Art Trail Call For Submissions
ArtTrail 2011 /// National Interest 18 November - 4 December 2011 Cork
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
PROJECTS (open, invited, suggested)
EVENTS, TALKS, WORKSHOPS
PUBLICATIONS
STUDIOS
ArtTrail invites proposals from artists, groups, and organisations for the 2011 ArtTrail Festival - responding to the theme "National Interest".
The interpretation of this theme, and nature of the proposal is completely open.
The festival will take place over 2 weeks from 18 November - 4 December 2011,
DEADLINE: Proposals will be accepted up to Thursday 30th June 2011, 5pm.
DIRECT PROPOSALS or SUGGESTIONS:
Direct proposals for new or existing work:
The proposal may be for the development or presentation of your own work and/or that of an/other artist/s, and may take any appropriate form such as:
Exhibitions
Installations
Performances
Interventions
Curatorial projects
Collaborations between artists and between organisations
Talks
Presentations (of work, research, theses, papers, etc)
Workshops
Events
Articles or texts for publication in the festival preview or other forum
Publications (printed and online)
Psychogeographic walks
Tours
Residencies (self-organised)
We are particularly interested in projects that would be developed both before and during the festival, in response to the theme and location.
Projects will be hosted in a number of City centre locations, indoor and outdoor, depending on the requirements of the selected projects and the suitability and availability of locations.
Suggestion Box:
WORK: You could also include suggestions of existing work you have seen or know of in Ireland or abroad that you feel is relevant to the theme and festival, and that may be possible to borrow from the artist, gallery, or owner. ArtTrail will investigate any works that seem relevant, and that we may be able to include.
LOCATIONS: We also welcome suggestions of sites that could be interesting to use for research, installation, or events.
RESIDENCIES: Do you know of any group, facility, or company in the Cork City area that might be interested in hosting an artist-in-residence for a time during the year?
SPONSORS: We welcome any suggestions of potential sponsors, for your own proposal or in general.
TO APPLY please fill out a Proposal form and return it by email (as attachments) or post, before the closing date 5.00pm THURSDAY 30th JUNE:
1. DESCRIPTION: A description of the project, max 400 words, including
- A brief outline
- More detailed description
- Technical requirements (equipment needed, etc)
- proposed location or type of location
2. BUDGET: An outline budget including all fees. Please note: this is required to verify the financial feasibility of the project only. ArtTrail operates on a limited budget, and cannot guarantee that the full costs for selected projects would be covered by the festival. ArtTrail provides management of the festival, locations/venues, Public Liability insurance, promotion locally and nationally, assistance with installation, and usually offers a set artists fee and a significant portion of the project costs. ArtTrail can assist applicants in applying for additional sponsorship. Please include details of any additional funding partners you feel may be interested in supporting the project.
3. SUPPORT: Up to 5 images/plans/video clips/audio samples supporting this proposal and your written description. See NOTE below.
4. CV: Artists CV (for an individual or group). If a group, please include a short CV of each participant, and a CV of the group's activities.
5. RECENT WORK: Up to 5 examples of recent work. Can include images, short video clips or links to online clips, short audio samples or links to online versions, Documentation and/or reviews of previous work. See NOTE below.
NOTE:
If sending hard-copy, please do not send originals. To have material returned, please include a stamped self addressed envelope. If sending material on CD or DVD, make sure it is compatible with standard programs, and will open on Mac.
If sending by email, please include your name in the filename of each file (e.g. johnsmith-pic0078.jpg, johnsmith-arttrailform.doc, etc) This is not essential, but it makes it easier for us to file your material during the selection process. Send files in common formats only - text as .doc, .txt or pdf; images as .jpg or .pdf; video as Quicktime or similar; sound as .mp3.
DEADLINE: Proposals will be accepted up to Thursday 30th June 2011, 5pm
WHERE TO SEND PROPOSALS:
By email:
arttrail.cork@gmail.com , with 'Open Call' in the Subject line
By post:
Open Call
Art Trail
YMCA Building, 11-12 Marlboro Street,
Cork City
IRELAND
APPLICATION FORM - available from the ArtTrail website.
ArtTrail Ltd.
e: arttrail.cork@gmail.com
w: www.arttrail.ie
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YMCA Building,
11-12 Marlboro Street,
Cork City,
Ireland
Published on: 3 May, 2011
