Local, national and international artists are invited to submit proposals for performative works and lectures to be presented as part of the M:ST 6 Festival in October, 2012. M:ST encourages the submission of innovative performative works, media/audio works, site-specific works, public interventions and lecture/panel based proposals.
PLEASE SUBMIT APPLICATIONS IN AN ELECTRONIC FORMAT ONLY. Please send all written support as a single PDF and images in JPEG form on one CD. DVDs may be included for video documentation. Please do not send any paper or include a return envelope. Please do not email submissions.
About the M:ST Festival: The Mountain Standard Time Performative Art Festival Society showcases original, diverse, entertaining, and thought-provoking performative works. M:ST ensures that the exceptional quality of performative art is recognized and sustained in the Southern Alberta region. The term "performative" describes practices that originate from a visual or media arts discourse and involve the live presence of the artist. M:ST Festivals are presented through the collaborative efforts of 11 Southern Alberta arts organizations (Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers, EMMEDIA, EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts, Glenbow Museum, The New Gallery, The Nickle Arts Museum, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Stride Gallery, The Founders Gallery at the Military Museums, TRUCK Contemporary Art in Calgary).
Submission procedure: Proposals are selected through a peer review process by the M:ST Programming Committee. The Committee consists of local artists, programmers, writers, and curators who have extensive visual, performance, and media art backgrounds. Proposals will be selected based on consideration of the following criteria: artistic merit of the proposed project, fit with the M:ST mandate, feasibility of the proposed budget, and the ability of M:ST and its member organizations to provide appropriate space/support for the project.
All submissions MUST include the following:
1. Curriculum Vitae (maximum of 3 pages): Describe your artistic background (e.g. education, grants, scholarships or awards received, professional status, previous exhibitions or performances, commissions, professional memberships, articles, etc.)
2. Proposal (maximum 2 pages): Clearly describe the proposed exhibition or project. Provide details about your spatial, and material requirements, including equipment needs. Explain what kind of venue is best suited to your proposed work (gallery, theatre, off-site, public space, etc.).
3. Artist statement (maximum 1 page)
4. Budget: Provide a detailed budget that explains the costs involved in presenting your project. Contingent on sufficient funding, M:ST will cover artist travel/shipping, accommodation, and per diems, as well as artist and speaker fees as per CARFAC. Support for production costs will generally be the responsibility of the artist. Additional costs will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis.
5. Support Material:
Provide up to:
-15 numbered digital images on CD-ROM or DVD, and corresponding Image List with artist name, title, date, medium, and dimensions.
-10 minutes (maximum) of audio or video material (DVD or CD)
You may also submit up to 2 other items of relevant support material (i.e. diagrams, articles, reviews, press clippings). These are optional, and should only be provided if they relate directly to your proposal.
Tips:
* Do NOT e-mail submissions
* Burn all materials to ONE disc
* Following the submission guidelines will ensure your submission is reviewed
* Make sure your written proposal is clear and concise
* Include your name on all pages and images submitted
* Do NOT send powerpoint presentations, slides, printed images, or VHS tapes
* Do not send original works of art
* Do not submit a website address in lieu of digital files.
* Submissions must be Mac OS X compatible
Please send submissions to:
M:ST Festival Programming Committee
#307, 223 – 12th Ave SW
Calgary, AB Canada T2R 0G9
M:ST will not accept emailed or faxed proposals.
Submission Guidelines
Proposals are selected through a peer review process by the M:ST Programming Committee. The Committee consists of local artists, programmers, writers, and curators who have extensive visual, performance, and media art backgrounds. Proposals will be selected based on consideration of the following criteria: artistic merit of the proposed project, fit with the M:ST mandate, feasibility of the proposed budget, and the ability of M:ST and its member organizations to provide appropriate space/support for the project.
Source: Tomas Jonsson / M:ST Performative Art Festival
http://www.facebook.com/pages/MST-Performative-Art-Festival/225805927499169
