DEADLINE: January 5, 2019
Exhibit dates: January 15 thru July 15
VAE is seeking submissions that consider knowledge - how we gain it, how we use it, and the systems that create it. No Citation Needed will be on exhibit at the National Humanities Center from January 15 thru July 15.
We encourage you to submit entries that consider learning, education, and the transfer of knowledge. How do you learn? Where do you learn? How do you learn outside of formal education settings? How did you acquire the life skills you use in your everyday life? This exhibition is meant to build environment of knowledge and promote the humanities.
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Red Hat Open Gallery Call for Proposals
Red Hat Open Gallery Call for Proposals
Deadline 11:59 pm on August 18, 2018
VAE is proud to be a collaborator with Red Hat for their Open Gallery. Their ground level gallery located on East Davie St. in Raleigh serves as a space for artists to showcase work that embodies Red Hat’s values — openness, collaboration, and community.
VAE is opening a call for proposals for our next collaboration and installation in Red Hat’s Open Gallery. Proposals should have conceptual grounding within Red Hat’s core open source principles, which are serendipity and open exchange; broad participation; radical transparency; pragmatic meritocracy; and community.
The selected proposal will receive a stipend and budget from Red Hat.
Previous VAE collaborative installations:
Brittan Peck
George Gregory
Details
All proposals must incorporate a core Red Hat Open Source Value
Installations must be wall mountable
The wall measures 28 feet wide by 16.5 feet tall
Artist must be able to deliver/return work to/from Red Hat Offices
All proposals must be original from the purposing artist
All proposals must include installation mock-up
All proposals must include documentation of previous work
Install will take place the first week of October
Artist must be present at install
Final proposal will be approved by staff at Red Hat
Artist will have to work to with Red Hat staff to finalize the approved proposal
SCHEDULE
Deadline Enter...............................11:59 pm August 18, 2018
Artist Notification…………………...August 25, 2018
Install………………………………..week of October 1, 2019
Exhibition Run………………….….October 5 2018 - February 28, 2019
Deinstall …………………………….week of February 25, 2019
ELIGIBILITY
The Red Hat call for proposals is open to any living artist or team. Work must be original and completed in the last 3 years. No copies, mechanical reproductions, molds or kit work will be accepted. Artists or teams may propose work that is incomplete or not started. Proposed work must be finished, dry, ready to hang by October 1, 2018. VAE reserves the right to exclude work due to size or special requirements. Entries must be hand delivered to the gallery or mailed in a returnable container. Artwork submitted on behalf of an artist requires written and signed authorization by the artist.
We will not exhibit or financially support work that co-opts the story of a community without representation from that community acting in a decision making role.
To use the online form to submit information about and images of your work, please review these instructions for naming your files:
APPLICATION MATERIALS
include artist/project statement, budget, resume(s), image inventory/work sample list, and 5-10 samples of your work.
Your artist’s/project statement should be no longer than one page and should describe how your proposed work relates to Red Hat’s Open Source Values
Your budget should be no longer that one page and include cost of materials, labor, etc.
Resumes should show prior exhibition history and your proposed timeline should be a very brief statement about your expected timing for your exhibition. Is this work currently complete? If not, when do you expect it to be completed?
Your image inventory/work sample sheet should be a guide to the samples that accompany your application. Your inventory must contain the following information for each sample: the file name (“01_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpeg”), the piece’s title, the media/materials, dimensions, retail price (if applicable) and date of completion. Upload your inventory/work sample sheet as a .doc or .pdf
Still-images should be uploaded as jpegs, should be at least 1000px at their widest dimension, not to exceed 2MB per image. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
Video samples should be edited to no longer than 2-minute excerpts. It is strongly preferred that video & audio artists submit their work online through clips or URL addresses to online sharing formats like hulu, vimeo, youtube, or dropbox. Videos submitted as uploaded files should be submitted as Quicktime files whose width is no larger than 720px and file size is no larger than 10MB (as that is the largest file eligible for upload on our entry software). Please only submit video art or video documentation of an art piece that requires video to be fully experienced. Do not send video walk-throughs of static exhibitions or video slide shows. While web-hosted submissions are strongly preferred, video and audio samples can be submitted on CD if necessary. Please contact Kyle Hazard to make arrangements for CD delivery prior to February 15, 2018. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
Audio: Audio should be submitted as separate MP3 files. Each track should be no longer than 2 minutes. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
Web-based: Web-based work should be submitted as a URL listed in the work sample list. Please only submit web-based projects. A portfolio website that features audio/video art and still images will not be considered.
*Artists applying with still images only should send 5-10 jpegs. Artists applying with video only, should send 5 samples maximum. Artists applying with audio or web-based work only should apply with 5-10 samples. If you are sending a combination of file types, keep in mind that one video or audio file is equivalent to five jpegs and adjust your sample number accordingly.
Extra-submitted files will not be reviewed.
**PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS DO NOT HAVE TO BE OF COMPLETED WORKS**
You can submit jpeg drawings of what you expect the work will be like, or you can rely solely on images of past work and your written narrative to describe the work you are proposing. It's your call!
