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<p style="line-height:100%;margin-bottom:0cm;background:transparent"> Calling all Artists <br>
<br>
The Penticton Art Gallery is excited
to invite artists working in all mediums to submit their artwork for
consideration in our spring exhibition program, which will focus on
exploring Mental Health. Scheduled to open in Penticton on Saturday,
March 23rd, 2024, this exhibition program will also play a pivotal
role in shaping the upcoming 3rd Annual Ignite the Arts Festival. We
are eager to include your unique voice, experience, and perspective
in this important dialogue. <br>
<br>
Each of the three concurrent
exhibitions will explore various facets of Mental Health and its
profound impact on individuals, our community, and society.
Recognizing that no one is exempt, our goal is to destigmatize mental
health discussions through both the exhibitions and accompanying
community programming. We aspire to foster a safe and inclusive
environment where open dialogue, acknowledgment, and support for both
individual and collective mental well-being can thrive. Your artistic
contributions are essential in enriching this meaningful
exploration.<br>
<br>
We are honored to welcome Kagan Goh, a
distinguished author, artist, and noted mental health activist, as
our guest curator for the Gifts of Madness exhibition. Applications
are now open for artists working in all media to submit their works
for consideration and inclusion in this exhibition.<br>
<br>
All
interested artists are invited to complete the online submission form
at the following link: <br>
<br>
<a href="https://forms.gle/gejrqMnkKYgojf1Y6" style="color:rgb(0,0,128)">https://forms.gle/gejrqMnkKYgojf1Y6</a><br>
<br>
Thank
you for your time, consideration, and trust. We acknowledge the
sensitivity of this topic and are dedicated to ensuring that the
gallery remains a safe and inclusive space throughout the
exhibition.<br>
<br>
In light of this, if you or someone you know
needs mental health and suicide prevention support, please reach out
by calling or texting 9-8-8. Trained crisis responders are accessible
around the clock, providing compassionate support and a secure space
for meaningful conversation.<br>
<br>
Gifts of Madness ~ An Open
Call for Submissions <br>
<br>
GIFTS OF MADNESS is a Mad Pride
mental health-themed touring art exhibition and festival of live
performances by mad artists in partnership with Penticton Art
Gallery, Tempest Theatre & Film Society, Voices with Impact,
Connection Salon, Gallery Gachet, Community Arts Council of
Vancouver, Workman Arts Rendezvous with Madness Festival.<br>
<br>
Guest
curator: Kagan Goh<br>
<br>
ABOUT GIFTS OF MADNESS:<br>
<br>
GIFTS
OF MADNESS is a Mad Pride mental health-themed art exhibition and
festival that will show the Yin Yang duality of both the negative and
positive experiences and all the grey areas in between the complex
spectrum of living with a mental illness. To quote the famous bipolar
musician Lauryn Hill: our mission is to “develop a negative into a
positive picture.”<br>
<br>
The exhibition of Mad Pride mental
health-themed art exhibition and festival will explore on one hand
the negative aspects of the experience of mental health,
predominantly focusing on the stigma, prejudice, and discrimination
against people with mental illness, and the trauma and damage
suffered by people living with mental illness.<br>
<br>
This
project will aim to shift the paradigm by exploring the valuable and
positive abilities as opposed to simply the undesirable disabilities
of mad artists “touched” with mental illness who discover the
therapeutic benefits of Art: how their creative gifts of madness have
helped them to heal themselves, and in the process, help to heal
others.<br>
<br>
WE ARE SEEKING:<br>
<br>
We are inviting
submissions from artists working in the mad arts/disability arts
movement. Both emerging and mature artists are encouraged to apply.
All artistic mediums are welcome.<br>
<br>
This is a multimedia,
multidisciplinary art exhibition that will feature photography,
painting, drawing, art installation, sculpture, video, film,
readings, and live performances by stand-up comedians, musicians,
spoken word artists, storytellers, and theatre artists.<br>
<br>
The
mad artists featured in this Mad Pride-themed exhibition have also
developed reputations as mental health spokespersons, role models,
mentors, advocates, and activists helping to educate the public about
mental health issues, break the silence of mental illness, and fight
the stigma, prejudice and discrimination against people with mental
illness.<br>
<br>
We will explore their personal life stories and
history of mental health challenges; their hardships, suffering and
struggles and how they overcame adversity through discovering the
power of Art to heal themselves and others, and in doing so, help
change the world. GIFTS OF MADNESS explores how these remarkable mad
artists have transformed their lives from victims to survivors, to
activists.<br>
<br>
The exhibition in the Main Gallery of the
Penticton Art Gallery will include photography, painting,
installation, sculpture, video — any works that push the boundaries
of expression in the medium(s). Select short films and longer film
projects will be presented on a separate night at the Tempest Theatre
& Film Society.<br>
<br>
IMPORTANT DATES<br>
<br>
1)
Penticton Art Gallery<br>
<br>
Exhibition Opening: Saturday 23
March 2024 ~ 7:00 - 9:00 pm<br>
Exhibition Closing: Saturday 11 May
2024<br>
Submission Deadline: Thursday 15 Feb 2024<br>
<br>
Note:
The physical exhibit for the exhibition program will open on
Saturday, March 23 and continue through to Saturday, May 11, 2024.
