Open Lot: Call for Artists and Writers - Translation - Deadline 3-19-10

TRANSLATION

Curated by Meagan Rust, Richard Harper, and Open Lot

The goal of Translation is to highlight the process of interpretation from textual to visual, and from visual to textual. A dialogue between visual artists and writers, the show will explore how different types of art can influence and interact with each other.

The curators of Translation have selected two poems, a sculpture, and a painting that will be included in the show. Open Lot is currently seeking both writers and visual artists to craft responses to these preselected pieces. Visual artists are asked to create a response or interpretation to one of the written pieces, and writers are asked to create a response or interpretation to one of the visual pieces. All media are welcome to apply. Please limit poetry and prose to 500 words. Multiple submissions are welcome. There is a $10 submission fee for each submission to this show.

The submission deadline is March 19 at 5pm. Selected submissions will be announced Friday, March 26th. The opening reception will be April 16th from 6-9, with an after party following.

Please visit the Open Lot website, http://www.theopenlot.org/Info%20Pages/Submit-Translation.htm, to view our preselected pieces and to submit your work.

Call For Submissions: Red Carpet Project @ Open Lot. Deadline: 10-9-09

Open Lot is accepting proposals for the Red Carpet exhibition, scheduled to run at Open Lot Nashville, November 13th and 14th. Please follow the link here: http://www.theopenlot.org/Submit.htm for more information on submitting a proposal.
_____________________
Red Carpet

Everyday we encounter signs and signals that tell us where to go and when to wait. Traffic lights and colored lines direct us on the road and architecture guides us through space, while maps and blueprints document these conventions. Red Carpet is a show of spacial or interactive pieces that deal with the most basic kinds of social mediation caused by the space and architecture. All media are welcome to apply.

The submission deadline is Friday, October 9 at 5pm. The show runs Friday and Saturday, November 13 and 14 with a reception Friday night from 6-10 pm.

Send a completed application form, a brief description of the proposed project, up to 3 images, and a $15 processing
fee to: Open Lot, 1307 Jewel St, Nashville TN, 37207. Digital submissions may be sent to skyegilkerson@gmail.com

_____________________
--
Open Lot
openlotnashville@gmail.com
http://www.theopenlot.org

1307 Jewell Street
Nashville, TN 37207

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: ART.EDU (UPDATED!!!) - Deadline: June 12th at 5pm

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: ART.EDU (UPDATED!!!)



Open Lot Project Space

Special Guest Curator: Lain York (Curator, Zeitgeist Gallery)



ART.EDU is a showcasing of Nashville’s newest talent, artists emerging from art-driven academic programs. All students earning (completing) MFA, MA, BA, or BFA degrees in 2008, 2009, & 2010 at Nashville area colleges and Universities are eligible, including those from Appalachain Center for Crafts, Art Institute of Tennessee, Belmont University, Fisk University, Lipscomb University, Middle Tennessee State University, Nossi College of Art, O’More College of Design, Tennessee State University, The University of Tennessee, Vanderbilt University, and Watkins College of Art & Design. All media is welcome, including all digital, fashion, performance, installation, and traditional 2-D and 3-D artwork.



TO SUBMIT:

Email submission to openlotnashville@gmail.com with “ART.EDU Submission” in the subject line. Submissions must include Artist’s Name, Phone & Email Address, Name of School Attended & Degree Earned, Image Information/Checklist, and Artist Statement.

To include in Image Information/Checklist for each numbered artwork:

A. Artist’s Name

B. Name of Artwork

C. Dimensions

D. Medium

All artwork must have been completed in the 12 months leading to the artist’s degree completion. Only 5 artworks maximum are allowed per artist submission. Only 10 images maximum are allowed per artist submission. Each image should be numbered to correspond with the information pertaining to it in the Image Information/Checklist. All images must be in JPEG or TIFF format and be no larger than 15mb in file size each. The Artist Statement should be one page or shorter (Word .doc file preferred). Please include the Image Information/Checklist and Artist Statement as 2 files attached to the email in addition to being typed in the body of the email.

Submissions will be accepted beginning May 15th and are due by June 12th at 5pm, no exceptions. It is free to submit work to ART.EDU. Artists are required to pay a $40.00 exhibition fee upon acceptance. ART.EDU opens Friday, July 31st and runs until closing night, Friday, August 14th.

OPEN LOT NASHVILLE | www.theopenlot.org | openlotnashville@gmail.com | Facebook: Open Lot

Open Lot Meeting 6/2/09, 7pm at The Greenhouse in Green Hills

Open Lot Meeting 6/2/09, 7pm at The Greenhouse in Green Hills



Renovations begin this week on the future home of Open Lot on 4th Ave. South. New windows, new floors, track lighting, sinks, public bathrooms, etc. will all be put in during the next three weeks. There are still a few private studios available for move-in for July. I would love to know everyone's plans for move-in before July 1st so we can possibly share truck, dolly, etc. to make the whole process go a little faster.


