Critical Mass: Call for Papers

Critical Mass Symposium, 6th December 2012

Artes Mundi have a really exciting opportunity to propose papers for its Critical Mass Symposium to be held as part of a programme of events during Artes Mundi 5.

Critical Mass aims to initiate alternative critical dialogue with emerging practitioners, writers, students and recent graduates. Critical Mass is particularly interested in experimental papers, ideas, actions, collaboration and processes of learning, which will engage this specific audience with Artes Mundi 5.

Proposals are welcomed from individuals and groups across practice-based, theoretical, literary, philosophical, sociological backgrounds and beyond. The aim of Critical Mass is to occupy the in-between, the unpredictable and fluid space between institution (university, museum) and the practices of this year’s shortlisted artists: Miriam Bäckström, Tania Bruguera, Phil Collins, Sheela Gowda, Teresa Margolles, Darius Mikšys andApolonija Šušteršič.

The Critical Mass Symposium will seek to explore the potentiality of the green room, as both a space of performance and the space of waiting to perform. Where art practice can no longer be defined by studio and gallery environments how do artists filter, prepare and become equipped to perform on such a stage.

The deadline for proposals is 4pm on the 31st August 2012.

For more information and details on how to submit your proposal, visit am5-criticalmass.tumblr.com

National Museum Wales-The Landing Commission

In July 2011, the National Museum of Art for Wales was launched at National Museum Cardiff with the opening of six new spaces for the display of modern and contemporary art. Within the new contemporary art galleries is a stairwell and landing space which links the lower and upper galleries. Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales plans to commission a new temporary work for this space, which will form part of an ongoing programme of commissions on the landing to coincide with the annual collection display changes. Submissions are encouraged from artists who work in any media.
Artists living or working in Wales or who would like to work in a Welsh context are encouraged to apply.
The selected artist will receive a fee of £3,500 for the commission. An additional budget of approximately £6,500 will be available for the production and installation of the work.

For more information and an application form follow this link  or email melissa.munro@museumwales.ac.uk

Deadline for applications: 14 September 2012

The Ian Parry Scholarship

The Ian Parry Scholarship is an international photographic competition for young photographers who are either attending a full-time photographic course or are under 24. Entrants must submit examples of their work from their portfolio and a brief synopsis of a project they would undertake if they won. The prize consists of £3,500 towards their chosen assignment £500 to those awarded Highly Commended and Commended.

For more information, visit the website: http://www.ianparry.org/main/?page_id=2

The Ian Parry Scholarship 2012 deadline is June 30th. The application form can be downloaded HERE.

Three Artist in Residence opportunities

Swansea Print Workshop are offering three two-month artist in residencies and would like to hear from printmakers who are interested in exploring new boundaries of current practice supporting the activity of drawing and the translation of this material into non traditional and traditional print processes associated with the production of an original print. These are contracted opportunities with a fee and materials budget.


Each Printmaker will illustrate an aspect / approach which will clearly demonstrate the close connection between gathering original [non photographic] material and the most direct processes of translation into print.

The application deadline has been extended until 10 April 2012.

For more information and to apply visit: http://www.swanseaprintworkshop.org.uk/opportunities.html

Call for proposals: Disruption 2

Elysium Gallery is looking for artists to take part in a series of post apocalyptic performances and events to take place in various locations on Swansea High Street on Saturday 21st July.

Ravaged by war and neglect, Swansea High Street is the ultimate post-apocalyptic playground. Derelict theatres and shops line a dying street; the ghosts of the great and the good that once played here are now all but forgotten. As we look into the empty shop facades we see our own grey and hungry reflections. Each pitiful attempt at a new life here is thwarted by economic downturn and social apathy.

Is this the end? Or are we about to embark on something new?

Elysium Gallery is looking for artists who are willing to investigate through performance whether total social decay is just around the corner. We require visual documenters to record and inform us as to whether the worst is now in our past. We need commentators to join us and send word out that will bring us help. We need you.

On Saturday 21st July a series of events will start at 2pm which will either damn us all or bring us into the bright lights of a new dawn. These events will be linked with and following on from the previous nights grand launch of BEEP2012: Wales International Painting Prize – ‘Through Tomorrow's Eyes’ held at the Volcano space | 229 High Street | Swansea.

If you have any ideas on how survival is possible, and if you would like to be involved in anyway, please email us info@elysiumgallery.com with your ideas, enthusiasms and questions by 23rd June 2012

Experimentica 2012: UNSEEN

Experimentica is a key event for the presentation of new performance and interdisciplinary projects across installation, film, video, sound art, dance and theatre. It is a significant platform for artists from Wales to produce or introduce their work, alongside contributions and commissions by internationally established artists.

Over the last 10 years Experimentica has presented performance art from Japan, Canada, China and Mexico, cutting edge dance from Brazil, Australia and Korea alongside a selection of innovative performance, film, dance, music and installation from Wales and elsewhere in the UK. Projects have ranged from large scale to intimate and from formal exhibition space and studio to off-site intervention. Chapter works with partner venues, artists and groups to develop an open and collaborative exchange of ideas, projects and knowledge.

Experimentica is an opportunity for artists at all stages in their career to present challenging, experimental new works within an internationally respected arts centre based in Cardiff, UK.

Details of how to apply can be downloaded from www.chapter.org/26498.html

Further information is available from experimentica@chapter.org

Job opportunity: Creative Administrator for Made in Roath

Part time paid post, four months fixed term.

Due to an ever increasing workload, MiR have been awarded Arts Council funding to appoint a part time Creative Administrator to assist in the running of their annual festival in October. Interested parties should email madeinroath@gmail.com for a job spec or call 07930397982 for more information. 

CALLOUT Hand in Glove Empty Shop Project

Hand In Glove Wants You!


They say:

" Hand in Glove are calling out for YOUR IDEAS! We are inviting all artists, curators and artist groups to propose an idea for an exhibition, performance or event within a 24 hour time frame, which we will present at our forthcoming empty shop project in Bristol.

As well as providing a space to carry out your project idea, Hand in Glove will provide support and resources for developing it.

To apply, please email us some info (as much or as little as you like) about your idea and any supporting material if applicable (image/video/text) to contact.glove@gmail.com
by SUNDAY 30 JAN 2011.

We look forward to hearing from you - please pass this call out on to your friends! "
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Hand in Glove
Creating opportunities for emerging artists
and a platform to develop supportive
networks through process, dialogue and
exchange.

contact.glove@gmail.com
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