CALL FOR ENTRIES: ENCLOSURES

RADICAL ARTS MEMPHIS
CALL FOR ENTRIES : ENCLOSURES

private: adj. 1384, pryvat. distinctive, set apart, apart from public life, belonging to an individual, to deprive one of

public: adj. pupplik. open to general observation, sight or knowledge, concerning the people as a whole, pertaining to the people

The ‘public’ is under assault in cities across the country, and Memphis is no exception.
Whether in the attempted privatization of our city's sanitation department, the consistent under-funding of the public school system, or the city ordinance confining panhandling to a 2’ X 2’ mat, the script remains the same: our local government privileging the private at the expense of the public, therefore greatly diminishing the quality of our collective life.

We want to reverse this trend; this multi-disciplinary artistic and performance event aims to expose the terrain of the problem, including its raced, classed, and gendered dimensions, and to suggest possible avenues for its resistance.

We seek all forms of artistic texts, including visual art, performance, dance, music, or installation, by individuals or groups, that address any aspect of this topic.

Any artist(s) needing specific information or statistics about examples of privatization in Memphis can check the blog: radicalartsmemphis.blogspot.com or consult with us at radicalartsmemphis@gmail.com.

HOW TO SUBMIT:

via email- radicalartsmemphis@gmail.com
Send -photographs of proposed works
-dimensions of proposed works
         -a short artist statement

-your contact information: name, address, email address, phone number

OR via daily mail
Send all items listed above to

RADICAL ARTS MEMPHIS

3780 Shirlwood Ave.
Memphis, TN 38122


*Please note that photographs and information will not be returned

TIMELINE:

NOV. 17th DEADLINE TO SUBMIT WORKS
NOV. 24th ARTISTS NOTIFIED OF ACCEPTANCE
DEC. 1st  INSTALL WORKS (TIME TBA)
DEC. 3rd OPENING NIGHT