fw: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: 3m3 interdisciplinary arts art fest

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: 3m3 interdisciplinary arts art fest
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Deadline: June 30, 2004

3m3 is a mixed media festival organised in Turku Finland 17-21 August 2004.

The festival takes place in the city of Turku in
the South-West Finland. Turku is an old Finnish
capital with approximately 170 000 inhabitants,
more or less old buildings and a river that
crosses the city. The seaside is some kilometres
from the city centre.

The festival chooses 5 artists to make
performances/audio/visual installations in an
aquarium. The aquariumis measurements are about
1m x 1m x 2,8m and the content is about 2,8 m3.
The aquarium is made out of a steel structure and
8 mm acryl walls. It stands about 15 cm off the
ground and can be put in two pieces.

The proposals are to be made for performances
that can be done in the city, where the aquarium
is moved around according to the needs of the
artists. Each artist has one day for building up
and showing the work. The emphasis in selecting
the works are innovation and over all site
specific nature. The used mediums depend on the
artists.

There is electricity, water, P.A system,
videoprojection, transportation, diving equipment
and technical aid provided by the festival. Also
a place to stay for 1 week and travel costs
within Finland are provided.

The aquarium can be used for rehearsing also before the festival.

The deadline for proposals is 30th June 2004. The
proposals must be given in e-mail line text (no
text attachments) and include max.1 A4 page (12
pt Times or equivalent) description of the work
and a separate short CV. If you need to send
pictures, please do so in jpg. format not
exceeding 100 k. You can also send links to www-
pages etc.

Donit hesitate to contact me concerning the festival!

Yours,
Curator
Aapo Kustaa Korkeaoja

Puistokatu 12 a 1
20100 Turku
Finland

Tel.+358 (0)41 536 2642
[email protected]