Zombies, Rabbits, and Partial Personhood: Open Call
Deadline:
Tue Apr 15, 2008 00:00
Location:
United States of America
Gallery Aferro
Newark NJ
www.aferro.org
Biological Imperative curated by Emma Wilcox
on display June 14-July 26, 2008, with full color catalog
Submissions due April 15, 2008
Artists working in any and all media are invited to submit existing work, or propose new work, in response to any of the following:
Things that just won't die, multiples, fecundity, regeneration, splicing, graft, hybridization, miscegenation, do it yourself genetic testing kits, "she's not my sister she's my daughter", "one drop," 3/5 of a person, genetically modified foods, bio art, the prosecution of bio artists, the undead, the semi-living, Jonestown, the elderly woman who got a DNR order tattooed on her chest, the undying popularity of zombie films, Scopolamine, and of course, well, bunny rabbits.
Blackhorromovies.com, according to its creator, Mark H. Harris," is the culmination of my life experiences as a black horror movie fan: seeing hundreds of black people stabbed, chopped up, and eviscerated without so much as a "rest in peace" or even a "sorry, my bad," and finding scant acknowledgment of the role of black people in horror films (Zombies anyone?)"
The Tissue Culture & Art Project is a collective dealing with "serious ethical questions regarding a near future when objects that are partly alive and partly constructed exist, and when animal organs will be transplanted into humans. What kind of relationships we will form with such objects? How are we going to treat animals with human DNA?"
In 1965's "How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare" Joseph Beuys held a dead hare in his arms and walked around an art gallery talking about art to the animal. Rabbits function as food, pest and pet for humans, and symbolize something that dies again and again, only to be reborn.
Submissions due April 15.
Notification of acceptance by May 1.
Delivery by May 24.
Materials for catalog may be requested earlier than work delivery.
www.aferro.org
Please refer to exhibition guidelines on website
http://www.aferro.org/websitebaker/wb/pages/submissions.php
Please email work to submit.aferro@gmail.com or mail work to
Emma Wilcox Gallery Aferro 248 Sherman Ave #43 NY NY 10034
Newark NJ
www.aferro.org
Biological Imperative curated by Emma Wilcox
on display June 14-July 26, 2008, with full color catalog
Submissions due April 15, 2008
Artists working in any and all media are invited to submit existing work, or propose new work, in response to any of the following:
Things that just won't die, multiples, fecundity, regeneration, splicing, graft, hybridization, miscegenation, do it yourself genetic testing kits, "she's not my sister she's my daughter", "one drop," 3/5 of a person, genetically modified foods, bio art, the prosecution of bio artists, the undead, the semi-living, Jonestown, the elderly woman who got a DNR order tattooed on her chest, the undying popularity of zombie films, Scopolamine, and of course, well, bunny rabbits.
Blackhorromovies.com, according to its creator, Mark H. Harris," is the culmination of my life experiences as a black horror movie fan: seeing hundreds of black people stabbed, chopped up, and eviscerated without so much as a "rest in peace" or even a "sorry, my bad," and finding scant acknowledgment of the role of black people in horror films (Zombies anyone?)"
The Tissue Culture & Art Project is a collective dealing with "serious ethical questions regarding a near future when objects that are partly alive and partly constructed exist, and when animal organs will be transplanted into humans. What kind of relationships we will form with such objects? How are we going to treat animals with human DNA?"
In 1965's "How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare" Joseph Beuys held a dead hare in his arms and walked around an art gallery talking about art to the animal. Rabbits function as food, pest and pet for humans, and symbolize something that dies again and again, only to be reborn.
Submissions due April 15.
Notification of acceptance by May 1.
Delivery by May 24.
Materials for catalog may be requested earlier than work delivery.
www.aferro.org
Please refer to exhibition guidelines on website
http://www.aferro.org/websitebaker/wb/pages/submissions.php
Please email work to submit.aferro@gmail.com or mail work to
Emma Wilcox Gallery Aferro 248 Sherman Ave #43 NY NY 10034
Open Call Theory and Practice
Deadline:
Fri Feb 15, 2008 00:00
OPEN CALL Theory & Practice
Gallery Aferro Newark NJ www.aferro.org
Theory and Practice on display April 19-May 17, 2008 with full color catalog.
