Taipei, Taiwan perioada: April 19 September 13, 2008 Guandu Nature Park 2008 Guandu International Outdoor Sculpture Festival
Focus on Global Warming Artists from all countries are invited to send proposals for temporary site-specific sculpture installations that raise awareness about global warming. Works should be suitable for a nature park with an emphasis on wetlands conservation and bird watching. Artists must use natural materials that are good for the environment. They can use materials found in the park with the approval of the staff, or they can buy any other materials needed from the artists fee. Artists should propose works that can last for the full six months of the exhibition, and that can survive typhoons and heavy rains as well as hot and dry summer weather. The exhibition opens on Earth Day, and public activities with the artists will be part of the opening weekend activities. Artists selected will create their artworks during a 12-day residency in Taiwan, April 6-21, 2008. The selected artists will receive a fee of US$1200 (NT$40,000), round trip economy airfare, accommodations, some meals and volunteer help to create their works. Entries must be sent by e mail and include the following: · Resume or cv with the mailing address and contact information for the artist including website and e mail address · 6 images of previous outdoor works that relate to nature and the environment (small jpg files up to 1 MG each) · Image list giving the title, date made, dimensions, media or materials used, place of the installation and brief description for each work · Written description of the proposed work for Guandu Nature Park including how it relates to global warming and the natural materials that will be used (limit description to one page) · Sketch or rendering of the proposed work (scanned or digital image up to 1MG). All entries will be reviewed and finalists notified by February 1, 2008. Jane Ingram Allen, American artist, independent curator and art critic working in Taiwan since 2004, is the curator for the Guandu Sculpture Festival. Send entries by e mail only before the deadline! data limita: 15/12/07 Kontakt: Guandu Nature Park 55, Guandu Rd., Beitou District 112 Taipei City Taiwan tel: +886-2-2858-7417 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.gd-park.org.tw sursa:artservis -- Moldova Young Artists Association "Oberliht" skype: us.vladimir http://www.oberliht.org.md . . . . . . . . . . . http://idash.org/mailman/listinfo/oberlist portal informational pentru arta si cultura din Moldova information gateway for arts and culture from Moldova _______________________________________________ oberlist mailing list [email protected] http://idash.org/mailman/listinfo/oberlist
