Frenzy into Folly
Deadline for submissions: Monday, February 20, 2012
Openings invites artists to submit proposals to participate in Frenzy into Folly, a group art exhibition taking place in Fall 2012 at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in NYC.
Fren٠zy (frěn٠zē) n., 1. A state of violent mental agitation or wild excitement. 2. Temporary madness or delirium. 3. A mania; a craze.
Fol٠ly (fǒl٠ē) n., 1. A lack of good sense, understanding or foresight. 2.a. An act or instance of foolishness. b. A grand but misguided idea. 3. A thing built to satisfy a fancy or conceit, often of an eccentric kind.
Openings is a collective of visual artists whose mission is to explore the connections between creativity and transcendence. Each year the group presents an exhibition addressing a particular theme. The theme for the 2012 exhibition is Frenzy into Folly. Artists are asked to submit a detailed proposal for artwork in any medium which explores their interpretation of this theme, addressed either personally, publicly, politically, aesthetically, or spiritually. Artwork will be exhibited within the unique space of the interior of the Church of St. Paul the Apostle on Columbus Avenue at W 60th Street in New York City.
Submission Guidelines
Artists are asked to submit the following materials:
● Detailed Visual Proposal for Frenzy into Folly: This should include images of finished artwork you are proposing to show, or clear and descriptive text/drawings/sketches/
● Proposal Statement of 250 words or less describing the proposed artwork and how it addresses the theme of Frenzy into Folly.
● Contact information: name, address, email, telephone, website url.
● 10 jpeg images of recent work (no greater than 800 pixels or 11 inches at 72 dpi) each labeled with title, medium, dimensions and artist’s name.
● Current CV.
● Artist statement of 250 words or less.
Eligibility:
This call for entries is open to any visual artist over the age of 18. All submissions must be received via email to frenzy@openingsny.com. There is no fee for submitting a proposal; however, we will request a fee of $50 once you have been accepted into the exhibition. This fee will go towards the cost of promotion, hanging, publicity and opening reception. Artists will be selected by a jury of current Openings members. All selected artists will be asked to schedule a studio/work space visit with one or more of the exhibition’s curators as a way to show/discuss works in progress as they relate to the theme of the exhibition. The suggested studio visit will also be used as an opportunity to record photo/video material for the purposes of generating PR for the show. Artists or their representative must be present for both the delivery and installation of artwork as well as the de-installation and removal of artwork on the dates specified below. Openings and the Church of St. Paul the Apostle will not accept or store works delivered in advance of the installation day and cannot store artworks after the de-installation date. Openings reserves the right to refuse to exhibit artworks that differ substantially from submitted proposals.
Event Schedule:
February 20, 2012: Completed submissions due via email
March 16, 2012: Notification of selected artists by email/phone
March 29, 2012: Artist meeting, exhibition space walk through
July 21-23, 2012: Studio visits with selected artists
August 13, 2012: Deadline to submit work-in-progress reports
September 13, 2012: Delivery/Installation of exhibition at Church of St. Paul the Apostle
September 14, 2012: Exhibition opens to the public
September 20, 2012: Opening Reception
October 29, 2012: De-installation of exhibition
Please send all submissions via email to frenzy@openingsny.com.
Any questions pertaining to Openings or the exhibition can be directed to frenzy@openingsny.com.
The deadline for submissions is Monday, February 20, 2012 at 5:00pm EST.
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