Recently we've been talking about who Open Lot should be working with and how to keep the space and the group sustainable. Now that the space is quickly becoming available for use, let's talk more about the specifics of what we should show and how we should use the space as a public venue. What are the kinds of shows you've heard and read about and thought, "that sounds amazing, but would never fly in Nashville"? Don't forget to keep a look out for exhibition ideas outside of visual art, and please bring others who have ideas or just want to support new kinds of art in Nashville.


See you there,
Jonathan Lisenby

theopenlot.org

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: ART.EDU @ OPEN LOT Deadline June 5

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: ART.EDU

Open Lot Project Space
Special Guest Curator: TBA


ART.EDU is a showcasing of Nashville’s newest talent, artists emerging from art-driven academic programs. All students earning (completing) MFA, MA, BA, or BFA degrees in 2009 at Nashville area colleges and Universities are eligible, including those from Art Institute of Tennessee, Belmont University, Fisk University, Lipscomb University, Middle Tennessee State University, Nossi College of Art, Tennessee State University, The University of Tennessee, Vanderbilt University, and Watkins College of Art & Design. All media is welcome, including all digital, fashion, performance, installation, and traditional 2-D and 3-D artwork.

TO SUBMIT:
Email submission to openlotnashville@gmail.com with “ART.EDU Submission” in the subject line. Submissions must include Artist’s Name, Phone & Email Address, Name of School Attended & Degree Earned, Image Information/Checklist, and Artist Statement.
To include in Image Information/Checklist for each numbered artwork:
A. Artist’s Name
B. Name of Artwork
C. Dimensions
D. Medium

All artwork must have been completed in the 12 months leading to the artist’s degree completion. Only 5 artworks maximum are allowed per artist submission. Only 10 images maximum are allowed per artist submission. Each image should be numbered to correspond with the information pertaining to it in the Image Information/Checklist. All images must be in JPEG or TIFF format and be no larger than 15mb in file size each. The Artist Statement should be one page or shorter (Word .doc file preferred). Please include the Image Information/Checklist and Artist Statement as 2 files attached to the email in addition to being typed in the body of the email.

Submissions will be accepted beginning May 15th and are due by June 5th at 5pm, no exceptions. It is free to submit work to ART.EDU, but accepted artists are required to pay a $40.00 acceptance fee to cover installation, handling, invitations, and refreshments. ART.EDU opens Friday, July 31st and runs until closing night, Friday, August 14th.


--
Open Lot
openlotnashville@gmail.com
http://www.theopenlot.org

New Open Lot studio space Info + viewing May 4, 2009

The new Open Lot Nashville alternative arts studio space will be available to view Monday, May 4th from 7pm-8pm. The space is still somewhat raw, so it would be great to get feedback on artists' needs/ideas before we start building it out. Everyone is invited whether they plan to utilize the studios & exhibition space or not. Please meet in front of the building at 632 4th Ave. S. Parking is free and directly across the street on 4th Ave.

Open Lot is a new collaborative studio, venue and exhibition space in downtown Nashville, TN. As an exhibition space and venue, we showcase compelling contemporary work that is underrepresented in Nashville. By featuring a diverse cross-section of work, Open Lot simultaneously embraces individual specialization and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Open Lot fosters interdisciplinary collaboration as a studio. We are looking for participants with interest in the arts, communication, and invention of any kind. Open Lot members represent a variety of backgrounds, like architecture, sound engineering, journalism, photography, painting, sculpture, fabrication, and printmaking, just to name a few. By sharing the insights, theories, and techniques of their respective disciplines, studio members gain broader understanding and amass artistic and intellectual tools.

The Open Lot Nashville space is almost ready. The building is organized into three main spaces on two floors: the ground floor exhibition space, the ground floor studios & tools, and the second floor studios. The ground floor is a large, open plan where the exhibition and performance space will be, along with communal tools, worktables, and a large communal work space. The ground floor is subdivided by small, movable walls on casters. These walls allow the space to easily be reconfigured into a larger or smaller exhibition space and add new niches for additional studios, storage, etc. as needed. The second floor houses three 250 sq. ft. large studios, one 185 sq. ft. medium-sized studio, and one 120 sq. ft. small studio. Each of the five studio spaces can be subdivided into smaller studios (or add more wall space for 2-D artists, etc.) if there is demand.

Jonathan Lisenby
openlotnashville@gmail.com
www.theopenlot.org