AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Go Native Film and Video screening. Open to all Artists living in Southern California working in Time Based Media.

Juror: Nicole Cohen, Artist. Nicole Cohen will be featured in the upcoming installation, Please Be Seated: A Video Installation At the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Center on September 18th.

When: Thursday, September 20th, 2007
Screening Location: Democracy Forum at the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy.
111 N. Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012 (Plaza adjacent to The Geffen
Contemporary @ MOCA and the Japanese American National Museum.

PLEASE SEND SUBMISSIONS TO: LAAA/Gallery 825, Attn: “Go Native” Film and Video screening, 825 N. La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90069

Deadline to Enter: August 1, 2007. (Entries may be dropped off in person, or received by mail by 8/1/07.)

How to Enter:

1. Artists may submit up to 3 Film/Video works; Either on VHS or DVD (NTSC only, no PAL; tape/DVD can have multiple pieces)

2. Completed submission form available at http://laaaorg.nationprotect.net./calendar/forms/film_video_general.html

3. Artists must include a Brief bio or resume as well as a Brief description of submission: 300 words or less per entry

4. Entry must include a SASE (Self Addressed Stamped Envelope) with sufficient postage for return materials.

Questions: Please contact gallery825@laaa.org

Presented by: Los Angeles Art Association, FILM & VIDEO 825 in cooperation with The Japanese American National Museum.

Theme: The thematic content for all submissions should serve as a commentary and analysis of Los Angeles’ current cultural, civic and economic context. This LA themed screening at Democracy Forum at the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy in conjunction with The Japanese American National Museum is the time-based media component of Los Angeles Art Association’s (LAAA) city-wide Go Native programming - allowing emerging film and video artists the opportunity to participate in this important and culturally relevant project.

LAAA’s Go Native project will span from September through November, 2007 and is a multi-destination, multi-media celebration of, and commentary on, Los Angeles as viewed by the community’s local emerging artists. Go Native is focused on two central goals: 1) To give emerging artists the opportunity to comment on LA’s cultural and socio-economic landscape 2) To enhance and advance the important role that these emerging artists play in Los Angeles’s civic, economic and cultural development. The activities supported by LAAA’s city-wide Go Native effort will expand on a high-profile multi-media exhibition at LAAA’s Gallery 825. Go Native will also feature other complementary one-night offsite programming and installations to further support the project goals.

Film & Video 825:
LAAA Film and Video 825 is a series of semi-monthly screenings of locally, nationally and internationally recognized film and video artists' work. Our mission is to provide a forum for presenting experimental film and video in Los Angeles. In a city dominated by Hollywood, venues such as ours become a necessity for artists working in time-based media that is outside the mainstream of narrative cinema. Our curatorial vision is open to both shorts and features in experimental, performance, animation, and documentary forms.

Los Angeles Art Association:

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, LAAA's mission is to provide opportunities, resources, services and exhibition venues for Los Angeles artists, with an emphasis on emerging talent. Founded in 1925, LAAA has launched the art careers of many celebrated artists and has played a central role in the formation of Los Angeles' arts community.

Today, LAAA continues to play a central role in the Los Angeles arts community by providing our artist members and the public with exceptional exhibitions and programs, as well as a forum for exchange and education through lectures, workshops and networking opportunities. LAAA serves a broad cross section of artists of all mediums, career levels and socio-economic backgrounds, including those from low income communities. By supporting the emerging talent at the onset of their career path, we hope to influence all the cultural stakeholder groups in Los Angeles and contribute to the cultural identity of our community. LAAA is pledged to providing emerging artists with the experience, education and exposure needed to create and sustain a career in the arts.

LAAA/Gallery 825
825 N. la Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90069
gallery825@laaa.org / www.laaa.org
310.652.8272ph. / 310.652.9251 fx.