[eyedrumartcomm] Re: immediate show
- From: Priscilla Smith <priscillagaysmith@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: eyedrumartcomm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 11:14:35 -0400
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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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