EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITY FOR REGIONAL ARTISTS: ADELAIDE TOWN HALL

Part of the Adelaide City Council’s Emerging Curator Program

Craft is often seen as a dirty word in the contemporary art world – Craft Anonymous revels in that dirtiness, and confidently flirts with the betweenness of ‘art’ and ‘handiwork’.
Craft Anonymous brings together South Australian regional and metropolitan textile, glass, ceramic, wood, metal and jewellery artists for an exhibition in the level 1 foyer of the iconic Adelaide Town Hall. This exhibition is part of the Adelaide City Council’s Emerging Curator Program and aims to extend exhibition opportunities for regional artists, to encourage exchange between metro and regional artists and audiences, and support artists’ professional development.

Country Arts SA has partnered with Emerging Curator Polly Dance to facilitate this exciting exhibition, to be launched Thursday 9 April 2015. Following its exhibition at the Adelaide Town Hall, there is the opportunity for Country Arts SA to tour the exhibition to regional South Australia.

Country Arts SA is calling for expressions of interest (EOI) from artists working in regional South Australia in textiles, glass, ceramic, metal, wood and jewellery.

OPPORTUNITY NOTES AND CRITERIA:

• Artists are expected to submit existing artworks as part of the exhibition. In the event that images are indicative please indicate this in your EOI.
• Artworks can be in any ‘craft’ medium, including textiles, glass, ceramic, metal, wood and jewellery. The exhibition is to be held in the large space within the Town Hall foyer gallery, where other catered events are held each week (with tables etc. set up). As such, wall-based work will be given priority. Please contact the Country Arts SA Visual Arts Coordinator to discuss installation techniques.

• Selected artists will work with the ACC Emerging Curator and Country Arts SA’s Visual Arts Coordinator to plan freight, artists’ statements and other exhibition requirements.
• There is no artist fee being paid as part of this opportunity. In the event that the works tour as part of the Country Arts SA touring program an artist loan fee will be paid, in accordance with NAVA touring rates.
• Artworks are expected to be for sale as part of the exhibition.
• Country Arts SA will offer assistance with freight costs associated with the exhibition.
• There will be a professional development opportunity offered as part of the exhibition, details to be confirmed.
• Artists will be selected based on artistic merit and overall suitability to the curatorial rationale and exhibition space. The ACC Emerging Curator will work with Country Arts SA’s Visual Arts Coordinator and a regional representative to select artists.
• Feedback will be offered following the selection process, but no correspondence will be entered into regarding the selection of artists.
• Selected artists will be required to sign an Exhibition Agreement with the Adelaide Town Hall. If you wish to view this agreement, please contact the Country Arts SA Visual Arts Coordinator on [email protected]

HOW TO APPLY:
EOIs must include:

• 1 page artist CV listing relevant professional and exhibition history
• a short artist biography (maximum 1/2 page)
• an artist statement reflecting on the artworks you propose to exhibit. Please indicate if images included as part of the EOI are proposed artworks or indicative images. (maximum 1/2 page)
• a maximum of 5 images of recent work. Images should be 300 dpi and measure no less than 12 cm along one edge. If you would like to submit video documentation please contact the Country Arts SA Visual Arts Coordinator

PLEASE NOTE: additional material will not be considered as part of the application unless approved by the Country Arts SA Visual Arts Coordinator prior to submission.

IMPORTANT DATES:
Expressions of interest closing date: 5:00pm Thursday 11 December 2014
Applicants notified of the outcome: no later than Monday 27 January 2015
Artworks finalised, artist information due: no later than Thursday 5 February 2015
Installation dates: Tuesday 7 April 2015 (TBC)
Exhibition opening celebration: 5:30 – 8:00 pm Thursday 9 April 2015
Exhibition dates: Thursday 9 April – Friday 5 June 2015
De-installation dates: After 5:00pm Friday 5 June 2015
If the exhibition is suitable for touring, a potential tour would run: June 2015 – May 2017 (TBC)

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE VISUAL ARTS COORDINATOR NO LATER THAN 5:00 pm THURSDAY 11 DECEMBER 2014.

If sending by post, applications must be post marked by 5:00pm Thursday 11 December 2014. Late applications will not be considered for this project.

The Visual Arts Coordinator will email each applicant to confirm receipt of the EOI. If you do not receive this email within 48 hours of submitting your application please contact the Country Arts SA Visual Arts Coordinator to confirm receipt.

SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO:
POST
Visual Arts Coordinator
Country Arts SA
2 McLaren Parade
PORT ADELAIDE SA 5015
EMAIL
[email protected] with the subject line “Craft Anonymous EOI”

ENQUIRIES TO:
Eleanor Scicchitano, Country Arts SA Visual Arts Coordinator
e. [email protected] p. (08) 8444 0425 m. 0401 997 014