DEMARCATIONS? Exhibitions Programme of the Kunstpavillon and the Stadtturmgalerie of the Tyrolean Artists Association in Innsbruck, Austria Call for proposals for 2008
------------ Association The Tyrolean Artists Association (Tiroler Künstlerschaft) regards itself as an art forum for the Tyrol, an interface between professional visual artists, living in or hailing from the Tyrol, the interested public, and other cultural institutions in the region and abroad. As an important task the association also undertakes to establish and cultivate contacts to artists, curators and theoreticians moving on the international stage. The exhibition programme at the Kunstpavillon and the Stadtturmgalerie aims to place projects by Tyrolean artist in an international context. Emphasis, however, is put on presenting artistic productions with reference to the Tyrol, and setting these productions in relation to exhibitions by external curators and artists from abroad as well as from other Austrian regions. ------------ Programme In recent years, the programme of the Kunstpavillon and the Stadtturmgalerie was generated through a call for projects addressed to the members of the Tyrolean Artists Association and, supraregionally, to artists and curators. A programme jury, consisting of members of the association’s executive committee and external experts, chose from the projects submitted. From 2008 the exhibition programme will be placed under a general heading. By stipulating the overall theme for the year, namely ‘DEMARCATIONS?’ (germ: 'Grenzziehungen?'), the association expects a more stringent exhibition programme. Lectures and symposia on particular aspects of the topic shall accompany the exhibitions, while all the formats mentioned, being attached equal importance to, shall ideally complement each other. On www.kuenstlerschaft.at you will find information on the current and past exhibition programmes. For 2008 four exhibitions are planned at the Kunstpavillon and five at the Stadtturmgalerie. ------------ Exhibition Spaces Kunstpavillon: The Kunstpavillon is situated a few minutes walking distance from the city centre in the so-called 'Kleiner Hofgarten', in close proximity to the Imperial Palace (Hofburg) and the Congress Centre. The building, erected as a summer residence for the Provincial Governor in 1842, was adapted to become a traditional skylighted gallery. The room measures about 175 square metres. Stadtturmgalerie: The Stadtturmgalerie, comprising around 60 square metres, is located on the ground floor of the old City Tower (Stadtturm), which is at the heart of Innsbruck’s Old Town. The special architectural situation – historical vaults open up onto the backyard through an extension in the shape of a glass cube – in the past has proven to be an exciting environment for exhibition projects reacting to the spatial situation (no obligation!). However, the selection of the projects does not presume obligatory the work with the space itself. We gladly send you floor plans and picture material on request! ------------ The Theme For the 2008 annual programme exhibition and project proposals are considered, which deal with the stipulated theme ‘DEMARCATIONS?’: To draw up borders, to dissociate oneself, borderline, geographical and political frontiers, migration, age limit, skin, limit of tolerance, threshold of pain, horizon, no limits – the sky is the limit … The theme ‘DEMARCATIONS?’ encompasses many areas, from the politically motivated research art, to the breaking of taboos, and to considerations on, for instance, how to delimit colour fields from each other, or, vice versa, how they ideally should behave towards each other. Restricted areas, bioethics, remand pending deportation, disintegration, physical and/or formal border crossings, all these questions could form the subject of a project. Considering the overall theme, the crossing of borders to disciplines such as geography/cartography, ethics, sociology, psychology, and philosophy also suggests itself. ------------ Selection A programme jury, consisting of members of the association’s executive committee and external experts, choose from the projects submitted. It will also be up to the jury to pick out certain aspects of the overall theme ‘DEMARCATIONS?’ for particular consideration. The members of the jury will support the projects with their expertise and will actively be involved in the discourse throughout the year. The programme will be drawn up by the board of the association until September 2007. Jury 2008: Verena Bäumler, Ingeborg Erhart, Sønke Gau, Annja Krautgasser, Andrei Siclodi, Annette Sonnewend, Astrid Wege ------------ Application Procedure Exhibition projects for the year 2008 may be handed in to the Tiroler Künstlerschaft, Kunstpavillon, Rennweg 8a, 6020 Innsbruck, until 15 June 2007 2007. Applications should consist of an informal letter, a project description (7 copies), succinct documentation of previous works/exhibitions (photographs, catalogues etc.; no originals!), and a short up-to-date CV (7 copies). Generally, the Kunstpavillon is better suited to group exhibitions while the Stadtturmgalerie offers good conditions for solo shows. However, there is no obligation of any kind in this regard. Please direct your applications for the Kunstpavillon and the Stadtturmgalerie to the following Address: **************************** Tiroler Künstlerschaft – Kunstpavillon re: Programme 2008 Rennweg 8a 6020 Innsbruck – Austria [EMAIL PROTECTED] **************************** ------------ Application deadline: 15 June 2007 (date of postmark) -- Kunstlerhaus Buchsenhausen Weiherburggasse 13/12 6020 Innsbruck, Austria phone +43 512 278627 fax +43 512 278627-11 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://buchsenhausen.at www.kuenstlerschaft.at member of www.baettle.net ______________________________________________ SPECTRE list for media culture in Deep Europe Info, archive and help: http://coredump.buug.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/spectre
