Call for Installation Artists Announced

Call for Installation Artists Announced

Winning proposals will receive $750 toward projects for Installation Nation

March 19, 2010
INDIANAPOLIS—Primary Colours seeks contemporary artists with experience in creating installation art for a unique exhibition in June. Artists will submit a proposal to create an installation piece within the confines of a 20-foot metal shipping container. From the submitted proposals, Primary Colours will select seven projects and give artists each $750 to create his or her vision. Proposals are available from the Primary Colours Web site (primarycolours.org) and are due on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 5 p.m. EDT. Submission fee is $20.

Artists may conceive and develop a piece free from any thematic or creative restrictions, and multiple artists may collaborate on a piece. The dimensions allotted for each piece are width: 8 feet, depth: 20 feet, height: 8 feet. Electricity will be available to power each selected installation piece. Selected artists must be available to set their installation up in Indianapolis during the week of the event, beginning Monday, May 31, 2010.

Pieces will highlight Installation Nation, a weekend exhibition taking place on Friday, June 4, and Saturday, June 5, 2010. The event will also feature music, food, and drink.

Primary Colours (www.primarycolours.org) is a 501(c)(3) Indianapolis-based nonprofit arts organization devoted to integrating visual artists and the community. Its purpose is to create a thriving environment for the visual arts through unique exhibitions, workshops and special events, including Art vs. Art, Allotropy, Toys, and the Professional Development Series.

For more details, go to primarycolours.org. If you have any questions about the event, please contact Dane Sauer at danesauer@primarycolours.org or (317) 413-7720.

Installation Artists Sought for Historic Sight in Philadelphia, PA

Installation Artists Sought for Historic Sight in Philadelphia, PA

Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site seeks proposals for its 2011 tour season and beyond. Deadline is Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 4:00 pm. Full details are available on the website at http://www.easternstate.org/exhibits/guidelines.php.

Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site was once the most famous and expensive prison in the world, but stands today in ruin, a haunting world of crumbling cellblocks and empty guard towers. Known for its grand architecture and strict discipline, this was the world's first true "penitentiary," a prison designed to inspire penitence, or true regret, in the hearts of convicts.

Its vaulted, sky-lit cells once held many of America's most notorious criminals, including bank robber Willie Sutton and Al Capone.

Tours today include the cellblocks, solitary punishment cells, Al Capone's Cell, and Death Row. A critically-acclaimed series of artists installations is free with admission.

Contact Eastern State Penitentiary at 215-236-5111 x13 or email sk@easternstate.org or visit http://www.easternstate.org/exhibits/guidelines.php.