Curated by Evonne M. Davis
Deadline February 15, 2008
Artists working in any and all media are invited to submit existing work, or propose new work, in response to the following:
Theory and Practice
In the gulf between what one wants to be and what one is, what you want and what you have, the way things ought to be, and the way they are. What we imagine it ¬being anything¬ could be and what it is.
The tension and void between the two.
"Freedom is not something that is given by a government or structure but must be a developing character of the life of the people. It is not a political but an existential reality."
Culture, Freedom and Democracy, Marin Aiftinc
Notification of acceptance by March 1.
Delivery by March 28
All exhibition submissions must include:
CV/Resume
Statement
Work Samples (digital file or print out)
CD/DVD or submission via email.
submit.aferro@gmail.com
Please put the exhibition title in the subject line.
Please review the full submission guidelines at www.aferro.org
Please mail your submissions to:
Gallery Aferro
c/o Emma Wilcox + Evonne M. Davis
248 Sherman Ave #43 NY NY 10034
Gallery Aferro Newark NJ www.aferro.org
Theory and Practice on display April 19-May 17, 2008 with full color catalog.
Curated by Evonne M. Davis
Deadline February 15, 2008
Artists working in any and all media are invited to submit existing work, or propose new work, in response to the following:
Theory and Practice
In the gulf between what one wants to be and what one is, what you want and what you have, the way things ought to be, and the way they are. What we imagine it ¬being anything¬ could be and what it is.
The tension and void between the two.
"Freedom is not something that is given by a government or structure but must be a developing character of the life of the people. It is not a political but an existential reality."
Culture, Freedom and Democracy, Marin Aiftinc
Notification of acceptance by March 1.
Delivery by March 28
All exhibition submissions must include:
CV/Resume
Statement
Work Samples (digital file or print out)
CD/DVD or submission via email.
submit.aferro@gmail.com
Please put the exhibition title in the subject line.
Please review the full submission guidelines at www.aferro.org
Please mail your submissions to:
Gallery Aferro
c/o Emma Wilcox + Evonne M. Davis
248 Sherman Ave #43 NY NY 10034
Aferro Studio Residencies Now Available for 2008
Deadline:
Tue Jan 15, 2008 00:00
Aferro Studio Residency
Now Accepting applications for 08-09 residents
Due January 15, 2008
www.aferro.org
About Gallery Aferro:
Gallery Aferro is an artist owned and operated alternative space founded in 2003 by Evonne M. Davis and Emma Wilcox. The mission of Gallery Aferro is to bring cultural education and esthetic engagement with contemporary issues to all people equally, and to create an environment where artists can gather and share physical and intellectual resources. We are working towards an arts community that is available to everyone, without sacrificing quality of experience.
Founded in a converted factory building in the Ironbound, Gallery Aferro was planned as a pilot project to be recreated in different architectural forms, in multiple American cities.
The gallery is currently being run out of a donated 4 story building in downtown Newark. We offer 12 exhibitions a year, featuring local, national and international artists, a wide variety of events such as interactive public art projects, performances, talks, film screenings, portfolio reviews and public usage based on the stated needs of the community. We launched our residency program in 2006 and were one of four nationwide recipients of a 2007 New York State Workspace Consortium grant to improve it. A publishing line has just been launched, consisting of exhibition catalogs, original essays, and artist books.
About the Residency:
Several of the 06-07 Aferro Studio residents have commented that the chance for informal networking with peers afforded by residency in the building was one of the best aspects of their experience. Also mentioned by residents consistently as a unique and valuable aspect of the program was temporary ownership of a platform to interact with the public.
