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:
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.