[eyedrumartcomm] Re: immediate show
- From: Robert Kee <robbykee@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "eyedrumartcomm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <eyedrumartcomm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 14:59:03 -0400
Proposal looks good, but we could cut the the paragraph that starts,
"It may be useful to think of this as considering the building to be a
collection of Readymades."
I think the next paragraph covers it.
Robert Kee
404.368.8699
> On Jul 24, 2014, at 12:59 PM, yoon nam <yoonlikesfood1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 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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