Incomplete or inaccurately assembled applications will not be considered. Notifications of acceptance or rejection will be sent via email. Please update your contact information if anything changes before you receive notification.
NOTES FOR ARTIST TEAMS
Teams of up to FOUR artists can apply for exhibitions with Red Hat. Artist team applications should describe the group's goals as well as the abilities of each group member. There must be one designated team contact who accepts responsibility for fielding questions about the application and project. In addition to the required items detailed above each team application must include:
Upload 5-10 samples of your work. All files should be named like so:01_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg, 02_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg, 03_LASTNAME_TITLE.mov, etc.
A project statement describing the work and goals of the collaboration as well as the individual contributions of all team members.
5-10 work samples OR 3-5 two-minute segments of audio and/or video (or an appropriate combination of images video, audio, and web-based work-- see note in Part A). The work samples should include at least one example from each member of the group.
A resume for each member of the group; grouped together and pasted into one text box.
ACCESSIBILITY
VAE’s gallery space is fully accessible and we strive to make the submission process accessible as well. We encourage anyone to enter our open call exhibitions. If you need any additional information or accommodations in order to enter this exhibition or become a VAE member, please email Kyle or call 919.256.6856 for assistance. Visit our accessibility page for more information.
BUDGET
The selected proposal’s budget will be reviewed and approved by Red Hat staff to help cover, in-part, costs of the production of the work.
LIABILITY
All entries will be handled with the utmost care and respect. VAE is not liable for artwork during transportation to or from the installation sight but does carry a blanket inland marine policy that covers most fine artworks and craft items up to $5,000. VAE reserves the right to refuse coverage to artwork with inherent vices, high values or that is deemed unstable. By entering into this show, the artist agrees to abide by all rules and regulations as set by exhibition guidelines.
Ultralight 2
Ultralight 2
May 2 -25
United Arts Council
ULTRALIGHT 2 is an exhibition of artwork about disability, created by artists living with disabilities. VAE is offering a platform for artists who identify as living with disabilities to take back the narrative that is so often controlled by the medical field, media, and stereotypes. ULTRALIGHT 2 seeks to exhibit work that challenges the viewing public to leave their preconceived notions and sympathy at the door, and experience artwork that tells the real story of living disabilities and the current state of access. The exhibition breaks access into three parts: physical, communication, and attitude.
ARTISTS
Angela Dawson - Wallflower
Rachel Fann - Anxiety Brain
Effy Francis - Sick, Nero
King Godwin - 18-m109 The elephant is happy in the rain because it feels like a shower "67", 18-m301 The bear is smily because its playing with the friend
Wiley Johnson - Uplifting
Eduardo Lapetina - A Simple Happy Life
Jennifer Markowitz - Fleshmap: Chicago 1988-1990, Fleshmap: Chicago April 1992
Jeff Newell - Lined up as meaningless cogs, That Confounded Bird
Mitchell Price - Imaginative Astronaut
Jaime Robertson - Flourish
Jean Shortall - You're Only as Beautiful as You Feel Inside
Efrat Vaknin - WECONNECT, WEMASTERBATE
Evan Webster - Not Today!, Untitled
Eric Wolf - Magma and Ice
Sherry Spencer - WE ARE FAMILY
AWARDS
1st - Effy Francis Sick
2nd - Jennifer Markowitz Fleshmap: Chicago 1988-1990
3rd - Jeff Newell That Confounded Bird
Merit Awards
Rachel Fann - Anxiety Brain
Jean Shortall - You're Only as Beautiful as You Feel Inside
Project Postcard
IT'S TIME FOR PROJECTPOSTCARD!
In today’s culture, we so rarely mail things. This project encourages students to think about the ways in which we communicate our creative ideas.
Teachers, students, and parents are encouraged to request postcards using the link below. Students will use the postcards as a base for their creative ideas, staying within the guidelines printed on the back. Using the First Class postage provided, the postcards will be mailed back to VAE and then exhibited at our community partner UAC's storefront windows. This project encourages students to be CREATIVE, while working within RESTRICTION, and includes an element of CHANCE.
Read MoreThe Walls We Build I call-for-art
Deadline - 11:59 pm on May 7, 2018
VAE in partnership with our community venue, United Arts Council, is hosting a juried exhibition for the Artist United project. The Walls We Build is the inaugural theme for the artist UNITED to ask and explore “how people treat each other.”
Read MorePet the Zoo Call for Art
Drop off period May 23 - 26, 2018
Pet the Zoo will be VAE’s new petting zoo opening in June of 2018. The zoo will be a place to be indoors with family and friends. A sanctuary for the animals created by artists to exist to be petted, fed, and cared for by the general public as they stay still in their hay-filled domain.
THE TEXTILE SHOW | Call for Art
THE TEXTILE SHOW
Deadline to enter - 11:59 pm on June 2, 2018
July 6 - 28, 2018
VAE is a hub for a diverse network of artists, a venue for artists to advance their careers, and a voice to influence positive change for the creative community. As a part of our hub, VAE hosts a number of artist groups with varying disciplines for artists to meet, discuss, and create art. VAE wants to showcase the diversity and multitude of works and creativity that our artist groups help to produce.
