Sunday, January 17, 2010

Call for Proposals: International Environmental Art Project in Taiwan “Children and Artists Celebrate the Wetlands”

WHAT: Call for Proposals: International Environmental Art Project in Taiwan
“Children and Artists Celebrate the Wetlands”
WHEN: Deadline: February 12, 2010 (Exhibition: April 23 - July 25, 2010)
WHERE: Residency at Cheng Long Wetlands, Taiwan: April 7 – April 26, 2010
WHO: International/National Artists

Cheng Long Wetlands is in rural Yunlin County on the southwestern coast of Taiwan. Artists should have experience working with children and interest in environmental issues and be able to provide a link to a school or organization in their area. The Cheng Long Elementary School students will join with the artists to create outdoor environmental art installations. The curator is Jane Ingram Allen, American artist, curator and critic living in Taiwan since 2004. Sponsors are Taiwan’s Forestry Bureau and the Cheng Long Elementary School. For photos of Cheng Long Wetlands, visit http://wetlandcenter.blogspot.com/ and for more information about the project http://artproject4wetland.wordpress.com
Selected Artists receive the following:
NT$70,000 (about US$2,176) for international artists, NT$45,000 for Taiwanese artists – Artists pay their own transportation costs
19 days accommodations in Taiwan
Local transportation - artists must provide their own airfare to Taiwan
Volunteer help to create the artworks
Breakfast and lunch each day and some dinners
Help to find local free materials

To Apply: Send the following by e mail to Jane Ingram Allen allenrebeccajanei@gmail.com
  1. Description of proposed artwork with dimensions and materials (limit 1 page, MS Word .doc file)
  2. Statement about proposed work with details about a partner school or organization (MSWord .doc file, limit 1 page)
  3. Sketch of proposed artwork (.jpg file, limit 1 MG)
  4. 6 images of previous works (.jpg files less than 1 MG each)
  5. Image list with title, date, materials and location (MSWord .doc file)
  6. CV/Resume

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