EU4ART Artist Open Call Riga — ‘Surrender’
EU4ART Artist Open Call Riga — ‘Surrender’
Deadline: 03. 26. 2021
Artists are invited to submit their proposals for the exhibition project titled ‘Surrender’ curated by Žanete Liekīte and Elīna Drāke (The Art Academy of Latvia. MA Art History and Theory). The aim of the exhibition is to create a symbolic space of liberation to address the divisions in current us-and-them society related to identity, gender and sexuality. Believing that art spaces can learn from nightclubs to serve as a catalyst for something that can be interpreted ambiguously - a space that invites us to ‘give up and surrender’, a phenomenon that can be viewed both as a degrading aspect and a place of growth, that can open new horizons and can lead the individual to liberation and closer to discovering their own identity.
The premises of the Art Academy of Latvia gallery "Pilot" will be transformed into a nightclub - an environment where tolerance, acceptance and the different is celebrated. A space dedicated to all deviant, secret, forbidden spaces where marginalised people have sought a refuge from intolerance, hostility and dismissiveness to become a place for new collective experiences. The metaphor of the nightclub can relate to one’s own room, dance floor, apartment, Pride, anywhere like-minded people can ensure the change of rules - freeing an individual from the frame imposed by society, allowing to ‘surrender’ and leading to liberation.
Artists are invited to submit their artwork ideas in various media inspired by their own journey to self discovery, liberation or surrendering.
The application submission deadline is March 26 2021. Applications must be in English and sent to e-mail: opencallpilot@gmail.com
The application should include:
- a proposal (1 page)
- preliminary visuals
- artist's portfolio
The application ideas will be reviewed and selected by the curatorial team and result in a group exhibition. Each selected artist will be financially supported in the execution of their artwork by their respective universities. The artists may be approached by the curatorial team with follow-up questions prior to the selection.
The exhibition will open on July 7, 2021 at the The Art Academy of Latvia art space "Pilot" (Vāgnera street 3, Riga). If Covid-19 restrictions will allow safe air travel of the students, participating artists will be invited to Riga for the exhibition installation and opening. Artist travel and accommodation expenses as well as artwork transportation will be covered by the EU4ART project.
The Open Call is a part of the EU4ART collaboration project between Hungarian University of Fine Arts (Budapest), Dresden Academy of Fine Arts, Academy of Fine Arts of Rome and Art Academy of Latvia, Riga.
