Opportunities
NOW ACCEPTING AAPLICATIONS FOR OUR UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists 2011
This bursary round is designated for Artists from Central and South America ONLY
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We are proud to renew our affiliation again with the UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists Programme. Each year, we focus on one country or region for the bursary. For 2011, we will accept applications only from Central and South American artists.
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NOW ACCEPTING PROPOSALS FOR OUR 2011 EXHIBITION SEASON
18th Street Arts Center
2011 Exhibition Season Proposals Being Accepted through August 1, 2010
Legacy
18th Street Arts Center is pleased to announce an open call for exhibition proposals from artists for our 2011 season. Proposals are based on an annual theme, which for 2011 is the idea of an artistic ‘Legacy’ (see below). Selected artist proposals receive an exhibition and a residency in the 18th Street galleries. We are seeking proposals that include public programming that promotes public dialogue as an important part of the overall proposal.
For Legacy we are particularly interested in artists who worked in Southern California between 1960 and 1990 in the areas of performance, durational and ephemeral work, or in media with a performance aspect. We are also interested in proposals from younger artists who are re-performing or interpreting works from this period, or whom are interested in collaborating with artists still working from that period. Our exhibitions are awarded as artist fellowships: two fellowships will include a budget of $5000 and the use of our main gallery for three months as a gallery/laboratory/studio for presentation, inquiry and research. Two additional fellowships will be awarded a budget of $2500 and the use of our smaller project room gallery. Generally, the main gallery is best suited for larger scale projects group exhibitions, and collaborations. The project room is suitable for installations, media works, and individual artists.
Exhibitions will take place Feb 1 through April 30; and June 1 through August 30.
Selected projects must include an exhibition that will be presented to the public on an opening night. We are especially interested in projects that provoke public dialogue, engage a broad public, and activate the galleries in the spirit of artistic inquiry and production. This can be done in the form of artist talks, screenings, workshops, seminars, using the gallery as a creative laboratory/studio in which to develop new works, etc.
All selected exhibitions and projects will be documented in our annual program catalog.
In writing your project proposal, we offer a series of questions related to the theme of Legacy, to consider in developing your approach to an exhibition. We will consider proposals which are historic, showing work from 1960 to 1990, as well as work which has reconsidered work from this time period.
What is the legacy of Southern California performance and media based artists who worked between 1960 and 1990?
- Which artists have made a difference yet remain ‘under the radar’ of museums and commercial galleries?
- How did your work fit into the Southern California art scene between 1960-1990.
- How is cultural legacy best articulated and shared with a broader public?
- Are the artworks made in California from the 1960’s onwards still resonating today with emerging generations of artists?
- How does an artist pass along their work, especially work that is ephemeral, performance based, durational or when the applied technology becomes obsolete?
- What are the issues established artists face when considering re-performing older work, or having their work re-interpreted by younger artists?
- Does the notion of legacy involve mentoring? If so, what form does mentoring take? What do we have to share and pass down that is of value, how do we decide, and how is it received?
- What kinds of collaborations are possible between an established and emerging artists?
- How is your exhibition proposal different, and how does it add to the legacy of contemporary art making in Southern California?
As a context for the Legacy theme, 18th Street Arts Center is in the midst of collecting and archiving its important history as an alternative arts center that supports diverse forms of contemporary art making. As part of this effort we are participating in the Getty funded Pacific Standard Time project, in which 30 Californian arts institutions are focusing on Californian art between 1945-1980. Our exhibition in this unprecedented project is entitled “Collaboration Labs: Southern California Artists and the Artist Space Movement”. It focuses on artistic legacies, through performance and media artists whose art making in this time frame furthered the development of alternative artists spaces and imaginative new networks for artist production and social engagement. The opening of this important exhibit is in late 2011 and will be the final exhibit of our Legacy year. We have decided to dedicate our entire year to this effort, and will select exhibition proposals with this in mind.
Each year 18th Street chooses a programmatic theme for its fellowship year. In 2008 the theme was Future of Nations; in 2009 Almost Utopia- Los Angeles Ten Years Forward; in 2010 Status Report: The Creative Economy’. You can see past projects on our website at www.18thstreet.org.
To apply, we ask that you fill in and print out the cover sheet and mail with your full proposal by August 1, 2010 to:
18th Street Arts Center
Legacy Proposals
1639 18th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Please include an exhibition proposal, a basic budget for the award level you are seeking; resumes of all participants; any supporting documentation (reviews, catalogs, etc. you feel is important to your proposal); and work samples. Include a self addressed stamped envelope if you wish for your materials to be returned.
Exhibition Proposal: (1000 words maximum) Please describe your exhibition and the public programming that will be part of your overall project. Describe how the project relates to the theme Legacy; who the participants will be in the exhibit, what the goals and the objectives of the exhibit are; what kinds of work will be exhibited and what equipment will be needed. For public programming, describe how you will further utilize your fellowship at 18th Street. Will you schedule artist talks, seminars, make new work in the gallery, etc? Given the theme of Legacy, this is an opportunity to explore some of the questions we posed for you to consider.
Budget: Please provide a simple budget for either a $5000 or $2500 fellowship but do not combine them. The budget must demonstrate how you can successfully manage your proposed exhibition and project to completion. It may include artist fees, speaker fees, fabrication or framing costs, materials, equipment rentals, cost of public presentations, delivery costs of work. Funds may not be used for travel expenses; per diem or lodging; purchase of equipment, or shipping of art works from outside of Los Angeles. If needed, indicate other resources you may have, depending on the scope and ambition of your project. 18th Street pays for installation of the exhibition unless the artists are needed to do this themselves because of the nature of the work. We do have some equipment, which is available such as projectors, monitors, etc.
Work samples: Please send up to 20 jpeg images on a CD, no more than 7MB each in size. Please include a list of images with titles, dates, size, medium, artist name. Video samples must be no more than 15 minute in length and submitted as a DVD. Please include a short description of what we will be looking at. Supporting documentation is optional, but can include reviews and catalogues. Please submit these by mail with a check list, and a self addressed stamped envelope if you would like them returned.
Include resumes of all participants.
For questions and information, please email only (no phone calls) ccampbell@18thstreet.org