The opening will be in conjunction with the Ignite the Arts Festival
which will run from Friday March 22 - Sunday March 31, 2024 and the
physical exhibit will continue until Saturday May 11, 2024.<br>
<br>
2)
10 Minute Plays: Ignite the Arts Festival & Tempest Theatre
<br>
<br>
Performance Dates: March 28 & March 30th 2024
<br>
Submissions Deadline: January 6, 2024<br>
<br>
Note: The
plays will be presented in partnership with the Penticton Art
Gallery's 2024 exhibition 'Gift of Madness', The Tempest Theatre &
Film Society invites you to submit a play of around 10 minutes on the
topic of mental health and/or neurodiversity written by people either
living with mental health challenges or living closely with someone
who is experiencing mental health issues. If chosen, it will be
workshopped by professional writers & directors Kate Twa, Denise
Kenney, Isaac Gilbert, and The Winter Ensemble and ultimately
performed at Ignite the Arts Festival in Penticton! Submissions are
due by January 6, 2024, to provide enough time for workshopping and
rehearsal. 2 of these plays will be performed on March 28 & March
30th, 2024 as part of a series of 10-minute plays presented by our
Tempest Actor's Ensemble during the Ignite the Arts Festival in 2024.
We want to hear from you!<br>
<br>
3) Vancouver Outsider Arts
Festival, Connection Salon and Gallery Gachet<br>
<br>
Exhibition
Opening: TBA (after May 2024)<br>
Exhibition Closing: TBA<br>
<br>
Note:
Selected artworks will be chosen for presentation at the Vancouver
Outsider Arts Festival (October 2024), Connection Salon and Gallery
Gachet in Vancouver after May 2024.<br>
<br>
Selected artworks will
be chosen for exhibition in the Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival
which will pay selected artists at CARFAC rates. <br>
<br>
Penticton
Art Gallery Exhibition Details:<br>
<br>
1) A team of curators from
the Penticton Art Gallery with guest curator Kagan Goh will be
selecting artists and aim to feature more than one work of art for
each artist.<br>
<br>
2) Selected artists will be paid an
exhibition honorarium, the amount paid each artist will be ultimately
determined based on the number of artists selected and our budget.
<br>
<br>
3) Installation to be handled by the Penticton Art
Gallery.<br>
<br>
4) While in our care all of the submitted works
will be covered under the Penticton Art Gallery's insurance.<br>
<br>
5)
The Penticton Art Gallery will cover the return shipping for all
artworks <br>
<br>
6) Shipping or art works for the exhibition:
<br>
<br>
a) Artists living in Vancouver and the Lower
Mainland<br>
<br>
Submissions can be dropped off with our community
partner the Gathering Place Community Centre. Please deliver your
submission on February 27, 2024 (drop off times between 12 pm - 6
pm)<br>
Location: 609 Helmcken St, Vancouver, BC V6B 5R1 ~ Phone:
(604) 665-2391<br>
Note: The works will all be shipped to the
Penticton Art Gallery from there.<br>
<br>
b) All other
submissions<br>
<br>
For all other submissions please arrange
delivery of your work to the Penticton Art Gallery between March 1
and 9, 2024. Please note any submissions arriving later may not be
included in the exhibition<br>
<br>
Shipping Address:<br>
<br>
Gifts
of Madness Exhibition<br>
c/o Penticton Art Gallery<br>
199 Marina
Way<br>
Penticton, B.C. V2A 1H5<br>
<br>
Phone: (250) 493-2928
<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:curator@pentictonartgallery.com">curator@pentictonartgallery.com</a> <br>
<br>
Overall
Project Timeline<br>
<br>
* December 15: Call for Artist opens
through online submission<br>
<br>
* January 6, 2024: 10 Minute
Play ~ Submission Deadline<br>
* February 15, 2024: Gifts of Madness
submission deadline<br>
<br>
* February 15-February 20, 2024:
Selection of artists<br>
<br>
* February 21, 2024: Selected Artists
Contacted<br>
<br>
* February 27, 2024: Selected artists living in
the lower mainland can drop-off their artwork between 12 pm - 6 pm at
The Gathering Place Community Centre, 609 Helmcken St, Vancouver, BC
V6B 5R1 / Phone: (604) 665-2391<br>
<br>
* March 1: Art pick up in
Vancouver for delivery to the Penticton Art Gallery<br>
<br>
*
March 23: Gifts of Madness exhibition opening at the Penticton Art
Gallery 7:00 - 9:00 pm<br>
<br>
* March 22 - 31: Ignite the Arts
Festival, Penticton, B.C. <br>
<br>
* May 11: Gifts of Madness
exhibition closing <br>
<br>
July 1 - August 19 - Exhibition at
Connection Salon in conjunction with the Mad Pride Cabaret (at The
Gathering Place Community Centre, Vancouver)<br>
<br>
October 2024
- Exhibition at Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival (at Roundhouse
Community Centre, Vancouver)<br>
<br>
DATE TBA - Media / films - at
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