proposals of existing or
new projects. Interested artists can propose to show more than one
installation or projects and we will welcome applications from
individuals, art collectives or collaborations between artists.
We would like to invite artists to propose imaginative, ambitious and
inspirational projects that will transform our understanding of art and
the way it can be experienced. We will particularly focus on
installations with an emphasis on participatory activity (interaction
with the audience) in order to engage visitors in a creative,
exploratory and inspirational journey prior to and during the Games.
Please send your proposals including:
● work(s) description
● CV(s) and artist statement
● supporting material with description (jpgs, urls, videos etc)
● list of technical requirements, equipment, materials required for the
proposed work(s)
● contact details
Budget
Each artist/art collective will receive a fixed fee of £3,500 to cover
fees & project costs, installation and work transport. In addition,
Watermans will cover travel and accommodation costs in London and will
also provide technical assistance and exhibition promotion.
The deadline for receiving proposals is 24th February 2011.
Please send all application material to:
Irini Papadimitriou
Head of New Media Arts Development
Watermans
40 High Street
Brentford, London
TW8 0DS
UK
email: irini at watermans.org.uk
A judging panel will select the six projects which will be announced in
March/April 2011. The exhibitions will run throughout 2012 (January -
October) and the project will provide an opportunity for presenting a
series of innovative and interactive digital/new media art installations
never before staged in London. With this project we hope to engage and
challenge artists and audiences in new and unexpected ways.
In conjunction with the exhibitions, and in partnership with Goldsmiths,
University of London, we are planning to run a series of seminars
related to the exhibitions, a mentoring scheme for students as well as
generate online activity with a website dedicated to the project and the
use of social media such as blogs, feeds etc to engage wider audiences
in the project and enable critical debate. Online visitors will be able
to follow the development of each exhibition as well as the artists’
work from their studio on its way to the gallery in London. Information
about the seminars and mentoring scheme will be announced soon.
Direct line: +44 (0)20 8232 1012
Admin: +44 (0)20 8232 1020
www.watermans.org.uk
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