[Oberlist] LV* SCULPTURE QUADRENNIAL RIGA 2008

Sâm Ian 19 21:27:40 CET 2008

Riga, LATVIA

The Centre for Art Management and Information (MMIC
DICTATORSHIP OF THE MAJORITY

SCULPTURE QUADRENNIAL RIGA 2008

The Centre for Art Management and Information (MMIC) invites artists to
submit proposals for DICTATORSHIP OF THE MAJORITY - SCULPTURE QUADRENNIAL
RIGA 2008, an open-air contemporary art exhibition that will take place in
Riga, Latvia August 29  October 10, 2008.
The exhibition is a starting point for the dialogue between general
public, society and art professionals on the issue of contemporary public
art and its role in the urban culture of the city of Riga.

Since 1972 SCULPTURE QUADRENNIAL RIGA has been the biggest regular
contemporary art exhibition in Latvia organised every four years in the
city of Riga. Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia has recognised
SCULPTURE QUADRENNIAL RIGA as the cultural event of national and
international importance and approved the Centre for Art Management and
Information (MMIC) as the management structure for the event in 2008.

The Centre for Art Management and Information (MMIC) organised also
EUROPEAN SPACE  SCULPTURE QUADRENNIAL RIGA 2004. The exhibition was
curated by artists Aigars Bikse and Kristaps Gulbis, involving 75 artists
and partner institutions from 25 European countries.

The Sculpture Quadrennial Riga 2008 is contemporary art event in urban
public space of Riga City seeking experimental and innovative cooperation
forms between different social groups to develop active civil society. The
main objective of DICATORSHIP OF THE MAJORITY - SCULPTURE QUADRENNIAL RIGA
2008 is to encourage dialogue between art professionals and consumers of
the public art.

The event fosters understanding and links between the centre and periphery
in contemporary art. THE SCULPTURE QUADRENNIAL RIGA 2008 aims at breaking
down elitism in art and culture space through openness and culture
accessibility, involving groups of the society whose environment rarely is
a site for contemporary art practice. The main interests of the event are
emotions and lifestyle of the residents of marginal and disadvantaged city
areas instead of the identification of particular city space.

Latgale suburb of Riga City  the venue of the exhibition DICATORSHIP OF
THE MAJORITY - SCULPTURE QUADRENNIAL RIGA 2008 contains the processes and
historical proofs that have not been considered as topical in contemporary
centralised culture space. The Sculpture Quadrennial Riga 2008 aims to
re-discover these lost territories, looking for material and nonmaterial
cultural values, as well as strengthening the cooperation links between
the society in centre and periphery.

Jury consisting of 10 members will select artworks for the exhibition. The
selected artworks will be temporarily installed in public space in Latgale
suburb of Riga City. The jury members will be approved by The Centre for
Art Management and Information (MMIC) based on open competition announced
for inhabitants of the City of Riga.

The list of the approved jury members will be published onlineon 17 March,
2008.

Latgale suburb

Latgale suburb is one of six administrative districts of Riga, with the
area of 50 km2 and the number of population 200 588. This suburb has
specific, diverse social and architectural character. Its architectural
landscape consists of old wooden buildings alongside with soviet era
living quarters and mixture of contemporary Latvian architecture - modern
shopping malls and office buildings constructed in last 20 years.

The oldest part of it among people is called Maskavas fortate (Moscow
suburb). It has historically developed as a region where Russians settled,
and hence the name. This suburb housed also Jewish quarter.

Exhibition guidelines

Each selected artist will be awarded 4000 EUR for the implementation of
the proposed project. This budget includes material costs, artist fee,
travel and accommodation costs, artwork transportation expenses,
installation, maintenance and dismantling costs.

The artworks proposed must be constructed to withstand variable weather
conditions, outdoor city environment and endure 6 weeks in public space.
Up to 20 artworks will be selected and temporarily installed in Riga. The
photos of the sites will be available on DICTATORSHIP OF THE MAJORITY -
SCULPTURE QUADRENNIAL RIGA 2008 home page - www.sculpturequadrennial.lv
from 21 January, 2008.

The Centre for Art Management and Information undertakes to ensure the
necessary assistance to artists, helping to find budget corresponding
accommodation, technical help, and to obtain the necessary permissions for
exhibiting the proposed artworks in the public space of Riga city.

Eligibility
1. Any professional artist from any part of the world is eligible.
2. Artists, either individually or as a part of a team project.
3. Only work created specifically for DICTATORSHIP OF THE MAJORITY -
SCULPTURE QUADRENNIAL RIGA 2008 is eligible. In highly exceptional cases
projects previously designed and/ or exhibited can be accepted.

Application must be submitted by post or via e-mail. All separate files/
sheets must carry artists name and the title of the project. Applications
sent by post must include all submitted materials also on a PC compatible
CD clearly labelled with artists name.

Application must include:
1. Completed application form.
2. Visual presentation of the proposed project in the selected location
(-s). Image (-s) must be no larger than 1500 x 1500 pixels, 300 dpi and 2
MB, JPEG ONLY. Each JPEG must be titled with the artists name. Pictures
of the locations can be downloaded from www.sculpturequadrennial.lv
3. Description of the project including concept, materials and media used,
dimensions and budget breakdown.
4. Brief letter of interest, including artists name, address, telephone
number, and e-mail address.
5. CV not to exceed three pages. Collaborative teams must submit
individual CVs.
6. 10 images of the works created in last four years, including  Images
no larger than 1500 x 1500 pixels, 300 dpi and 2 MB, JPEG ONLY. Each JPEG
must be titled with the artists name and number (01-10) that corresponds
to an annotated image list. For example: JohnBrown 01, JohnBrown 02.
 Image list (Word document)  a separate description sheet listing each
image, title of work, date executed, media, dimensions, and brief
description of the work.

Applications can be submitted until 1 April, 2008. All applications must
be received in the office of The Centre for Art Management and Information
by 1 April, 2008.

The jury decision will be announced on 15 April, 2008.

Other considerations
1. Incomplete applications or proposals inappropriate for the selected
location will not be reviewed.
2. Please do not submit original artworks or original slides as materials
submitted will not be returned to the artist.

Deliver application to post address or via e-maiil.

APPLICATION FORM

ATTACH THIS APPLICATION FORM WHEN SUBMITTING YOUR ARTWORK PROPOSAL
DICTATORSHIP OF THE MAJORITY - SCULPTURE QUADRENNIAL RIGA 2008

Artist

Title of Artwork

Media

Dimensions

Year

Address:
Street
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Phone
Email

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data limita: 01/04/08

Kontakt:
The Centre for Art Management and Information (MMIC
Inga Zolude
Room 15, 13 Kalpaka Boulevard
LV-1050 Riga
LATVIA
tel: + 371 67322196
mmic la latnet.lv
http://www.sculpturequadrennial.lv/

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