Wednesday, 19 December 2012

More Upcoming General Calls for Submission


SNAP Artist Centre - General Call for Submissions (2013)
Deadline: February 15 / 2013

The Society of Northern Alberta Print-artists (SNAP) is a not-for-profit, artist-run centre, and a registered charity incorporated under the Societies Act of Alberta. Since its inception in 1982, SNAP has grown to become one of Canada’s premier centres for research and innovation in printmaking as well as providing a unique forum for discussion and examination of critical and theoretical issues related to printmaking and image culture.



Modern Fuel - Main Gallery General Call for Submissions (2013)
Deadline: May 1 / 2013

Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre is a non-profit organization facilitating the presentation, interpretation, and production of contemporary visual, time-based and interdisciplinary arts. Modern Fuel aims to meet the professional development needs of emerging and mid-career local, national and international artists, from diverse cultural communities, through exhibition, discussion, and mentorship opportunities. Modern Fuel supports innovation and experimentation, and is committed to the education of interested publics and the diversification of its audiences.



Mercer Union - General Call for Submissions (2013)
Deadline: March 1 / 2013

Mercer Union, A Centre for Contemporary Art is an artist-run centre dedicated to the existence of contemporary art. We provide a forum for the production and exhibition of Canadian and international conceptually and aesthetically engaging art and related cultural practices. We pursue our primary concerns through critical activities that include exhibitions, lectures, screenings, performances, publications, events and special projects.



Artcite - General Call for Submissions (2013)
Deadline: March 10 / 2013

Artcite Inc. is Windsor's non-profit, artist-run centre for the contemporary arts. Founded in 1982, Artcite has operated as an alternative to both the commercial art galleries and to the larger, more mainstream public art galleries. Our mandate goes beyond presenting visual art exhibitions and extends into the programming of workshops, lectures, film and video screenings, performance, and literary events. With the exception of special fundraising projects, these cultural activities are offered to the community free of charge.



AKA Gallery - General Call for Submissions (2013)
Deadline: March 31 / 2013

AKA Gallery is an artist run centre that facilitates the production, presentation and interpretation of a diversity of contemporary art with an emphasis on innovative artistic practices. Adapting a responsive approach to programming and related activities, AKA aims to be a catalyst for the development and sustainability of a lively and engaged community of artists and audiences. In connecting artists to the community and welcoming them to become involved, we strive to enrich artistic practices and critical discourses on a local, regional and national level.



Gallery Connexion - General Call for Submissions (2013)
Deadline: March 31 / 2013

Gallery Connexion was founded as the Organization for the Development of Artists, whose mandate is:
- To expose Fredericton and surrounding area to contemporary and experimental visual art practices, including performance, literary arts, musical arts, and interdisciplinary work.
- To make available to our region art from other areas of the country and abroad.
- To offer services and events to artists whose work might not otherwise find an appropriate venue in our region because they do not easily fit the mandate of the traditional and commercial galleries that exist here. Our programming ensures that marginalized groups, Aboriginal, and emerging artists are included in our selections annually.
- To provide a forum for connecting the general public with the work we exhibit by organizing opening events, artist talks, workshops and art education programs.



The Khyber Centre for the Arts - General Call for Submissions (2013)
Deadline: March 31 / 2013

The Khyber Centre's mandate is to foster critical thought in society by operating an artist-run centre that presents non-commercial contemporary art exhibits and facilitates dialogue, social interaction and information exchange for professional and emerging artists and interested members of the general public. Programming activities will be challenging, artistically rigorous, interdisciplinary and responsive to the needs of the Khyber users.



G101 Gallery - General Call for Submissions (2013)
Deadline: April 15 / 2013

Located in Ottawa, Ontario, Gallery 101 is a non-profit artist-run centre with charitable status dedicated to the professional presentation and circulation of visual and media arts. Each year, we present a stimulating array of solo and group exhibitions of Canadian and international contemporary artists working in all mediums. We also offer services and professional development opportunities to artists, curators, writers and critics. Commitment to artists and their work is our first priority.



