[eyedrumartcomm] Re: immediate show
- From: yoon nam <yoonlikesfood1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: eyedrumartcomm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 12:59:45 -0400
Yes. I like the idea!
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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