+15 Window Project Special Call DEADLINE: June 16, 2009“Worlds of inversion, of contamination and crudeness, are controlled within the dollhouse by an absolute manipulation and control of the boundries of time and space.
The house is meant to be viewed from a distance, with attention upon one scene and then another…” (1)
TRUCK Contemporary Art in Calgary invites you to consider the small things in life, with this call for miniature artwork. For the months of August and September of this year, we will be turning our +15 window space into a curio cabinet of sorts, compartmentalizing the space and providing a venue for small works.
Work submitted can be created in any medium (including new media and video works), with the only stipulation that is be able to fit into a small compartment sized 1′ wide by 1′ high, and 3′ deep.
Your submission should include:
1. Proposal (maximum of 1 page): Clearly describe the proposed work. Provide details about any special requirements, including equipment needs.
2. Artist Statement (maximum of 1 page): Contextualizes the work submitted within your artistic practice.
3. Curriculum Vitae (maximum of 3 pages): Describe your artistic background (e.g. education, grants, scholarships or awards recieved, professional status, previous exhibitions or performances, commissions, professional memberships, articles, etc.)
4. Images/Support Material: Maximum of 10 JPEG images and/or DVD for video. All images must be numbered and labeled to match the corresponding image list. Please ensure that file sizes are less than 1MB each.
5. Image List: Please provide title, dimensions, materials, and date of production of each work.
Please send submissions to:
Welcome to the Dollhouse
TRUCK Contemporary Art in Calgary
Grain Exchange Building (lower level)
815 First Street SW
Calgary, AB T2P 1N3
PLEASE NOTE: While TRUCK does not usually accept submissions by email, due to the imminent nature of this deadline, we will be accepting email submissions for this particular call.
(1) Stewart, Susan. On Longing: Narratives on the Miniature, the Gigantic, the Souvenir, the Collection. Durham: Duke University Press, 1993. Pg 63
Poplar Gallery.Online
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