Call for Submissions from student artists

TAG

the union gallery off-site project 2010

For its 2010 off-site project, the Union Gallery invites video art
submissions from individuals or collectives of students on the topic of
surveillance. The completed work should be between 5-15 minutes in
duration, in a DVD or format that can be displayed on a monitor and
should be moving images only - no sound. TAG references systems that
monitor human movements and behaviours - from the simple children's game
of hide and seek tag, to its use as an electronic piece of information
that tracks and locates, as in the myriad social networking sites. Have
you got an idea for an art video that explores this theme? Take
advantage of this great opportunity to get your work out there in the
public eye.

Selected works will be on display in venues in Kingston's downtown core
in late January/early February and will run concurrent with Vancouver
artist Kathleen Ritter's exhibition Hidden Camera, on display in the
project room at the Union Gallery. Hidden Camera is part Sorting
Daemons: Art, Surveillance Regimes and Social Control a group
exhibition, which is on display at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre from
January-March 2010. As well, the screening will coincide with artignite,
a new city-wide celebration of the arts planned for from January
29-February 13, 2010.

The application process is two-fold. Please submit a brief written
proposal of your work and how it relates to the theme, and brief
biographies of the people involved in the project indicating their
experience in video production. As well, please indicate any kind of
special technical equipment or assistance that is required. Deadline for
written proposals November 23, 2009. The final video works will be
adjudicated and should be submitted by January 15, 2010.

Please submit written applications to

Union Gallery attn. Jocelyn Purdie

jp@queensu.ca

contact 613 533-3171