Subject: Fwd: (foil-l) SAVAC -call for submissions (fwd)
Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 07:02:07 PDT





> > >
> > >>PLEASE POST:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
> > >>
> > >>Technological Revolutions   (working title)
> > >>-AT- Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
> > >>Exhibition Dates: October 22 – November 20, 1999.
> > >>
> > >>SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Collective) is developing an exhibition 
>with
> > >>the Hamilton Artists Inc. which will explore the process of artmaking 
>for
> > >>artists of colour at the end of the 20th Century.  The exhibition will
> > >>specifically question the positioning of South Asian artists who are
> > >>producing issue-based works, and who incorporate or reference new
> > >>technologies in their artmaking process.  We are accepting proposals 
>from
> > >>artists of SOUTH ASIAN descent working in a range of contemporary 
>media
> > >>including, but not limited to, multi-media, video, electronic media, 
>and
> > >>installation art.
> > >>
> > >>Project Description:  Individuals from the South Asian Diaspora are
> > >>cautiously watching the technological boom in South Asia and in the 
>Asian
> > >>continent as a whole.  There are dramatic changes taking place in a 
>part of
> > >>the world which is still referred to as The 3rd World, and perceived 
>to be
> > >>lagging behind in technological developments.  India is currently the
> > >>Silicone Valley of Asia, and the human resources of its industry are 
>being
> > >>recruited by all the super-power nations of the world.  Along with 
>numerous
> > >>positive technological advancements, the South Asian Sub-Continent has 
>also
> > >>been actively developing and promoting nuclear power programs which 
>threaten
> > >>the uneasy peace that is currently being maintained in the region..
> > >>
> > >>For artists who maintain a historical link to South Asia, but who are 
>now
> > >>settled elsewhere, this embrace of technology is seen as a seductive, 
>yet
> > >>potentially dangerous relationship.  As artists living and working in 
>the
> > >>Western world, they have had a different relationship to technology, 
>and
> > >>have seen its positive and negative effects on their communities.  
>They have
> > >>also had a much envied access to technology, and many Diasporic South 
>Asian
> > >>artists are currently exploring time-based media and new media.  For 
>this
> > >>call for submissions, the proposals can explore a range of issues 
>including:
> > >>technological imperialism and the historical inequalities in the 
>access to
> > >>technology; the current nuclear war tensions in Asia, from the 
>viewpoint of
> > >>Diasporic South Asians settled in the Western World; the changing role 
>of
> > >>the artist from craftsperson to technological producer; and/or the 
>politics
> > >>of artmaking in a world seduced by technological speed, advancement 
>and
> > >>change.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>SAVAC is a non-profit organization mandated to promote and facilitate 
>the
> > >>expression of contemporary visual art by artists of South Asian 
>descent.
> > >>SAVAC provides a framework for the production, presentation and
> > >>dissemination of Diasporic South Asian art.  SAVAC has a six year 
>history of
> > >>collaborating on visual art projects with the non-profit arts 
>organization,
> > >>Desh Pardesh, as well as with a number of artist-run centres in 
>Toronto.
> > >>SAVAC has established itself as a unique entity in the regional 
>contemporary
> > >>arts scene, and we are committed to supporting emerging and 
>established
> > >>South Asian artists from across Canada and Internationally.
> > >>
> > >>Deadline for proposals : June 1, 1999
> > >>
> > >>Please send a proposal to SAVAC which includes the following:
> > >>· A proposal describing the work(s) you would like to exhibit and an 
>artist
> > >>statement (maximum 1 page).  The works can be completed or
> > >>works-in-progress.  Include the dimensions, media and other details 
>about
> > >>the works you would like to exhibit
> > >>· A current c.v. or resume
> > >>· 10 - 20 slides, a videotape or a computer disk of your recent works 
>(do
> > >>not send any original materials, artworks, or portfolios).  Slides 
>should be
> > >>labeled with the title, media, date, dimensions and artist name, and
> > >>preferably sent with an attached slide list
> > >>· Any additional support materials, including press clippings, colour
> > >>reproductions of images and copies of catalogue texts (do not send any
> > >>original materials)
> > >>· A self-addressed, stamped envelope for the return of support 
>materials.
> > >>Materials cannot be returned without a SASE.  Out-of-country proposals 
>can
> > >>include a money order or postal coupons for return postage costs
> > >>
> > >>SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Collective)
> > >>401 Richmond St. W., Suite 450, Toronto, ON, M5V 3A8, Canada. Tel: 
>416-340
> > >>1452, Fax: 416-340 1418, email: desh-AT-ican.net
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>desh pardesh
> > >>Culture. Politics. Activism.
> > >>401 Richmond St. W Suite 450
> > >>Toronto, ON Canada M5V 3A8
> > >>tel:416.340.0485
> > >>fax:416.340.1418
> > >>http://home.ican.net/~desh
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > 
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