Eyelevel is excited to announce the ninth iteration of our biannual printed matter and multiples member’s show:

OBJECT HISTORIES. In light of the itinerant nature of printed matter, the exhibition will be displayed at Eyelevel as well as at satellite exhibitions in Nova Scotia at the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts and ARTsPLACE Artist-run Centre. This curatorial decision is intended to highlight the theme of recirculation as a source of connection, even across far-reaching distances. Works will be on view between November 1st and December 18th at each location and online at www.eyelevelbookstore.art. Join us on Zoom on December 5th for a show-and-tell with the artists, visit Eyelevel’s

website www.eyelevel.art for zoom details.

Featuring work by: Ada Denil, Alice MacLean, Amin Rehman, Arjun Lal, Brent Cleveland, Camila Salcedo, Clayton Windatt, David Clark, Elizabeth Whalley, Emily Davidson, Emma Allain, Emma Bass, Femme Art Review, Gabrielle Gallant, Jeanna Penn, Jennifer MacLatchy, Kiki Mufassa Mononoké, Krista Grunsky, Laurel Rennie, Liz Lore, Lou Shepphard, Michael Eddy, Phillip Hare, Rachel Anzalone, Rachel Reeve, Shelby Edwards, Sofia Alarcon, Terry Drahos, Undine Foulds

Curated by Sophia Dime

CALL FOR MEMBER’S WORKS: 

OBJECT HISTORIES: EYELEVEL PRINTED MATTER EXHIBITION

Eyelevel Artist Run Centre & Bookstore is seeking printed matter and artist’s multiple for OBJECT HISTORIES, the ninth rendition of Eyelevel’s biennial exhibition of artist’s book, multiples, and printed matter. The theme OBJECT HISTORIES invites participants to explore how physical objects are reused and redistributed throughout the world. 

In light of the itinerant nature of printed matter, the exhibition will be displayed at Eyelevel as well as at satellite exhibitions in Nova Scotia at the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts and ARTsPLACE Artist-run Centre. This curatorial decision is intended to highlight the theme of recirculation as a source of connection, even across far-reaching distances.

Following the theme, participants are invited, though not required, to consider and/or problematize the following ideas:

• Permanence and temporality 

• Lifespan of objects

• Library/archives/used bookstores

• Individualized histories of objects

• Ownership

• Connectivity sparked by recirculated objects

• Keepsakes

• Family heirlooms 

• Memorabilia

• Sentimentality

• Intergenerational knowledge sharing

• Assigning significance to objects/questioning value

• Collecting 

Work on display will be available for purchase online throughout the exhibition from November 1 - December 19, 2020. Opening receptions are being planning for each location, details TBA depending on safety and social distancing requirements. Purchases will not be available to be taken home until the exhibition has ended. 

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: OCTOBER 2, 2020

All items received after October 2nd can still be a part of Eyelevel’s Bookstore once this exhibition has closed. 

TO SUBMIT:

Along with the physical work, submissions to OBJECT HISTORIES must include a signed Bookstore Agreement including the artist and item information sheet. 

All submissions can be mailed or dropped off to:

Eyelevel Artist Run Centre & Bookstore

2177B Gottingen Street

Halifax NS, Canada

B3K 3B5

Submissions must meet the following requirements in order to be included in this exhibition and in our bookstore:

• Individuals submitting must be members of Eyelevel

• Submissions must centre contemporary art, and serve Eyelevel’s mandate (work by contemporary artists, writing about contemporary art, etc.)

• Items should be small enough to fit on our shelves and in our space (nothing larger than 24” unless by special request)

• Please submit only one series. Multiples should be in an edition of 10 or less.

The Eyelevel Printed Matter Exhibition (formerly called ERI)  is a non-juried exhibition of member’s works. Memberships to Eyelevel can be purchased on a monthly or annual basis through our website http://eyelevel.art/membership or given in exchange for volunteering, PWCY and no-cost memberships are available to those who cannot afford to pay the membership fee or volunteer.

While this submission is non-juried, works with hateful, racist, homophobic, transphobic, misogynistic, fatphobic, ableist, agist or any other form of harmful and discriminatory content will not be included. 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR FOLKS SUBMITTING

• The artist/participant is responsible for getting the work to Eyelevel initially. Eyelevel will cover the cost of returning the work to the artist, and transporting it to any satellite locations

• If you have specific installation requests or requirements, please note them in your application form. If you require unusual or specialized presentation fixtures or apparatuses, please include them with your submission.

• OBJECT HISTORIES is curated by Sophia Dime, Sophia will be deciding how and where the submissions are displayed. 

• Participants will be invited to be a part of a virtual show-and-tell (over Zoom) during the exhibition. If you are planning on participating, please make sure to keep one copy (if the work is a multiple) or document your work for the show-and-tell. 

• This non-juried member’s exhibition is unpaid. Participants will not be paid an artist fee or presentation fee. If your work sells, you will receive 70% of sales, Eyelevel takes a 30% commission for all bookstore sales. 

• After the exhibition, the work can be returned to you at Eyelevel’s expense, or you may choose to let Eyelevel hold onto it to sell in our bookstore. All items in Eyelevel’s bookstore are insured. 

• This is a member’s exhibition. Membership to Eyelevel is low-cost and open to anyone in any location. If you have questions about becoming a member please contact Sally, Eyelevel’s Artistic Director at director@eyelevel.art. No-cost/PWYC memberships are available. 