Latitude 53 - General Call for Submissions (2013)
Deadline: April 30 / 2013

Latitude 53 Society of Artists is a not-for profit artist-run centre. Its purpose is to encourage contemporary artistic endeavors, to foster experimental cultural development, and to stimulate dialogue within the art community. A forum for dialogue about contemporary art practices is provided through exhibitions, criticism and projects.

Tuesday, 27 November 2012

FINAL NOTICE: zine fair 2012

A special thanks to everyone who tabled and came to visit our zine fair, the last event held at 58 Ossington. We're looking forward to our future home at 303 Lansdowne.  XPACE will be open as of Sunday January 27th, for FEAST. Don't forget to visit!



Friday, 23 November 2012

Upcoming General Calls for Submission


Harcourt House - Main Gallery General Call for Submissions (2013)
Deadline: November 30 / 2012
Harcourt House Artist Run Centre is an artist-run, charitable organization that promotes contemporary visual art to interested individuals and organizations by providing education, exhibitions and resources. It is a destination for contemporary visual art for emerging and established artists. Harcourt is a centre of excellence that is active in community participation, provides targeted programming and is sustainable. 
Harcourt House supports eight exhibitions annually in this space and only applications from established artists, local, national or international, will be considered for this space. Individual artists and groups are open to submit to the Main Gallery as long as they meet the definition of an established artist. Please see definitions below. 
The Main Gallery has two programming deadlines in a year: June 30 and November 30.


Eastern Edge Gallery - Rogue Gallery General Call for Submissions (2013)
Deadline: December 15 / 2012
The Rogue Gallery, located just inside Eastern Edge Gallery, is a small contemporary/alternative art exhibition space devoted to new and emerging artists, student work, and works in progress, small works, experimental pieces and special projects. The Rogue is not intended as a space for commercial art.
Rogue exhibition applications are not juried by a programming committee. Instead, applications are drawn at random on the following deadline:
December 15 - four applications for exhibitions between January and April are drawn.

White Water Gallery - Black Water Art Call for Submissions (2013)
Deadline: December 31 / 2012
Black Water Art is a metaphor for the conceptual transition from one space to another. This event transforms the White Water Gallery Artist-Run Centre into a commercial venue for a short exhibition each year. During this time artwork will be installed in a salon style exhibition and sold on site. 100% of each sale goes directly to the artistmaking this a unique commercial opportunity for participants.
The exhibition runs from January 18th to February 16th, 2013 with an opening reception on January 18th at 7pm.

Gallery 44 - Exhibition Assistance Call for Submissions (2013)
Deadline: January 14 / 2012
Gallery 44 is a third party recommender in the Ontario Arts Council's Exhibition Assistance Program. We accept applications for exhibition assistance from Ontario artists with a confirmed exhibition of photography or photo-based work. Applications must be received prior to the opening date of the exhibition and no later than our deadlines of January 15 and June 1st. Applications may be submitted up to one year in advance of the exhibition. Please do not call or email to inquire about remaining funds in our budget, Gallery 44 ensures that funds are available for both our deadlines.

Open Studio - General Call for Submissions (2013)
Deadline: January 30 / 2012
Open Studio is an artist-run printmaking centre that presents a wide range of print media-based works from traditional to experimental, including work that, although not produced using traditional printmaking techniques, shares through its conceptual concerns a relationship to printmaking. Accepted formats include: 2 and 3-dimensional works, bookworks, digital and multi-media installation-based work. Proposals by individual artists, groups and curators will be considered.
Submissions are accepted to exhibit in the Open Studio Gallery twice annually.

Thursday, 8 November 2012

FINAL NOTICE ZINE FAIR

XPACE Cultural Centre, 58 Ossington Ave
Saturday, November 24, 2012
12-6pm

Last event in XPACE Cultural Centre's current location!

BIG DEAL! FINAL NOTICE! GET OUT BEFORE WE THROW YOU OUT! TOTAL AND COMPLETE LIQUIDATION!!!!!

30+ vendors selling small press publications, comics, zines, screen prints, t-shirts, posters, hand bound journals, and other hand made goods!

