[spectre] Extended Views: Call for Proposals

[stephen kovats]

<posted by Jan Schuijren ... extendedviews at xs4all.nl>
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E x t e n d e d   V i e w s

an exhibition of video art in public space
with artists from the new and candidate European Union member states
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Open call for submissions for  E x t e n d e d   V i e w s , a video
art project in public space.
Fifteen video works by artists from the new and candidate EU member
states will be projected on the glass facades of various new buildings
in the recently developed ‘Ceramique' district in Maastricht, the
Netherlands, from October 15 through October 31, 2004.


BACKGROUND

E x t e n d e d   V i e w s  is initiated and organised by the
exhibition department ‘De Stadshal’, part of the Centre Céramique, an
information and cultural centre in Maastricht’s newly developed
district ‘Céramique’. On a yearly basis, almost half a million people
visit the centre. The district also houses the well-known
Bonnefantenmuseum and is located next to the MECC congress-centre,
which will host several meetings, conferences and debates within the
framework of this years’ Dutch presidency of the European Union.


EXHIBITION

E x t e n d e d   V i e w s  will show a total of 15 video works as
large-scale projections on the glass facades of various buildings in
Maastricht’s Céramique-district, using the windows of offices,
apartment buildings and shops as single-channel or multi-channel
projection screens. The district attracts many visitors throughout the
day: office-workers, residents, architectural tourists and shopping
people crowd the streets until the end of the afternoon, and are joined
in the evening by the restaurant and bar crowd.
In the second half of October, every day from 16.00 hrs. until after
midnight,  E x t e n d e d   V i e w s  will provide an insight into
the artistic practices of contemporary artists from the countries that
recently joined the expanding European Union, as well as from the
countries that are in the process of joining.


SELECTION CRITERIA

For  E x t e n d e d   V i e w s  we are looking for works from artists
from the new and candidate member states of the European Union. Artists
from Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia,
Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Turkey are
eligible to submit their video works, as well as artists who originate
from these countries but are now residing elsewhere.
Although there are no specific themes formulated, the selection of the
works will undoubtedly be influenced by the reflection on the social
and cultural meaning of the expanding European Union. Our first aim
however will be the presentation of outstanding contemporary artistic
positions in video art, suitable for projection in public space. Sound
is provided for all projections. Works must be produced after 2000.
The artists of the selected fifteen selected works will be paid a
honorarium of € 300.- per work.


SUBMISSION CHECKLIST

--- Please send the preview material on VHS, DVD or miniDV, postmarked
August 7 at the latest, to:
Jan Schuijren
Marnixkade 38-1
NL - 1015 XR Amsterdam
the Netherlands

--- Please submit the information below by e-mail, before August 7,
2004, to: extendedviews at xs4all.nl

PERSONAL INFORMATION
First name, family name
Address, country
E-mail address
Telephone number(s)

TITLE
Original title
English title    

SHORT SYNOPSIS or artist statement (max. 150 words)

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY (max. 150 words)

WEBSITE-REFERENCES for visual and/or other supporting material

TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Preview format:     O VHS    O DVD    O miniDV

Please note: the exhibition format will be DVD, preferably looped


PRACTICAL INFORMATION
• The deadline for submissions (preview material and information
checklist) is August 7, 2004
• The selection of 15 works to take part in 'Extended Views' will be
completed by August 31st, 2004
• The selected artists will be informed by e-mail on September 1st, 2004
• Once selection is confirmed, artists will be asked to send a DVD
exhibition copy of the work.
• The exhibition will take place from October 15 - 31, 2004
• An artist fee of € 300 will be paid for each work presented
• During the exhibition period, the works that have not been selected
for public projection will be available for consultation on request in
a specially designed documentation room
• All preview material and the selected works will be returned to the
artists after the exhibition period


FOR MORE INFORMATION (visuals, presentation details, submission form as
a Word file, etc.) please contact:
Jan Schuijren
T +31 20 622 6221
M +31 6 4739 4783
F +31 84 718 1436
E extendedviews at xs4all.nl

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E x t e n d e d   V i e w s
is organised and curated by Bart van den Boom and Jan Schuijren
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Jan Schuijren

postal address:
Marnixkade 38-1
1015 XR Amsterdam

visiting address:
POST CS Building
Oosterdokskade 5, room 6.6.1
Amsterdam

tel +31 (0)20 6226221
fax +31 (0)84 7181436
mob +31 (0)6 47394783