Please share the following call for art and workshops with anyone you think may be interested in contributing. The more submissions we receive, the better the show we can produce. Feel free to email me with any questions.
Good Work
Gallery Exhibition and May Day Celebration at the Textile Arts Center and Oak Knit Studio Gallery
Curated by Tali Weinberg
Description
May Day is a celebration of spring, rejuvenation, fertility and life—a day to dance and weave the Maypole. And it is a day to honor laborers, to mark the social and economic achievements of the labor movement in the US, and for workers around the world to celebrate their ties to an international community.
This May Day the Textile Arts Center and Oak Knit Studio are celebrating the textile workers, artists, designers, and activists who make our world more beautiful and just—all makers tied together by the products of our labor—all makers whose work tries to do good in a multitude of ways. Artists and designers are invited to submit works for the exhibit Good Work in the Oak Knit Studio Gallery for the months of May and June that address related themes, including but not limited to labor, justice, gender, care, fair trade, the hand, immigration, skill and craftsmanship. Feel free to interpret the theme of “Good Work” broadly.
Artists, designers, and activists are invited to submit proposals for interactive workshops and presentations on related themes to take place at the Textile Arts Center. We strongly encourage submissions that engage the community, that present creative possibilities for the future, or that draw attention to local and contemporary textile labor, be it craft or industry. For workshops and presentations, we encourage proposals that include hands-on activities and take advantage of TAC facilities such as the screen-printing and sewing equipment.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: March 25, 2011
Exhibition Dates: April 29th – June 12th 2011
Opening Night: Friday, April 29th
Artist Talks: TBD
Interactive Workshops: Sunday, May 1 (Subject to Change)
Submission Details/Eligibility
For Art/Design Submissions:
All artists over the age of 18 who work within the broad definition of textile and fiber arts are eligible to submit work. Multimedia, site specific, and performance art is welcome. Designers whose lines include, for example, fair trade or locally-made items are also invite to submit.
A non-refundable submission fee of $30 is required.
Submit one image each of up to three artworks on CD or via email. (For 3D pieces you may include one additional detail image per work.). Two additional works may be submitted for $5 each. No more than five submissions per artist please.
1. Label the CD with artist’s name, phone number and email address.
2. Format: JPEG only; maximum image resolution 150 dpi (dots per inch); no single image should exceed 2 MB (megabytes)
3. Save each image as name of artist and number of work (e.g. Lastname1.jpg, Lastname2.jpg, Lastname2detail.jpg, Lastname3.jpg)
4. Note: Do not submit PowerPoint or PDF slide shows, flash files, web sites, etc. Please use only one CD for all images
5. Include the following with CD:
- Printed list (see entry form below) detailing name of jpeg file, title, medium, size, date completed
- Typed artist’s statement, 300 words or less on entry form
- Note: If you would like your CD returned you must include a self-addressed and stamped envelope with your submission.
For Workshop and Presentation Submissions:
Artists, designers, and activists over 18 whose work falls under the themes of this event are invited to submit proposals for short presentations and/or interactive workshops to take place on the afternoon of May 1st, 2011 at the Textile Arts Center. We encourage proposals that include hands-on activities and take advantage of TAC facilities such as the screen-printing and sewing equipment. We also encourage proposals that draw attention to local and contemporary textile labor, be it craft or industry.
No submission fee.
Please submit the following via email:
1. Bio of presenter(s), 150 words or less
2. Description of workshop or abstract of presentation, 350 words or less. Please include all workshop requirements including time, space, equipment, etc.
3. Link to website if available
4. If your presentation includes video please submit a representative segment by either including a link to video on hosted website in your email or sending a DVD.
- If sending a DVD please include name, phone number, email address, title, date, and description. If you would like your DVD returned you must include a self-addressed and stamped envelope with your submission. DVDs will be returned in mid-April.
Submit by mail or email (email strongly preferred)
Email all submissions to: tali.weinberg (at) gmail {dot} com
Mail submissions to:
Tali Weinberg Textile Arts Center 505 Carroll St. Brooklyn, NY 11215Checks payable to: Tali Weinberg or submit payment with credit card via Paypal
About the curator:
Tali Weinberg is a Brooklyn-based activist, textile artist, teacher and scholar. She is currently an artist in residence at the Textile Arts Center.
About the Textile Arts Center:
The Textile Arts Center provides support to fiber artists and everyday people interested in working with fiber by acting as a resource facility and creative meeting place. The street level studio space is host to classes, workshops, gallery exhibitions, and events. Oak Knit Studios on the second floor is home to the studios of six artists in residence and a beautiful new gallery space run by Jordana Martin.
The Center is situated on Carroll Street, between Brooklyn’s leafy Park Slope and the gallery-rich Gowanus neighborhoods. It occupies a newly renovated, 3,200sf space in an old sweater factory. With its curved felt-covered walls, custom-designed light grid, and plenty of worktables, the Center is designed to serve the established and emerging creative community of Brooklyn. It features state-of-the-art weaving, screen-printing and dyeing equipment, including 30 multi-harness floor looms, a large vacuum-sealed exposure unit and two fabric-yardage screen-printing tables, plus much more.
Delivery, Sales, and Return of Accepted Works:
Tali Weinberg Textile Arts Center 505 Carroll Street Brooklyn, NY 11215 718-369-0222
1. Work must be delivered or shipped to arrive between April 18th and 23rd, 2011. Artists are responsible for all prepaid shipping, fees, and insurance while in transit. Prepaid label and packaging for return shipping must be enclosed. Works without prepaid return labels will not be installed.
2. All work must be delivered ready for installation or hanging with all hardware and directions included.
3. Work must be labeled with the artist’s name, title, media and dimensions, as well as the price or “Not for Sale” (NFS).
4. Artwork delivered after April 23rd, 2011 may not be accepted.
5. The Gallery reserves the right, at its sole discretion and interest, to refuse to exhibit any work that is damaged or differs from the images submitted.
6. The Textile Arts Center charges 30% commission on sales made as a result of the exhibition.
7. All work will be return shipped or available for pick up after June 13, 2011. The gallery may dispose of works shipped without a prepaid return shipping label.
Calendar
Submission Deadline: March 25, 2011
Notification of Accepted Artists and Workshops via email: April 8, 2011
Delivery of Work: April 18-23, 2011. If work is not received on time, it will not be installed.
Exhibition Dates: April 29 – June 12, 2011
Opening Reception: Friday, April 29, 2011, Time TBD
May Day Workshops and Presentations: Sunday, May 1, Time TBD (Subject to Change)
Return Shipping of Work: Mid June
Make sure to download one of these forms to include with your submissions:
“Good Work” Artist/Designer Entry Form
“Good Work” May Day Workshop Entry Form