VAE wants to showcase a range of textile works highlighting the diversity of process, materials, and presentation within this wide medium and industry. Honoring North Carolina’s rich history with textiles an focusing on works build on and expand its foundation. The intended impact of the exhibition is to expand our audience’s idea of what textiles can be.
Read MoreRadical Gestures l call-for-art
Deadline 11:59 on May 21st, 2018
Radical Gestures is a year-long exhibition endeavor to showcase works that feature performance and will take place throughout the city of Raleigh.
Read More12x12 | Call for Art
12x12
July 6 - 28, 2018
Deadline to enter - 4:00 pm on June 2, 2018
Artwork must fit in a 12"x12" square at the base and can expand upward and outward. We want you to think outside the box!
ESSE QUAM VIDERI
ESSE QUAM VIDERI
National Humanities Center
August 31 - December 15
Deadline to enter - 11:59 pm on August 4, 2018
VAE’s first collaboration with NHC will be an extension of an upcoming project, THE EVERYDAY.
THE EVERYDAY is a multi-venue, multi-discipline, cross-disability project headed by an international steering committee with the curatorial goal of highlighting universal experiences, told from the disability perspective, presented in an audacious way. The project will be presented throughout August and September 2018 and will showcase talent on local, national, and international levels.
AJ Fletcher Foundation Call for Art
ONGOING COMMUNITY EXHIBIT OPPORTUNITY!
Exhibitions at AJ Fletcher Foundation enliven the common areas of start-up non-profit organizations that work inside the AJ Fletcher building. This venue allows artists to present their work to professionals who are excited about and supportive of local artists!
Read MoreUnited Arts Council Call for Art
Exhibitions at United Arts are mounted in The MJH Gallery. This space is located in the historic Pine State Creamery building in the Glenwood South district of Downtown Raleigh. This exhibition space features great natural light, views from the storefront windows, and an opening reception as part of Raleigh's First Friday Gallery Walk. This venue features exhibits of 2D and 3D work each month. While UAC does not offer and artist stipend, they host the largest First Friday out of our CEP and are one of the best selling venues.
Read MoreNovozymes Call for Art
ONGOING COMMUNITY EXHIBIT OPPORTUNITY!
Novozymes is a biotechnology company whose North American headquarters are located in Franklinton, NC. Artists are curated by VAE staff into group shows. Artists are compensated $1000 divided by the number of works.
Read MoreULTRALIGHT 2 I call-for-art
Deadline - 11:59 pm on April 6, 2018
ULTRALIGHT 2 is an exhibition of artwork about disability, created by artists with disabilities. VAE is offering a platform for artists who identify as having a disability to take back the narrative that is so often controlled by the medical field and the media.
Read MoreDeck the Gallery Call for Art
Deck the Gallery
December 1 - 30
Artwork Drop off November 22 - 25
VAE will showcase creative holiday ornaments as part of the holiday shop! Artists are encouraged to bring up to 10 hanging ornaments representing any of the winter holidays. These ornaments will be displayed along the front entrance wall, and will make VAE more festive leading up to the holidays!
Read MoreUNDER PRESSUE
June 30 - July 27
For the month of July, VAE will be hosting the dual exhibition Under Pressure. The exhibition will consist of a performance show, where each day a different artist will perform for the duration of the exhibition. As well as the print show, where artists will show work created under the pressure of the press. We will be showcasing artists that love to work in the process of ink, run, repeat.
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FLOAT
The FLOAT exhibition is dedicated to Sarah Powers, because.
There is a childish freedom of sitting in 4 inches of water. Kiddie pools have a nostalgia of aloof parents and excited friends eager to sit in rusty hose water. The imprint of those memories have toys and objects, designed to (or not designed to) float in luke-warm water waiting to be rescued.
ULTRALIGHT / call-for-art
ULTRALIGHT
May 5 - 25, 2017
Deadline - 11:59 pm on March 27, 2017
ULTRALIGHT is an exhibition of artwork about disability, created by artists with disabilities. VAE is offering a platform for artists who identify as having a disability to take back the narrative that is so often controlled by the medical field and the media. ULTRALIGHT seeks to exhibit work that challenges the viewing public to leave their preconceived notions and sympathy at the door, and experience artwork that tells the real story of living with a disability and the current state of access. The exhibition breaks access into three parts: physical, communication, and attitude. We encourage artists to draw inspiration from these questions:
Read MoreCommunity Exhibition Program
CEP
Deadline for entry - 11:59 pm on May 21, 2017
VAE's Community Exhibition Program offers VAE members the chance to have solo or group exhibitions in alternative venues around Downtown Raleigh. These exhibits are seen by thousands of people each year! VAE works with five venues across Downtown Raleigh to give artists opportunities to show bodies of work and receive a stipend. Each venue is unique and has its' own exhibition schedule. Exhibition benefits vary based on each venue, please see below.
Martha Thorn / Aloft RDU
October - December 2016
Community Exhibits
Martha Thorn's graphic and abstract works add to the already electric feel of Aloft Raleigh