Residents will be awarded a 1200-2000 sq ft studio for 6 months, with 24 hr access, access to visiting curators and other gallery directors, and inclusion in an end-of-program catalog highlighting their work over the length of the residency. The current Aferro building can accommodate up to 5 artists at a time. Artists will be selected on the basis of quality of work, commitment to their field, and ability to interact positively with the community at large. The program will aim for a mix of Newark and out of city residents.
The Studios
Studios range in size from 1200 to 2000 square feet. Not all studios have windows. Artists who are accepted into the program must be prepared to actively use their studio. The studios are strictly work only spaces. 6-month slots are available beginning Feb 15, 2008.
Responsibilities
$200 a month per studio covers all utilities. Each resident must also donate some time during the residency to gallery projects.
Eligibility
There is no residency restriction for applicants. Artists in any media may apply. The building is not appropriate for welding and other open flame activities. Please contact us with any questions about your application, our space or what you might want to do with your time at Aferro.
Selection Process
A panel of arts professionals and artists will review applications and select artists for the 2008-2009 season.
Materials for Application
A CV\Resume
Artist Statement
A proposal for what you would like to do with your residency
Contact Information
Work samples: DVD (NTSC) or CD (any form of digital file we can read from a Mac)
Gallery Aferro
c/o Emma Wilcox
248 Sherman Ave #43
NY NY 10034
www.aferro.org
info.aferro@gmail.com
Now Accepting applications for 08-09 residents
Due January 15, 2008
www.aferro.org
About Gallery Aferro:
Gallery Aferro is an artist owned and operated alternative space founded in 2003 by Evonne M. Davis and Emma Wilcox. The mission of Gallery Aferro is to bring cultural education and esthetic engagement with contemporary issues to all people equally, and to create an environment where artists can gather and share physical and intellectual resources. We are working towards an arts community that is available to everyone, without sacrificing quality of experience.
Founded in a converted factory building in the Ironbound, Gallery Aferro was planned as a pilot project to be recreated in different architectural forms, in multiple American cities.
The gallery is currently being run out of a donated 4 story building in downtown Newark. We offer 12 exhibitions a year, featuring local, national and international artists, a wide variety of events such as interactive public art projects, performances, talks, film screenings, portfolio reviews and public usage based on the stated needs of the community. We launched our residency program in 2006 and were one of four nationwide recipients of a 2007 New York State Workspace Consortium grant to improve it. A publishing line has just been launched, consisting of exhibition catalogs, original essays, and artist books.
About the Residency:
Several of the 06-07 Aferro Studio residents have commented that the chance for informal networking with peers afforded by residency in the building was one of the best aspects of their experience. Also mentioned by residents consistently as a unique and valuable aspect of the program was temporary ownership of a platform to interact with the public.
Residents will be awarded a 1200-2000 sq ft studio for 6 months, with 24 hr access, access to visiting curators and other gallery directors, and inclusion in an end-of-program catalog highlighting their work over the length of the residency. The current Aferro building can accommodate up to 5 artists at a time. Artists will be selected on the basis of quality of work, commitment to their field, and ability to interact positively with the community at large. The program will aim for a mix of Newark and out of city residents.
The Studios
Studios range in size from 1200 to 2000 square feet. Not all studios have windows. Artists who are accepted into the program must be prepared to actively use their studio. The studios are strictly work only spaces. 6-month slots are available beginning Feb 15, 2008.
Responsibilities
$200 a month per studio covers all utilities. Each resident must also donate some time during the residency to gallery projects.
Eligibility
There is no residency restriction for applicants. Artists in any media may apply. The building is not appropriate for welding and other open flame activities. Please contact us with any questions about your application, our space or what you might want to do with your time at Aferro.
Selection Process
A panel of arts professionals and artists will review applications and select artists for the 2008-2009 season.
