[eyedrumartcomm] immediate show
- From: Priscilla Smith <priscillagaysmith@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "eyedrum_board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <eyedrum_board@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "eyedrumartcomm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <eyedrumartcomm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Eyedrum Litcom <lit@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Music Commitee <music@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 21:43:54 -0400
Eyedrummers,
We have been offered the chance to create a show very quickly (that will
offer a small group of artists a stipend) to "bring the gaze" on the
Forsyth Street building in its "Existing Conditions".
Following is a draft of the call with a timeline. It has to happen quickly,
we have to start rehabilitating the Ideal Music Co. spaces for a large
installation show in October.
Corrections, suggestions, and amplifications welcome, but do so promptly.
We should post this Thursday.
Let me know what you think.
Request for Proposals
Eyedrum Art and Music Gallery, announces a request for proposals for
"Existing Conditions."
To inaugurate its new home on Forsyth Street, Eyedrum invites artists to
submit proposals to create work in any medium, including performance, in
response to the current conditions of this 101-year-old building in
Downtown Atlanta.
The concept is for artists to take an aspect or element(s) of the
facility--a crack in the wall; an old poster; a cluttered room--and create
a new way of looking at it.
It may be useful to think of this as considering the building to be a
collection of Readymades; or that the building is the source for a Joseph
Cornell box. A composer might write and perform a score or a song, an
author create a story or a poem. Proposals for time-based or durational
performances are encouraged.
A proposal may be as simple as lighting a element or as complex as creating
an assemblage of found objects. Artists with exiting works that could be
installed in this context to create new ways of looking at that work and
its surroundings are welcome.
There is limited access to power and water.
While artists may manipulate and change the environment, the emphasis is on
creating a context for examining what is there: the Existing Conditions.
An unexpected and generous gift has made this event possible. The timeline
for its creation is very compressed:
1. Artists who wish to make a proposal should tour the building, by
appointment July 28-31. Staff will be available to show the space during
daylight and evening hours during those days.
2. A one-page description of the work to be created with whatever support
material the artist things will best represent the proposal (sketches, URL
or website showing previous work, etc.) should be emailed and received by
August 2 at 8:00 a.m. The proposal should specify the exact site he or she
wishes to engage.
3. Work should be titled.
4. A jury will convene August 2 to select 5-8 artists. Artists will be
notified that day.
5. Participating artists will be awarded up to $250 to cover supplies and
honorarium.
6. The exhibition will open Friday, August 15. Depending on the nature of
the selections as a whole, docents or guides will conduct patrons on a tour
of the show or be present at all times for safety reasons.
7. Artist teams are welcome to propose, but the budget is limited to $250
per work.
8. The exhibition will be open for one weekend only:
August 15 - 6 p.m. - midnight
August 16 - 6 p.m. - midnight
August 17 - 3-9 p.m.
Artists will need to de-install by August 12 at midnight.
Be advised: many parts of the building are in rough shape. It has been
largely uninhabited for many years and former tenants left a lot of . . .
stuff behind.
Audience members will be asked to sign a waiver of liability (although
every precaution will be taken to make this safe for all, including
artists) but part of what this event is about is witnessing decay,
neglect, and abandonment.
For an appointment, please submit 3 options for one-hour time slots to:
EyedrumExistingConditions@xxxxxxxxx
Questions may be submitted to EyedrumExistingConditions.
A Facebook group will be established to create a public forum.
Other related posts:
