{"id":7263,"date":"2025-01-27T16:20:35","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T00:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/?p=7263"},"modified":"2025-01-27T16:20:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T00:20:35","slug":"call-for-art-byproduct-prototype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/advis104\/2025\/01\/27\/call-for-art-byproduct-prototype\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Art- Byproduct & Prototype"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In seeking underrepresented forms of art, Seattle\u2019s Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA) will curate an exhibition in the spring of 2025 focusing on artwork that derives from an investigative, problem-solving, or research-based art project in contexts such as social justice, environmental planning, arts education, etc. The call is open to established and emerging artists and artist teams in any region.<\/p>\n

Often categorized as \u201cdeliverables,\u201d these works may include sketches, design mockups, concept art, contact sheets, technical drawings, storyboards, mood boards, color palettes, 3D models, rough cuts, videos & posters, ephemera, maps, dioramas, installations, maquettes, prototypes, headphones & sound files, apps, costumes and props, planning documents, history projects adapted for 2-minute memory readings on devices like Sierra Teck motion-activated voice player, artifacts & other documentary detritus; all with wall text to help convey the context of the work.<\/p>\n

Artworks and objects that may or may not be perceived as art are encouraged. The work should be pre-existing or concurrent with a project rather than a proposed work or a pitch for a commission. Artworks \/ objects do not need to be formally finished work or completed to be considered. Projects may not even involve the display of objects at all; in these cases, CoCA is prepared to work with the artist(s) to explore ways of sharing the work with the public.<\/p>\n

We are thus interested in artists that are venturing into public realms, infiltrating institutions, and developing projects for social, environmental, and economic purposes. In these cases, a finished work of visual art is generally not the emphasis. We anticipate that some of the objects may derive from \u2018fieldwork\u2019 or commissions that focus on non-visual projects, such as ride-alongs with police, urban farming & food, climate justice, embedded or undercover assignments, and other examples of infiltrating institutions and applied artistic thinking. In all of these sectors, we observe a prioritization of outcome, problem solving, and collaborative process rather than the production of a beautiful object created for an arts marketplace. If byproducts, artifacts, and prototypes are for sale, artist(s) receive 60% while CoCA receives 40% (70% \/ 30% for CoCA members). Submissions may also propose ancillary use of the CoCA gallery space as a means to continue research, further investigations, conduct experiments, serve as a field office or lab, including potential interaction with the general public on select dates (or throughout the two months) that the work is in the gallery.<\/p>\n

The deadline for submissions is midnight on Saturday, February 8.
\n<\/strong>There will be an opening reception on First Thursday, March 6 and April 3 (5 \u2013 9pm) at CoCA\u2019s Pioneer Square location in the Tashiro Kaplan Building at 114 Third Ave. South, Seattle, 98104.<\/p>\n

Artists in any region and any country are welcome to submit. If selected, artists and artist teams may be invited to submit a paper for the publication of a new CoCA Journal exploring the transition from aesthetic object to applied praxis in the early 21st century, among other topics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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To apply:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Deadline:<\/strong> electronic submission completed as of midnight on February 8, 2025.
\n<\/strong>Apply through our online system at https:\/\/cocaseattle.net\/submit<\/a>. <\/strong>The online system will ask you to:<\/p>\n