OH, CANADA!
Who doesn’t love maple syrup? I am a little embarrassed to admit that I instantly think “maple” when I think of Canadian food. A country with such a rich multi-cultural food tradition (not the least of which is French) deserve more consideration. Nonetheless, I think of maple treats. My in-laws go fishing in Canada every year, and I can always count on a bounty of maple candy and syrup upon their return. But, I’m running a little low this year. Any chance one of you might pick up a few maple-flavored treats for me while you’re at the opening for this next call? It is time to go…
Check out this Call for Entries from Richmond Art Gallery (Richmond, BC, Canada) for a Mail Art Exhibition. For those of you not in Canada, here’s a way to get an international show on your resume for FREE and free art too. Take a closer look…
CALL for ENTRIES: Mail Art Exhibition
Artists from all over the world are invited to contribute their work for the Richmond Art Gallery’s Mail Art Exhibition and Swap. This exhibition is intended to be a cultural exchange, where artists exhibit their works and receive new works as part of a swap. This shared enterprise is free from the rules of the art market, and yet we ask artists to respond to the theme of “economy” in all its forms.
Mail Art (aka Postal Art) is an art form where artists exchange artworks and correspondence through the mail to one another. The historical roots of Mail Art can be traced back to the Fluxus art movement of the 1960s, where several artists associated with the Fluxus movement began to work with Mail Art as the non-commercial exchange of creative ideas, correspondence and images in mailable formats that existed outside of the gallery system. In the 1970s Mail Art grew as an international art movement, and continues on nowadays with the help of the internet.
To continue on in the tradtion of this democratic art form, all entries received that follow the guidelines on the entry form will be exhibited.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists
MEDIA: Mail art up to 3 artworks (2D ONLY), sized 5″ x 5″ (120 x 120 mm)
DEADLINE: October 1, 2011
NOTIFICATION: All Hung
ENTRY FEE: None, except return postage to get your artwork swap. $3 Canadian or the equivalent. Canadian residents can send a self-addressed stamped envelope.
AWARDS: Artwork will be traded at the end of the exhibit, and you will receive a ‘swap’. All artwork will be displayed on their online gallery for one year. Your entry into this exhibition signifies that you agree to the swap and having your work displayed online.
For complete details, Read the Full Call!
