this town is small x The Guild: Call for Submissions
THIS CALL IS NOW CLOSED FOR APPLICATIONS
this town is small is partnering with The Guild for a series of exhibitions in 2020 and are seeking proposals from professional PEI artists.
We are interested in progressive, forward-looking practices; inventive approaches in artistic production; work that deals with issues of current social urgency, including diverse perspectives and histories; and work based on an articulate conceptual and/or critical and/or poetic thesis. We encourage and facilitate the presentation of curatorial and artistic works that have not yet been exhibited in this locale. We are enthusiastic about artists’ most recent endeavours and art forms that propel contemporary production and incite conversation.
Exhibitions will be reviewed by a jury of professional artists, and further curated by this town is small, and will be mounted in the Gallery @ The Guild, and possibly other venues as well, with the duration and structure of the shows being determined in part by the volume of submissions. Exhibitions will run from June to December 2020 with the dates subject to change.
All submitting artists will be considered without attention to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Please note this call is open to all professional artists who are residents of PEI.
Submissions Deadline is January 27, 2020
Artist fees that follow CARFAC standard guidelines will be paid for these exhibitions.
Submissions must be sent via email to:
this.town.is.small@gmail.com
with The Guild Submission in the subject line.
Submissions must include:
**Text files are to be sent as a single PDF
**Large images must be shared via dropbox link or Google drive
-current CV (maximum three pages)
-artist statement
-detailed exhibition proposal: *please indicate clearly if you are proposing a solo exhibition or if you would like to be included in a group exhibition.
-copies of catalogue texts or reviews (if relevant)
– max.10 jpeg images or audio/visual samples
for more information please email Monica Lacey at this.town.is.small@gmail.com
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