Materials for Application
A CV\Resume
Artist Statement
A proposal for what you would like to do with your residency
Contact Information
Work samples: DVD (NTSC) or CD (any form of digital file we can read from a Mac)
Gallery Aferro
c/o Emma Wilcox
248 Sherman Ave #43
NY NY 10034
www.aferro.org
info.aferro@gmail.com
OPEN CALL: Biological Imperative
Deadline:
Tue Apr 15, 2008 00:00
Gallery Aferro
Newark NJ
www.aferro.org
Biological Imperative curated by Emma Wilcox
on display June 14-July 26, 2008, with full color catalog
Submissions due April 15, 2008
Artists working in any and all media are invited to submit existing work, or propose new work, in response to any of the following:
Things that just won't die, multiples, fecundity, regeneration, splicing, graft, hybridization, miscegenation, do it yourself genetic testing kits, "she's not my sister she's my daughter", "one drop," 3/5 of a person, genetically modified foods, bio art, the prosecution of bio artists, the undead, the semi-living, Jonestown, the elderly woman who got a DNR order tattooed on her chest, the undying popularity of zombie films, Scopolamine, and of course, well, bunny rabbits.
Blackhorromovies.com, according to its creator, Mark H. Harris," is the culmination of my life experiences as a black horror movie fan: seeing hundreds of black people stabbed, chopped up, and eviscerated without so much as a "rest in peace" or even a "sorry, my bad," and finding scant acknowledgment of the role of black people in horror films (Zombies anyone?)"
The Tissue Culture & Art Project is a collective dealing with "serious ethical questions regarding a near future when objects that are partly alive and partly constructed exist, and when animal organs will be transplanted into humans. What kind of relationships we will form with such objects? How are we going to treat animals with human DNA?"
In 1965's "How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare" Joseph Beuys held a dead hare in his arms and walked around an art gallery talking about art to the animal. Rabbits function as food, pest and pet for humans, and symbolize something that dies again and again, only to be reborn.
Submissions due April 15.
Notification of acceptance by May 1.
Delivery by May 24.
Materials for catalog may be requested earlier than work delivery.
www.aferro.org
Please refer to exhibition guidelines on website
http://www.aferro.org/websitebaker/wb/pages/submissions.php
Please email work to mapsandguns@gmail.com or mail work to
Emma Wilcox Gallery Aferro 248 Sherman Ave #43 NY NY 10034
Newark NJ
www.aferro.org
Biological Imperative curated by Emma Wilcox
on display June 14-July 26, 2008, with full color catalog
Submissions due April 15, 2008
Artists working in any and all media are invited to submit existing work, or propose new work, in response to any of the following:
Things that just won't die, multiples, fecundity, regeneration, splicing, graft, hybridization, miscegenation, do it yourself genetic testing kits, "she's not my sister she's my daughter", "one drop," 3/5 of a person, genetically modified foods, bio art, the prosecution of bio artists, the undead, the semi-living, Jonestown, the elderly woman who got a DNR order tattooed on her chest, the undying popularity of zombie films, Scopolamine, and of course, well, bunny rabbits.
Blackhorromovies.com, according to its creator, Mark H. Harris," is the culmination of my life experiences as a black horror movie fan: seeing hundreds of black people stabbed, chopped up, and eviscerated without so much as a "rest in peace" or even a "sorry, my bad," and finding scant acknowledgment of the role of black people in horror films (Zombies anyone?)"
The Tissue Culture & Art Project is a collective dealing with "serious ethical questions regarding a near future when objects that are partly alive and partly constructed exist, and when animal organs will be transplanted into humans. What kind of relationships we will form with such objects? How are we going to treat animals with human DNA?"
In 1965's "How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare" Joseph Beuys held a dead hare in his arms and walked around an art gallery talking about art to the animal. Rabbits function as food, pest and pet for humans, and symbolize something that dies again and again, only to be reborn.
Submissions due April 15.
Notification of acceptance by May 1.
Delivery by May 24.
