FUSE: CALL FOR CURATORIAL PROJECTS

The Integrate Arts Society invites artists, curators, collectives, and organizations for projects to be presented in a pop-up exhibition in the Atrium (800 Yates Street) during the Integrate Arts Festival from August 25-27, 2017.

Fuse is a new initiative to support the artistic community of Victoria by creating a new temporary pop-up location where art can be displayed or performed. The Integrate Arts Society encourages all forms of artistic practice, including but not limited to visual arts, performance, sound installations and literary arts. Artists living in the Capital Regional District may submit proposals to create works that respond to the unique conditions and context of the temporary space, as well as integrate with the other locations of the festival.

The chosen artist(s)/collective/group will be paid a fee of $500 to support with the material costs, logistics of the exhibition, and/or related programming. If a group, collective, or curator’s project is chosen, the Integrate Arts Festival expects that the artists will be paid fairly. The artist(s) will be responsible for all planning and installation aspects of the exhibition, with personnel and technical support from Integrate, including assistance with the installation, as well as marketing for the show.

Integrate Arts Society values diversity and strongly encourages submissions from Indigenous artists, queer artists, artists from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and artists with different abilities. Emerging artists/collectives/curators are especially encouraged to apply.

As the exhibition will be located within the Atrium, a public space for all to enjoy, Integrate Art Society will not accept any proposals with offensive material.

Proposals:
The Integrate Art Society is looking for proposals that take into consideration of the Integrate Arts Festival’s mandate. The goal of Fuse is to provide a space where artists who are usually not shown in Victoria, get a chance to be seen in the city.

Criteria for evaluating the proposals include:

Considering the location’s context as a public space, where people will participate as part of the festival

Submissions that address the specific context and current issues of the artistic culture of the city

Highlights artists who are emerging or underrepresented

Creativity

Technically feasible

Proposals will be reviewed by members of the Integrate Arts Society.

Submission Guidelines:
Proposals should include the following:

A statement of interest, expressing your proposed project’s concept (250 words);

A visual and technical description of the work that you propose to install in a pop-up location in the Atrium (250 words);

A brief biographical statement (100 words);

10 images of your past and current work (each image as a 1MB .jpeg file) labeled with # + Initials + Date of work + Title of work.

To submit a proposal, or for any further questions, please contact Regan Shrumm at rshrumm[at]integratearts.ca. Please use a subject line ATTN: FUSE