Eligibility: Competition open to all artists living in Southern California. Entries must be work created within the last three years.
Media: All media. No craft or functional pieces. *For video: please send 1/2” VHS,NTSC or DVD and make sure tape or disc is cued. Accepted video artists must provide their own equipment/monitors, projectors, VHS, DVD player, etc.—and tapes/discs must be set up for continuous play.
NEW THIS YEAR for video artists: All selected video entries will be screened at the Democracy Forum at the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy auditorium (NOT Gallery 825) in January- Date TBD. If selected, your video submission may also be included in the gallery 825 exhibition.
The Valentine Peace Project is seeking dynamic designs for peace cards. A European cardline is researching creating alternative valentine cards on peace and global unity.
I just performed spoken word, last Downtown (Los Angeles) Artwalk, on the Hippodrome--a mural painted historic bus that is now the "shuttle" that runs 15 minute loops through Gallery Row and beyond for the patrons of the walk. Since I perform with my pet python, the curators of the bus suggested I come up with something WW1, to honor the freak-show snakes that were displayed on Main Street at that time. I immediately thought of the Dada movement, and set out to do a piece on this. I managed to find a translation of Tzara's Manifeso online, and preceded to painstakingly edit it down to about half, trying hard to preserve the essence of the piece.
*Digital Fringe* is now accepting entries (video, stills or audio).
Ferret around your hard drives, dig out those gems and have your work
seen on hundreds of public screens.
Uploaded content will play on an extensive network of screens around the
world: from the web to retail television display walls to huge urban
screens, hospitality venues, galleries, libraries and many other public
nooks and crannys.
Visit http://www.digitalfringe.com.au to submit your works, and for more
festival info.
Artist retain copyright of their works and have the option of utilising
the Creative Commons licensing scheme.
Digital Fringe is also chasing *more screening venues* - so if you know
of any idle screens in need of interesting art content in your area (in