Materials for catalog may be requested earlier than work delivery.
www.aferro.org
Please refer to exhibition guidelines on website
http://www.aferro.org/websitebaker/wb/pages/submissions.php
Please email work to mapsandguns@gmail.com or mail work to
Emma Wilcox Gallery Aferro 248 Sherman Ave #43 NY NY 10034
OPEN CALL: Biologixal Imperative
Deadline:
Tue Apr 15, 2008 00:00
OPEN CALL: Biological Imperative
Gallery Aferro
Newark NJ
www.aferro.org
Biological Imperative curated by Emma Wilcox
on display June 14-July 26, 2008, with full color catalog
Submissions due April 15, 2008
Artists working in any and all media are invited to submit existing work, or propose new work, in response to any of the following:
Things that just won't die, multiples, fecundity, regeneration, splicing, graft, hybridization, miscegenation, do it yourself genetic testing kits, "she's not my sister she's my daughter", "one drop," 3/5 of a person, genetically modified foods, bio art, the prosecution of bio artists, the undead, the semi-living, Jonestown, the elderly woman who got a DNR order tattooed on her chest, the undying popularity of zombie films, Scopolamine, and of course, well, bunny rabbits.
Blackhorromovies.com, according to its creator, Mark H. Harris," is the culmination of my life experiences as a black horror movie fan: seeing hundreds of black people stabbed, chopped up, and eviscerated without so much as a "rest in peace" or even a "sorry, my bad," and finding scant acknowledgment of the role of black people in horror films (Zombies anyone?)"
The Tissue Culture & Art Project is a collective dealing with "serious ethical questions regarding a near future when objects that are partly alive and partly constructed exist, and when animal organs will be transplanted into humans. What kind of relationships we will form with such objects? How are we going to treat animals with human DNA?"
In 1965's "How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare" Joseph Beuys held a dead hare in his arms and walked around an art gallery talking about art to the animal. Rabbits function as food, pest and pet for humans, and symbolize something that dies again and again, only to be reborn.
Submissions due April 15.
Notification of acceptance by May 1.
Delivery by May 24.
Materials for catalog may be requested earlier than work delivery.
www.aferro.org
Please refer to exhibition guidelines on website
http://www.aferro.org/websitebaker/wb/pages/submissions.php
Please email work to mapsandguns@gmail.com or mail work to
Emma Wilcox Gallery Aferro 248 Sherman Ave #43 NY NY 10034
Gallery Aferro
Newark NJ
www.aferro.org
Biological Imperative curated by Emma Wilcox
on display June 14-July 26, 2008, with full color catalog
Submissions due April 15, 2008
Artists working in any and all media are invited to submit existing work, or propose new work, in response to any of the following:
Things that just won't die, multiples, fecundity, regeneration, splicing, graft, hybridization, miscegenation, do it yourself genetic testing kits, "she's not my sister she's my daughter", "one drop," 3/5 of a person, genetically modified foods, bio art, the prosecution of bio artists, the undead, the semi-living, Jonestown, the elderly woman who got a DNR order tattooed on her chest, the undying popularity of zombie films, Scopolamine, and of course, well, bunny rabbits.
Blackhorromovies.com, according to its creator, Mark H. Harris," is the culmination of my life experiences as a black horror movie fan: seeing hundreds of black people stabbed, chopped up, and eviscerated without so much as a "rest in peace" or even a "sorry, my bad," and finding scant acknowledgment of the role of black people in horror films (Zombies anyone?)"
The Tissue Culture & Art Project is a collective dealing with "serious ethical questions regarding a near future when objects that are partly alive and partly constructed exist, and when animal organs will be transplanted into humans. What kind of relationships we will form with such objects? How are we going to treat animals with human DNA?"
In 1965's "How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare" Joseph Beuys held a dead hare in his arms and walked around an art gallery talking about art to the animal. Rabbits function as food, pest and pet for humans, and symbolize something that dies again and again, only to be reborn.
Submissions due April 15.
Notification of acceptance by May 1.
Delivery by May 24.
Materials for catalog may be requested earlier than work delivery.
www.aferro.org
Please refer to exhibition guidelines on website
http://www.aferro.org/websitebaker/wb/pages/submissions.php
Please email work to mapsandguns@gmail.com or mail work to
Emma Wilcox Gallery Aferro 248 Sherman Ave #43 NY NY 10034
