[eyedrumartcomm] Re: immediate show
- From: Priscilla Smith <priscillagaysmith@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: eyedrumartcomm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 12:03:09 -0400
Yes! U sound excited! Don't I?!!!!!!!
On Jul 24, 2014 11:15 AM, "Al Matthews" <prolepsis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I like the promo. I'm excited.
>
> Don't I sound excited? But I am.
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 11:15 AM, Al Matthews <prolepsis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Agreed then, thanks.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 11:14 AM, Priscilla Smith <
>> priscillagaysmith@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Facial ackniwledgenent tgathus is a site with tripping hazards, probably
>>> mold . . .
>>> On Jul 24, 2014 10:55 AM, "Al Matthews" <prolepsis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> What's the waiver all about?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 10:38 AM, Priscilla Smith <
>>>> priscillagaysmith@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Good morning!
>>>>>
>>>>> Our funder is upping the budget allowing us to bring on another artist
>>>>> or three and post a range of possible stipends, say, $200 - $500 (!). We
>>>>> should post this tonight. If you're busy at work (as so many of you are)
>>>>> and have something substantive to say and don't have time, drop a note and
>>>>> say something like, "Hey. Hold on a sec."
>>>>>
>>>>> A vote of yes sometime today would be appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>> xo
>>>>> p
>>>>> 404-578-4430
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 9:43 PM, Priscilla Smith <
>>>>> priscillagaysmith@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>
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