DEADLINE: Tuesday, April 2, Midnight EST
DATE. SONG. SYMBOL. CHANGE. ALGORITHM.
AiOP/Greensboro invites artists to submit proposals that will subtly disrupt pedestrians from their predictable paths and move them towards a new awareness of their everyday environment. Letʼs explore the rich history, configuration and heterogeneous communities of Greensboroʼs most highly trafficked downtown street.
One of 3 in the Triad, 3rd in the state, crossed by I- 40, I-85, Greensboro's got your number: 1960, the A&T Four, 104o high and -8o low, on two sides of the tracks. We invite you to bring us your variations on 99%, 4/4 rhythm, lucky 7, or maybe 13. From 1781 to 2013, there is almost 1 mile of history to countdown and 300,000 people to roll snake eyes. Downtown is open and all systems are go.
From Elsewhere (a living museum and artist residency housed in a former thrift store founded in 1937) to the International Civil Rights Center and Museum (founded on the site of the first Woolworthʼs lunch-counter sit-in against racism and oppression on February 1, 1960), Elm Street offers a broad spectrum of inspiration for artists working in a variety of mediums.
Proposals may include poetry, performance, site-specific installations, video projections, painting, sculpture, drawing, illustration, street art, design, music, and any variation on cross-disciplinary work using the theme of NUMBER. Works will occur all along Elm Street in plain view - transparent, accessible and interactive.Art in Odd Places (AiOP) presents visual and performance art in unexpected public spaces. AiOP also produces an annual festival along 14th Street in Manhattan, NYC from Avenue C to the Hudson River each October. http://www.artinoddplaces.org/call-for-proposalsgreensboro/
This edition of Art in Odd Places invites artistic provocations that respond to the numerologies of our time.
AiOP 2013 Curators: Sheryl Oring & Xandra Eden AiOP Founder and Director: Ed Woodham Curatorial Assistants: Harriet Hoover, Michelle Lopez & Jacob Moncla
For guidelines and application please visit:
http://www.artinoddplaces.org/call-for-proposalsgreensboro
Questions? Email: aiopgreensboro@gmail.com
Projects should:
1. Use imaginative approaches to engage the public domain.
2. Move through crowds of pedestrians and vehicles continually and effortlessly.
3. Consider Elm Streetʼs landmarks, neighborhood, multifaceted industries and communities.
4. Present work in unpredictable locations and/or engage people in unexpected ways.
Projects should not:
1. Allow crowds to gather around the work for an extended period of time.
2. At any time block the sidewalk and/or street.
AiOP offers participants:
1. Press opportunities.
2. Website with participantsʼ project info, bios and links to their own websites.
3. Program guides with project information distributed throughout Lower Manhattan and beyond.
4. Project consultation.
5. Community & growing network of like-minded citizens.
PLEASE NOTE: AiOP is realized by the volunteer efforts of all involved. We can provide advice and suggestions but participants are responsible for all aspects of production, including installation, de-installation, and maintenance. AiOP does not provide permits for selected projects and encourages works that do not need a permit.
AiOP is a project of GOH Productions, www.gohproductions.org