Questions? Sophia Dime (they/them) is here to answer your questions! Contact them at curatorialresident@eyelevel.art.

SOLIDARITY BOOKCLUB

FIRST MEETING: Monday June 29th 6PM VIA Zoom —Recurring event every 2 weeks

 zoom code: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89734358003

OUR FIRST BOOK IS INVISIBLE MAN, GOT THE WHOLE WORLD WATCHING: A YOUNG BLACK MAN’S EDUCATION BY MYCHAL DENZEL SMITH

In solidarity with the many visual artists, writers, thinkers and community organizers who are putting themselves on the frontlines each day, we celebrate the writing of BIPOC, QPOC, Disabled, neurodiverse, and 2SLGBTQIA+ authors - making space to learn from their words and to discuss their lived experiences in community with one another. 

The Eyelevel Solidarity Book Club is a program open to all folks, meeting every two weeks to discuss a new socially-engaged book or piece of writing in the context of current events, ongoing activist movements and our own art-making and community relationships. Membership is non-committal, and we’ll grow and build our reading list together. 

What: Shine in the Dark! Eyelevel’s t-shirt sale & dance party fundraiser

When: Nov 29 @ 8PM (until late) - t-shirt presale starts Nov 15th

Where: 2177B Gottingen St, Halifax (presale online via Instagram)

Eyelevel Artist Run Centre & Bookstore is excited to announce our upcoming winter fundraiser Shine in the Dark! 

Shine in the Dark is a t-shirt sale and blacklight dance party celebrating Eyelevel’s return to Gottingen Street and the many fabulous local artists supported by this organization over the years. Eyelevel has commissioned 200 t-shirts from beloved local artists, half of the proceeds from each shirt sold will be paid to the artist, and half will go towards continuing Eyelevel’s programming and developing our new space.

Join us on November 29th from 8:00-late to warm our new home with a speakeasy-style dance party at 2177B Gottingen Street (right next door to Radstorm). The night will include the musical stylings of Juicy Lippard (Kate Walchuck), Israel Ekenam and Go Hard Richter (Andrew Neville) on the top floor with a black-light dance party so you can show off your gorgeous new shirt, a low-key space with snacks and by-donation drinks on the main floor, and of course t-shirts for sale!

An online t-shirt pre-sale will begin on November 15th! Check out our Instagram at @eyelevel_arc to nab one of these one-of-a-kind and limited edition creations. Shirts sized from S - XXXL on a plain-white base, $35. Treat yourself to a snazzy new addition to your wardrobe, hang one on your wall or give them as a unique holiday gift!

Original t-shirts by:

Brandon Hollohan

Mitchell Wiebe

Olivia Rose Mansveld

Ben Mosher

Sally Wolchyn-Raab

Ruth Marsh

Jesse Mitchell

Arjun Lal

Israel Ekenam

Regine Tiu

Sam Stein

Ryan Mercer

Charvel Rappos

Michael Fernandez

Becky Welter-Nolan

**This is a +19-only event. No violence or discrimination of any kind will be tolerated, including but not limited to: racism, white supremacy, ageism, sizism, sexism, misogyny, ableism, homophobia or transphobia. Eyelevel is a trauma-informed and survivor-centric space with staff and volunteers trained in trauma first-response. Staff and volunteers will be readily available, and all complaints will be taken seriously and addressed immediately. Eyelevel does not tolerate outside alcohol or drugs and reserves the right to ask anyone to leave because of inappropriate, hateful or threatening behaviour. 

Eyelevel’s new home is above Radstorm, attendees must climb a full flight of stairs to enter. The space has one non-gendered washroom and a free DIY coat-check. Any valuables can be stored with our volunteers.**

Eyelevel will be at Emily Carr University of Art + Design for the Vancouver Art Book Fair from October 18 - 20 in partnership with Halifax INK. We will be selling a selection of items from our bookstore, including copies of SITELINES, our major publishing project.

Emily Carr University of Art + Design
520 East 1st Avenue, Vancouver BC → Map

About the VABF

Free and open to the public, VABF is a multi-day celebration of artists’ publishing featuring over one hundred local, national and international publishers, as well as a diverse line-up of programs, performances and artists’ projects.

Featured artists travel to Vancouver from across Canada and the globe, and produce everything from books, magazines, zines and printed ephemera to digital, performative or other experimental forms of publication.

Canada’s first art book fair, VABF is the longest-running international art book fair in the country and on the West Coast. In 2019 the event is anticipated to attract more than 5,000 visitors from across the Greater Vancouver Area and beyond.

Along with Halifax INK, Eyelevel will be attending the New York Art Book Fair from September 19 - 22. We will be selling a selection of items from our bookstore including copies of SITELINES, our major publishing project.

September 20–22, 2019
Opening Night: September 19

MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11101

About the NYABF and Printed Matter Inc.

Initiated in 2005, Printed Matter’s NY Art Book Fair (NYABF) is the leading international gathering for the distribution of artists’ books, celebrating the full breadth of the art publishing community.

Held at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City, the 2019 NY Art Book Fair will host 369 exhibitors from 31 countries, including a broad range of artists and collectives, small presses, institutions, galleries, antiquarian booksellers, and distributors. Free and open to the public, the event draws more than 40,000 individuals including book lovers, collectors, artists, and art world professionals each year. With a commitment to diversity and representation, the fair will serve as a meeting place for an extended community of publishers and book enthusiasts, as well as a site for dialogue and exchange around all facets of arts publishing.