the open west 2013 - call for entries
Type(s):
Exhibition Opportunities
Closing date:
2 Apr 2013
the open west 2013 will tour to two venues. Applications are now invited.
The first exhibition will be at the National Trust’s Newark Park, an unusual and atmospheric Tudor hunting lodge set in rural south Gloucestershire which houses an eclectic collection of art and objects within its architecture and is set in a dramatic landscape.
The second exhibition will be held in Cheltenham (full venue details to be announced shortly). This area holds a nationally important collection of the Arts & Crafts Movement in Britain.
the open west is an annual open competition and exhibition inviting work from national and international artists practising contemporary and conceptual art. Work submitted can include painting, installation, film and sound, textile, photography, ceramics, print, drawing, performance, sculpture, glass, metal and plastics.
Continuing an exploration of fine art forms, the selection of work for 2013 will also examine the skills of the contemporary maker and include experimental and digital technologies together with traditional processes.
Two distinctly different environments will allow the open west to curate an exhibition of two parts, exploring the crossover of disciplines between fine art and craft; curating work in surprising spaces to create new contextual layers.
Up to 40 artists will be included in the open west 2013, each with the possibility of showing more than one work at each venue during the three month exhibition period.
2013 panel – curators Lyn Cluer Coleman and Sarah Goodwin with guest selectors Dr Justin Marshall and Emma Critchley.
Four award winners will each be offered £500.
the open west 2013 will offer an opportunity for artists to participate in an education programme; an internship; artists’ residencies at Newark Park and at the Meantime project space; workshops and a day of artists in conversation. An artists’ catalogue is published each year.
For full application details visit theopenwest.org.uk
*dates *
Newark Park • 6 July to 18 August
Cheltenham • 25 August to 22 September
*deadline 2 April *
The first exhibition will be at the National Trust’s Newark Park, an unusual and atmospheric Tudor hunting lodge set in rural south Gloucestershire which houses an eclectic collection of art and objects within its architecture and is set in a dramatic landscape.
The second exhibition will be held in Cheltenham (full venue details to be announced shortly). This area holds a nationally important collection of the Arts & Crafts Movement in Britain.
the open west is an annual open competition and exhibition inviting work from national and international artists practising contemporary and conceptual art. Work submitted can include painting, installation, film and sound, textile, photography, ceramics, print, drawing, performance, sculpture, glass, metal and plastics.
Continuing an exploration of fine art forms, the selection of work for 2013 will also examine the skills of the contemporary maker and include experimental and digital technologies together with traditional processes.
Two distinctly different environments will allow the open west to curate an exhibition of two parts, exploring the crossover of disciplines between fine art and craft; curating work in surprising spaces to create new contextual layers.
Up to 40 artists will be included in the open west 2013, each with the possibility of showing more than one work at each venue during the three month exhibition period.
2013 panel – curators Lyn Cluer Coleman and Sarah Goodwin with guest selectors Dr Justin Marshall and Emma Critchley.
Four award winners will each be offered £500.
the open west 2013 will offer an opportunity for artists to participate in an education programme; an internship; artists’ residencies at Newark Park and at the Meantime project space; workshops and a day of artists in conversation. An artists’ catalogue is published each year.
For full application details visit theopenwest.org.uk
*dates *
Newark Park • 6 July to 18 August
Cheltenham • 25 August to 22 September
*deadline 2 April *
Disclaimer:
The Crafts Council do not endorse or accept responsibility for the listed details. Makers can amend their records by contacting the team on: update@craftscouncil.org.uk
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