Featuring the musical stylings of 
ABSOLUTELY FREE 

and DJ sets by 
MAMA KNOWS (Anni Spadafora) and
DIRTY BLUE GENE (Jenny Gitman)

poster by Nathan Enkel

FREE ADMISSION
Come one, come all 

Wednesday, 7 November 2012

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS



Call for Artistic Proposals and Submissions_An ILLUMINATED iDENTITY


Open Call: Undergraduate and Graduate student artists working in and responding to a question of identity and individuality in a context of the Future-Present (democratized surveillance, weaponized branding, mobilized e-motions, and mythological realities).

XPACE/IMAGES festival is seeking proposals from student artists who are interested in responding to a question of the Future-Present. One could think of the term "Future-Present" as being a condition in which our dreams of the future collide with the reality of the present and where the real and imagined world are as one after the idealized World of Tomorrow has been dissolved. We live in a world that integrates technology with daily life, causing physiological and psychological shifts, giving us a kind of cybernetic lens in which to view the world. A lens that not only affects the way we think about ourselves and the world but also the images we use to represent that world. Now that peoples, places, and things are all accessible at the click of a button, what does it mean to be an individual in our contemporary condition and how are our identities formed? Proposals should consider the space the artwork occupies, the media used and its relationship to the subject in question, and a thorough understanding of the relative condition being: the Future-Present. Proposals are encouraged to be innovative and critical but also visually stimulating and sensorially provocative.

Examples may include, but are not limited to:

Online or Web specific art
Computer specific art
3D Prints
Digital Images and/or Videos
Performance Video and/or Live Performance
Animated GIF
Robotics and/or Haptic Technologies
Mobile Technologies
Weaponized Technologies
Archetypal Technologies (ie. LED's, Electromagnetics, Cybernetics/Body-Mod Tech, Drone, etc.)

Electronic Submissions only can be sent to: david.f.m.hanes@gmail.com

Deadline: December 15th, 2012
Include in your submission:
images of the proposed work (or relevant work) or a link to a website and/or youtube/vimeo
- MAXIMUM of 6 images (72dpi @ 768 x 1024)
description of the proposed work, including physical qualities, spatial and hanging needs, technical requirements, etc. (max. 150 words, PDF only)
brief artist statement and biography (max. 200 words, PDF only)
CV (2 pages MAX, PDF only)

for addition information contact the curator of the project David Hanes:
david.f.m.hanes@gmail.com

Tuesday, 6 November 2012

Felix Kalmenson's INTERSECTION


There is one week left for you to visit XBASE, which features a site-specific installation by Felix Kalmenson. Some thought provoking articles covering Felix's work can be found on the Torontoist and The Wardens Today. The exhibition closes on Saturday November 10th.

Friday, 2 November 2012

DATAMOSHING with Adrienne Crossman


XPACE Cultural Centre
58 Ossington Avenue
Saturday, November 17th
1-4pm

Workshop is FREE. Space is limited, so to RSVP your spot email alicia@xpace.info 

Datamoshing, also know as Compression Artifacting, is a video editing technique that falls under the category of Glitch Art. The process involves the creation of intentional glitches that blur the borders between video frames, causing images to bleed into each other rather than having one cut cleanly to another. 

The workshop will include: 

- a brief history of the technique 
- the software necessary to mosh 
- where to source video material and what kinds of material are best to work with 
- various experimental techniques 
- methods of outputting the files 

Participants will need: 
A laptop, or to share a laptop with a friend. 
and download this zip folder: http://www.court13.com/datamoshkit.zip

These programs work specifically with Macs and the workshop will be taught on Mac software only. We suggest installing and testing the programs to make sure they run on your laptops first. If not, the workshop will cover how to modify them so they will work with the newer Mac OS. 

It's encouraged that you bring footage to work with (although some footage will be supplied). We will also go over the kind of video images that yield the best results. Datamoshing is a trial and error process so most importantly bring your patience and creativity! 

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Adrienne Crossman is an emerging artist working and living in Toronto. She recently graduated from the Integrated Media program with a minor in Digital and Media Studies at OCAD University. She has recently completed a month long artist residency facilitated by Xpace Cultural Centre and located at Spark Contemporary Art Space in Syracuse, New York. Her work deals with the examination and deconstruction of normativity within various dominant frameworks.