A Juried Exhibition at ARC Gallery, Chicago. July 17 – August 12, 2017
In late July 2017, ARC will present “SHOUT!”
As political passions sweep the country, public expression has taken the form of marching, petitioning, donating, writing to congress…. While ARC Gallery encourages all these voices of outrage and resistance, the gallery is particularly committed to supporting creative expression as a vital and essential avenue of engagement as well. The creativity of signs at recent marches are just one inspiring example.
Because of this, ARC invites artists to participate in an exhibition, opening in July 2017, which will bring together a host of voices, culminating in a collaborative SHOUT! for justice, democracy, and equality.
In this call, ARC seeks out a diversity of art and artists, recognizing that in the awareness of our intersectionality, we can better acknowledge and celebrate the differences among us. ARC does not discriminate by gender, race, religion, sexuality, age or political party. All applications are welcome. We are looking for visual artists (2-D, sculptural, video or performance) who wish to join a chorus of passionate voices speaking out on current issues which affect them directly or about which they have a particular opinion. Jurors will choose entries on the basis of their artistic merit and expressivity. Jurors will also choose three juror-awards, each of which comes with a monetary prize.
ARC embraces the imperative that as artists, we will be SHOUTING to be heard!
All mediums and materials are eligible including video and performance for submission. Due to space limitations no projections or media-based installations will be accepted.
JUROR:
PATRICIA NGUYEN was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. She is a performance artist, educator, and scholar. She has performed at the NHA SAN collective in Vietnam, the Mission Cultural Center in San Francisco, Links Hall, Oberlin College, Northwestern University, University of Massachusetts Boston, Prague Quadrennial, and Museum of Memory and Human Rights in Chile.
Patricia has worked in the United States, Vietnam, Brazil, and the Philippines with over 15 years experience working in arts education, community development, and human rights. She has facilitated trainings and workshops with The Fubright Program, American Center at the U.S. Embassy in Vietnam, Jane Addams Hull House, Christina Noble Foundation, Social Workers Association in Vietnam, Vietnamese American Young Leadership Association in New Orleans, Asian Human Services, and 96 Acres on issues ranging from forced migration, mental health, youth empowerment, and language access. Patricia has published work in the Harvard Kennedy School’s Asian American Policy Review and The Methuen Drama Anthology of Modern Asian Plays edited by Siyuan Liu and Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr. She is the co-founder and executive director of Axis Lab, a community-centered art, food, and design studio in Chicago.
APPLY ONLINE https://arcgallery.wufoo.com/forms/shout/
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ARC Gallery and Educational Foundation is a non-profit, woman-run cooperative gallery dedicated to providing alternative space exhibition opportunities for innovative artists outside the commercial gallery system. Since 1973, ARC has given exposure and support to both men and women artists, providing an atmosphere for the continued development of artistic potential and experimentation.