Fwd: [Camp Stupid] Fwd: Call to Artists: The Great Wall of Oakland
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From: Stefan Amshey <ste...@cloudfactory.org>
Date: Jun 19, 2008 8:39 AM
Subject: [Camp Stupid] Fwd: Call to Artists: The Great Wall of Oakland
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From: "Zaremba, Kristen W." <KZar...@oaklandnet.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:08:16 -0700
Subject: Call to Artists: The Great Wall of Oakland
CALL FOR MOVING IMAGE AND DIGITAL MEDIA ARTWORK:
Are you ready to screen your work onŠ The Great WallŠof Oakland!
THE GREAT WALL OF OAKLAND
The City of Oakland, California is now accepting works for possible
screening on the "Great Wall of Oakland." This 100 by 100-foot
outdoor wall overlooks the busy intersection of Grand Avenue and
Broadway in the bustling center of Oakland's Uptown District,
surrounded by restaurants, condominiums and galleries.
SCREENINGS
Now in its second year of programming, the Great Wall of Oakland is
the canvas for exciting experimental media art by contemporary
regional and international media artists as well as classic film and
video selections. Screenings are held after dark on the first Friday
of each month, the night of the monthly Oakland ArtMurmur gallery
walk.
CURATED SHOWS
We have established themes for each month's show and encourage you to
submit work that relates either literally or extremely loosely to
these themes. You may submit artwork at any time for any month OR
work that does not pertain to any of these themes. We look forward to
seeing your creativity!
§ Friday, July 4, 2008: INDEPENDENCE. Deadline: Friday, June
27, 5:00 p.m.
§ August 1, 2008: WATER. Deadline: Friday, July 11, 5:00 p.m.
§ September 5, 2008: LABOR. Deadline: Friday, July 25, 5:00 p.m.
§ October 3, 2008: FOOD AND DRINK. Deadline: Friday, August
29, 5:00 p.m.
§ November 7, 2008: DEMOCRACY. Deadline: Friday, September 26, 5:00 p.m.
§ December 5, 2008: HOLIDAYS. Deadline: Friday, October 31, 5:00 p.m.
TECHNICAL GUIDELINES
- You must be the author or co-author of this artwork and have the
right to grant permission to screen the work for non-profit purposes.
- There is no minimum length. Works up to 15 minutes long will be considered.
- Pieces must work without audio. (At the present time we do not
have the capability of presenting audio tracks, ambient audio or live
accompaniment.)
- Artwork must be appropriate for display in a public place.
- Submissions should be high resolution QuickTime files that can be
played on DVD and are compatible with Mac AND PC laptops.
- Both 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios are accepted.
SUBMISSIONS
(1) Send an email including artist's name, email address,
phone number, title of artwork submitted and running time to:
thegreatwa...@gmail.com
(2A) Email a preview link of your work to thegreatwa...@gmail.com
OR
(2B) Mail a DVD containing your work (and clearly marked with the
above information) to:
Great Wall of Oakland
Oakland Cultural Arts & Marketing Division
1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, 9th floor
Oakland, CA 94612
STIPENDS
- Artists selected will be paid a modest honorarium for the
screening of their work.
- We will attempt to send all participating artists a photo of their
work on the Great Wall.
QUESTIONS
Please contact the City of Oakland Public Art Program at:
kzar...@oaklandnet.com.
LOCATION
The Great Wall of Oakland overlooks Grand Avenue just west of
Broadway, above a parking lot behind Luka's Taproom & Lounge. The 100
by 100 foot images are projected onto the eight-story back wall of
Metrovation's building at 2201 Broadway, across Grand Avenue from the
roof of Signature Properties' Broadway Grand condominiums.
SUPPORTERS
The Great Wall of Oakland is sponsored by Metrovation Brokerage in
partnership with Signature Properties and the City of Oakland's Public
Art Program, which is co-sponsoring this event as a project of
Luminous Oakland, a new media arts corridor, in Oakland's Uptown area.
For more information on the Public Art Program, visit
www.oaklandculturalarts.org.
OAKLAND ART MURMUR
ArtMurmur, the monthly First Fridays Art Night, is a festive,
arts-positive event that has grown quickly and received national
attention. Gallery exhibits, openings, music and impromptu street
performances are all part of the loosely knit spectrum of activity
that characterizes ArtMurmur. For more information, visit
www.oaklandartmurmur.com.
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