Call: GalataPerform seeks performance artists for a festival in Istanbul

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: GalataPerform presents Performance Time 08
Date: January 15, 2008; Source: Deniz Aygun

Performance Time 08 will take place from March 24-30th, 2008

GalataPerform, an artist-run interdisciplinary performance venue in Istanbul, is organizing an event in March 08, exploring new fields and new approaches in performance: Performance Time 08. The aim is to bring together local and foreign artists from a number of disciplines, such as, performance art, experimental theatre, dance, music; all, which can be associated with the art of performance. Performance Time 08 targets to create a lively platform for experimental and creative projects in Istanbul, interesting both for artists and audiences.

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Artists interested in presenting their performances in Performance Time 08, are invited to submit their projects by filling and sending the application form below to galataperform@gmail.com. GalataPerform will provide accommodation during the event for elected artists, in the houses of local artists and give technical support for performances. Artists will cover their traveling expenses and provide their material. Deadline for submission is January 15th, 2008.

For more details and questions contact GalataPerform Program Director, Deniz Aygun
mail to: galataperform@gmail.com.

Call: Gladstone Hotel seeks contemporary art and design projects

COME UP TO MY ROOM 2008
The Gladstone Hotel's 5th Annual Alternative Design Event
Feb 22-24, 2008

Expression of Interest Deadline: Aug. 20th (no later than 5pm)


The Gladstone Hotel seeks proposals for innovative, cutting-edge
contemporary art and design projects for the annual alternative design
event, Come Up To My Room 2008. The fifth installment will take place from
February 22-24, 2008 at the Gladstone Hotel, in over 12 rooms on 2nd floor
of the historic Gladstone Hotel.

Ideal candidates for juried consideration are practitioners who produce,
focus and dedicate their practice in the areas of; experimental,
inter-disciplinary, self-taught, hand-made/craft-based, installation, and
environmental, art & design projects (including graphic, new media,
lens-based: photography, film & video.) We are looking for practitioners and
emerging designers who approach design with radical personal vision to
create site-specific installations.

Please submit hardcopy or electronic proposals (MS-WORD docs only) no later
than 5pm, August 20th, 2007. Proposals should include a; CD of 5-10 images,
or jpegs/website url, CV, a 150 word bio of the artist, designer, or
collectives, and a 1 page proposal specific to CUTMR 2008. This exhibition
is curated by artist and not by proposed projects. Please do not submit
detailed proposals. For more information please read
http://www.gladstonehotel.com/callsforinterest.html

Participation fees are $650 + GST for room installations and $150 + GST for
public space projects; includes installation day and 3-day space rental,
exhibition administration, coordination, and inclusion in the promotion,
publicity, marketing materials, and exhibition catalogue.

To see press coverage of past CUTMR events
http://www.gladstonehotel.com/press.html

To see photos of past CUTMR installations
http://www.gladstonehotel.com/cutmr2007.html

For more information contact the curators:

Pamila Matharu, pmatharu@rogers.com (+1) 416 846 6230
Christina Zeidler, christina@gladstonehotel.com (+1) 416 531 4635 ext. 7102

For more information regarding pricing, exhibition details and contracts
contact:

Chris Mitchell, chrism@gladstonehotel.com (+1) 416 531 4635 ext. 7105

Submit proposals to:

Gladstone Hotel, Attention: CUTMR Curators, 1214 Queen St W Toronto ON

Or email to christina@gladstonehotel.com or pmatharu@rogers.com and cc
chrism@gladstonehotel.com

Call: Media Arts Residency Program: The Western Front

Call for Project Proposals

Media Arts Residency Program: The Western Front



The Media Arts Residency Program at the Western Front promotes
experimentation and innovation by inviting local, national, and
international artists to research and produce new works in media arts.
In keeping with the Western Front's emphasis on the interdisciplinary,
this program forefronts unique explorations of undefined creative
arenas including, but not limited to: site-specific gestures,
experimental projects, process pieces and unusual initiatives in media
art practice today.

The Media Arts program seeks to present a range of artists: artists
of all levels of experience are strongly encouraged to apply, as are
artists from diverse sexual orientations and cultural backgrounds.
Applications from artists from other disciplines who wish to expand
their creative practices into media arts are welcomed.

Projects are made possible through access to production facilities
and technical support from an expert team of qualified staff and
volunteers. Financial support is available in the form of travel
expenses and artist fees. Residency length varies according to
personal needs and can range in duration from one week to six weeks.
For further details, visit www.front.bc.ca or contact
media@front.bc.ca .

Artists wishing to be considered for the 2008/2009 programming year
are invited to submit proposals to Western Front's Media Arts
Residency Program on or before September 5th, 2007.

Candidates should send a project description, expected timeline and
CV by email or post to:

Alissa Firth-Eagland
Director and Curator of Media Arts
The Western Front
303 East 8th Avenue
Vancouver BC, V5T 1S1

media@front.bc.ca

604-876-9343

www.front.bc.ca

Call for Submissions: Ed Video Media Arts Centre

Ed Video Media Arts Centre – 2007-2008 Call for Submissions!

Ed Video Media Arts Centre in Guelph, Ontario is inviting submissions by
artists and curators for the upcoming programming season of Sept. 2007 –
Sept. 2008. The submission deadline is April 2, 2007.

Our annual Exhibition and Screening series presents regional, national and
international video-based media art work. We encourage a strong
curatorial and artistic practice that is challenging, stimulating, and
provocative. Both emerging and established artists/curators should apply,
and we are interested in all genres of media arts – experimental,
narrative, documentary, feature, installation and inter-disciplinary. Our
aim is to also ensure our presentations address the interests of a diverse
audience, are relevant in the local and national media art community, and
support the development of our producing members.


Please send any support material you wish such as:
• Names of artists and works to be presented
• A brief curatorial statement or description of the work(s)
• A Curriculum Vitae
• Preview tape/DVD of the submitted work
• A proposed budget covering all costs of screening/exhibition
• A self-addressed, stamped envelope if you wish it to be returned

Selections will be based on:
• Compatibility with Ed Video’s mandate
• Quality of the work submitted
• Quality of the proposal
• Availability of space/money

Ed Video encourages submissions from curators/artists of all ethnic,
cultural, and religious backgrounds.
We support artists through the payment of artist and copyright fees
according to the guidelines established by CAR/FAC (Canadian Artists'
Representation/Fronts des Artistes Canadiens).

All submissions will be considered by a Selection Committee made up of
artists, curators, community members and Ed Video members. Notice will be
given by April 30, 2005.

Please send submissions to:
Selection Committee
c/o Ed Video Media Arts Centre
16A Wyndham St. N.
P.O. Box 1629
Guelph ON
N1H 6R7

For more information, please visit www.edvideo.org.

For submission inquiries, please contact:

Scott McGovern
Technical and Programming Director
Ed Video Media Arts Centre
(519)836-9811
scott@edvideo.org