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Call for Artists: 'At Play' at South Hill Park, Bracknell
Following the success of At Play1 (2009) and At Play 2 (2010), South Hill Park Arts Centre is delighted to welcome new proposals for the AT PLAY 3 (2011) and AT PLAY 4 (2012) exhibitions.
The themes for At Play 3 (17 April - 19 June 2011) are as follows:
Children use play to make sense of the world; adults mainly use play to escape from it. Both have pleasure, but play can also have an obsessive, addictive, aggressive or divisive side. At Play 3 explores ideas about making sense of the world and escaping from it, considering both the pleasurable and the more sinister aspects of play.
The themes for At Play 4 (April – June 2012) are as follows:
Play can be free and spontaneous or it can be bound by rules and conventions – as with board games and sport. At Play 4 explores ideas about rules or the lack of them, in play, and the spirit of the Olympics.
While the theme for these exhibitions is play, they are aimed at an adult audience.
Application process:
Download the application form and info from www.southhillpark.org.uk
Please complete the proposal form and send it by email only with up to ten jpeg images (max 1MB each) to exhibitions.intern@southhillpark.org.uk
Deadline for all proposals: 1 September 2010.
If you wish to propose time-based work, please complete the proposal form and email it as above and send a CD or DVD of film/video by post to: Exhibitions, South Hill Park, Ringmead, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 7PA, marking the envelope ‘At Play’.
For queries, contact Cally Trench: callytrench@btinternet.com or Outi Remes: outi.remes@southhillpark.org.uk.
South Hill Park welcomes proposals of work in all media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, live art and new media. We particularly invite proposals for site-specific, interactive and participatory work for the Bracknell Gallery. Wall-based work will be particularly suitable for the Mirror Gallery and Atrium. Live art proposals will be considered for the private view/exhibition event.
For 2011/12, South Hill Park is looking for two or three lead artists (each will receive a bursary of £300 and will show a substantial body of work). In addition, At Play 3-4 will present work by up to 15 artists each year (no bursary). South Hill Park welcomes particularly proposals from artists who have not exhibited at South Hill Park before, and is positive about diversity.
About At Play series:
See see short films about At Play 1 and At Play 2 on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPVdd8paaFg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evE2acGgGLE
The At Play series is curated by Cally Trench and Outi Remes, the curators of the season 1-2.