Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos
Call for Artists' Proposals:
Toys and Games With A Twist
Deadline:
Wed, Aug 31, 2011 / 5:00pm
Exhibition Dates:
Dec 7, 2011 through Feb 1, 2012
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Exhibition Concept:
Toys and Games With A Twist will focus on how visual artists investigate the conceptual, physical, emotional, political & social aspects, aesthetics and functions of toys.
Eligibility Requirements:
Open to emerging artists working with audio, artists' books, crafts, drawings, design, illustration, installation, mixed-media, painting, performance, photography, printmaking, sculpture, video, web-based or interactive computer/mobile device applications are encouraged to submit work utilizing toys and video games of any kind (stuffed animals, sex toys, wooden blocks, board games, etc.) to comment on the construction of gender roles and its stereotypes and hierarchies of power, consumerism, globalization, migration, memory and loss, fantasy, representation, the environment, love, war, violence and urban and popular culture. Please only submit work related to our theme.
To Apply:
Please submit:
- One-page description of description of artwork or project idea;
- One-page Artist resume or CV (curriculum vitae). Please include contact information (phone number, e-mail address, and postal address);
- One-page Artist Statement;
- Documentation of the work—CD with minimum of 5 maximum of 8: JPEG's (max. 800 x 600 pixels 300dpi) on a CD (PC format);
or
- One DVD, 3-5 minutes (cue sample please!). One-page checklist of artworks or description of work sample;
- Postcard with correct postage to notify you when we have received your application materials.
DO NOT SUBMIT: Original objects, prints or articles—submission materials will not be returned. DO NOT E-MAIL YOUR SUBMISSION.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 by 5:00pm.
Please mail your submission materials to:
LongwoodArt Gallery@ Hostos
450 Grand Concourse, C-190
Bronx, NY 10451
Attn: Toys and Games With A Twist
For more information or questions, please email longwood@bronxarts.org or call 718-518-6728. Applications will be reviewed in August 2011. Applicants will be notified by e-mail in September 2011. Incomplete applications will not be processed.
NO PHONE CALLS OR E-MAILS PLEASE.
About Longwood Art Gallery and its mission:
Longwood Arts Project, celebrating its 30th anniversary, is the contemporary art center of the Bronx Council on the Arts' mission is to support artists and their work, especially emerging artists from underrepresented groups such as people of color and women, through Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos, Digital Matrix Commissions Program, and public programs that provide opportunities for free and open dialogue. Longwood Arts Project presents solo and group exhibitions of works of art produced in various media or through interdisciplinary practices that connect artists, communities, and ideas within and beyond the Bronx.
Phil Cardone, Information Manager
Bronx Council on the Arts / 718-931-9500 x33
1738 Hone Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461
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