CALL to ARTISTS
Each year, on the 8th of March, thousands of events are
held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate their achievements for
International Women’s Day. In the spirit
of this day, Celebrate HER is organizing a week-long fund raising initiative
benefiting The Sexual Assault Support Centre (SASC) as well as local women and
independent artists. Festivities will take
place during the first week of March 2012. I am excited to have the pleasure to co-curate a series of visual art exhibits for this celebration.
Events, including several visual art exhibits, are taking place in a
number of venues located within some of Ottawa’s art hubs – Hintonburg,
Chinatown, Little Italy and more to be announced. We are featuring a variety of fine-arts
presentations, including: music, theatre, dance, visual art and spoken word
poetry. We are also putting together a
photo showcase honoring some amazing women in our community at the Alpha Soul
Cafe, 1015 Wellington Street West, Ottawa, ON. Visual Arts will be showcased at Flo Glassblowing; Le Michel-Ange Cafe, Warehous, Roastery; The Daily Grind; and Patrick John Mills Contemporary Art Gallery.
At this time, Celebrate HER is seeking visual artists to exhibit their
works at participating venues from March 3 – March 10, 2012. Proceeds from sold artworks will be divided
between the artist (70%) and The Sexual Assault Support
Centre of Ottawa (30%). (Works sold during the opening Launch and closing Gala will be subject to a 50/50% split between the artist and the Sexual Assault Support Centre of Ottawa). Emerging, mid-career and
professional artists are invited to submit exhibition proposals by Friday, February 10, 2012 to info@celebrateher.org. Eligible mediums include, but
are not limited to, drawing, painting, mixed media, textiles, photography,
sculpture, glass making, wood working, etc.
Selected artists will be notified by e-mail by February 18, 2012.
To be considered by the selection jury, proposals must include the following information:
1. Artist’s name and address
2. Daytime and evening telephone number
3. E-mail address
4. Website/blog address (if relevant)
5. Artist’s career stage (emerging, mid-career, professional)
6. Short artist statement (100 – 250 words)
7. Three (3) good quality digital images of works available for
exhibition with a corresponding image list indicating the:
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title
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medium
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size
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price
*Please note that as a gender inclusive organization, Celebrate HER
will consider art works created by women and men. However, successful proposals
will include artworks that address the lived experiences of women from diverse
standpoints and backgrounds.
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