Low Lives 3 - Deadline: March 20

LOW LIVES 3
INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Artists working in any media are invited
to submit proposals for live Performance-based works.
 
About Low Lives:
Now entering its third year, Low Lives is an international
exhibition of live performance-based works transmitted via the internet and
projected in real time at multiple venues throughout the U.S. and around the
world. Low Lives examines works that critically investigate, challenge, and
extend the potential of performance practice presented live through online
broadcasting networks. Low Lives 3 promises to be the farthest reaching to date
with over 20 presenting partners in the Unites States, Mexico, Spain, Trinidad
& Tobago, Germany, India, Tanzania, and Japan.

Presenting Partners*
Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA)
(Salt Lake City, Utah) www.umfa.utah.edu
SOMArts (San Francisco, California) www.somarts.org
Real Art Ways (Harford, Connecticut) www.realartways.org
the temporary space (Japan) www.thetemporaryspace.com
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA) (Portland, Oregon) www.pica.org
On the Boards Seattle, Washington) www.ontheboards.org
Obsidian Arts (Minneapolis, Minnesota)- www.obsidianartscenter.org
Mindpirates (Berlin, Germany) www.mindpirates.org
Mascher Space Co-op (Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania) www.mascherdance.com
Living Arts (Tulsa, Oklahoma)- www.livingarts.org
La Perrera (Oaxaca, Mexico) www.laperreraoax.com
La Periferia (Mérida, Yucatán, México) www.galerialaperiferia.com
Konic Thtr (Barcelona, Spain) www.koniclab.info
Fusebox Festival (Austin, Texas) www.fuseboxfestival.com
Elon University (Elon, North Carolina) http://org.elon.edu/art/
DiverseWorks (Houston, Texas) www.diverseworks.org
Diaspora Vibe Gallery (Miami, Florida) www.diasporavibe.net
Co-Lab (Austin, Texas) www.colabspace.org
Chez Bushwick (Brooklyn, New York) www.chezbushwick.net
Center for Performance Research (Brooklyn, New York) www.cprnyc.org
Attakalari Centre for Movement Arts (Bangalore, India) www.attakkalari.org
Aljira, A Center for Contemporary Art (Newark, New Jersey) www.aljira.org
Alice Yard (Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago) www.aliceyard.blogspot.com
Simba Theatre Art International at Village Museum (Dar es Salaam City,
Tanzania)
 
*This list includes Presenting
Partners who are confirmed as of 3/14/11. Additional
Presenting Partners may be added before
the event date.
Selection Process:
Each Presenting Partner will follow their
curatorial process to select one performance to take place at their venue. In
addition, 30 artists will be selected from artist proposals responding to this
Call for Artists, and will be invited to present their work across the Low
Lives network. These performances will be transmitted through the internet from
a location of the artists’ choice. The Selections Committee will be comprised
of Directors and Curators from each of the Presenting Partner institutions. A
full-color catalog and companion DVD with information and an image for each
participating artist will be produced for Low Lives 3 after the exhibition
takes place.
 
Artists selected to participate in this exhibition will be
instructed on how to transmit their performance through a live online
broadcasting network. Performances will be projected in real time across the
Low Lives 3 network of Presenting Partners and venues. The exhibit will also be
available for online viewing, both in real time as it unfolds across political
boundaries and time zones, and on the Low Lives website after the event.
 
Artists interested in participating in Low Lives 3 are
encouraged to visit www.lowlives.net to
view previous Low Lives exhibition catalogs and performance videos.
 
Submission Requirements (Note: Incomplete applications will not be
considered):
- Artists can submit written proposals for previously created works or new work
to be    
considered. You may include links to artist websites or other web
destinations
- Only proposals for live performances will be considered
- Duration
of proposed works must be under 5 minutes
- Artist
statement including how work relates to Low Lives exhibition concept
- Up to 4
jpeg images, no larger than 300 dpi, that support your proposal
- Artist Bio
- CV or Resume
- Email complete materials to [email protected] with Low Lives 3 Submission
in subject line
 
Eligibility:
In an
effort to allow the Low Lives platform to include as many artists as possible,
artists who participated in Low Lives 2 are not eligible to participate in Low
Lives 3.
Important Dates:
March 20, 2011: Submission deadline
April 1, 2011: Artists notified on selection
April 29, 2011: Low Lives 3 Exhibition- Day 1 - 8:00pm – 11:00pm (U.S. EST)
April 30, 2011: Low Lives 3 Exhibition- Day 2 - 3:00pm – 6:00pm (U.S. EST)
 
 
 
Founder/Producer/Curator
Jorge Rojas is a multidisciplinary artist and independent
curator. He studied Art at the University of Utah and at Bellas Artes- El
Nigromante in San Miguel de Allende, México. Rojas employs both traditional and
new media, as well as performative elements to investigate communication
systems and the effect of technology on artistic production, social structures
and communities. His work and curatorial projects have been exhibited in
galleries and museums across México, the United States, India and Brazil. Since
2009, he produces and curates Low Lives, an international, multi-venue
exhibition of live, networked performances. Born in Morelos, México.
 
Co-Producer
Chez Bushwick, an artist-run organization based in Brooklyn,
is dedicated to the advancement of interdisciplinary art and performance, with
a strong focus on new choreography. Since its inception in 2002, the
organization has been acknowledged as a new model for economic sustainability
in the performing arts, offering New York City's only $5 subsidy for rehearsal
space, and thereby fostering the creation, development, and performance of new
work. Chez Bushwick is also responsible for a number of monthly performance
programs that encourage artistic freedom, collaboration, and creative
risk-taking. www.chezbushwick.net
 
More info & Updates
For additional information please see www.lowlives.net,
or contact Jorge Rojas:
[email protected]