Under New Management: Video Rental Store (Call for Submissions!)
11:00 PM on Wednesday Feb. 28th, 2018
Arts Court - Knot Project Space, 2 Daly Ave.
11:00 PM on Wednesday Feb. 28th, 2018
Arts Court - Knot Project Space, 2 Daly Ave.
Seeking: Video submissions of all genres, lengths and languages on DVD
Deadline to Submit: February 28th, 2018
Please see SUBMISSIONS section below for instructions.
ALL SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED!
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Under New Management (Suzanne Carte and Su-Ying Lee) are seeking video artworks for their continuing project, the Video Rental Store, to be installed in Ottawa at SAW Video's Knot project space from April 26, 2018 - June 9, 2018. Simply put, it is an exhibition, which operates like a video rental store that rents out artist’s videos. The project employs all the characteristics of the retail environment to connect with the local community, while challenging the gallery’s role as an intermediary that delimits the viewer’s direct access to art and artists.
BACKGROUND
The video store was conceived of as an experimental form of engagement, where artists have the opportunity to receive responses directly from audiences. In turn, the viewer has an uncommon channel to the artist. In addition to payment, rental and return are also on an honour-system basis, removing barriers that exist due to membership, deposit, and return policies at commercial ventures.
Since 2013, the Video Store has travelled to the ODD Gallery at the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture in Dawson YT, Access Gallery in Vancouver BC, Third Space Gallery in Saint John NB, Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery in Sarnia, Union Gallery at Queen's University in Kingston and New Gallery in Calgary. Under New Management are refreshing their titles in anticipation for this springtime exhibition at SAW Video.
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RENTAL SYSTEM
• “Customers” can borrow videos on the honour system. No membership or deposit required.
• They are asked to pay upon return of the DVD.
• Pay-what-you-want system asks that the renter pays something that reflects their appreciation of the work. We encourage non-monetary exchange.
• All payments given for the rental of your work will be sent to you at the end of the exhibition (examples have been notes, books, videos, crafts and cash).
• Sometimes the videos are not returned. That is part of the risk.
TERMS
• We accept all artist videos submitted, but will not tolerate work that is racist, sexist, homophobic, ageist, classist, transphobic, cissexist, or ableist
• The fee for your participation is the payment renters give for borrowing your work The video will be archived in the Video Store Rental collection for future exhibitions
• Videos are not returned to artists
• You will receive regular updates and payments for your rentals
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SUBMISSIONS
There are no limits to the number of DVDs you can submit. All submissions will be accepted for exhibition and circulation.
• Accepting any duration, style and genre
• Package your submission in a 191 x 135 mm DVD case
• Front of case: image, artist’s name and title
• Back of case: synopsis, duration, region code and any other info you wish to include i.e. short bio, website, and language
• NTSC Region 1 or if you wish to be included in possible international exhibitions region 0 or 9
• Content warnings: Work will be loaned to the general public. It is crucial that you note if your title contains any explicit language, nudity, sex or violence. This will not prevent your title from being selected for inclusion. This information will be used to make our "customers" aware of content
• Include a signed copy of the exhibition agreement (below) with contact information for mailing payment.
EXHIBITION AGREEMENT / SUBMISSION FORM
*required for all submissions
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yjuo77cfjjerxud/VideoRentalStore_SubmissionForm.docx?dl=0
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BURNING SESSIONS
If you do not have access to a DVD Burner but want to submit, you can attend a 'Burning Session' at the following locations, where DVD production will be facilitated:
SAW Video Media Art Centre
2 Daly Ave
Ottawa, ON
Feb. 10, 17, 24, 12pm-5pm
Contact Neven Lochhead for inquiries about these sessions: programming@sawvideo.com
Hamilton Audio Visual Node (HAVN)
26 Barton St. East
Hamilton, ON
Feb. 13, 21, 26, 28, 7pm-9pm
Feb. 18, 1pm-3pm
Contact Maria Simmons or Amy McIntosh for inquiries about these sessions: havnode@gmail.com
Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre
370 King St. West
Kingston, ON
Feb. 20, 22, 24, 12pm-5pm
Contact Michael DiRisio for inquiries about these sessions:
artistic@modernfuel.org
DVD Videos can either be dropped off at the above locations or mailed directly to:
Under New Management
1001-357 Rusholme Rd
Toronto ON M6H 2Z4
Canada
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For further inquiries about the project please contact Suzanne Carte suzannecarte@gmail.com or Neven Lochhead programming@sawvideo.com
Deadline to Submit: February 28th, 2018
Please see SUBMISSIONS section below for instructions.
ALL SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED!
- - - - -
Under New Management (Suzanne Carte and Su-Ying Lee) are seeking video artworks for their continuing project, the Video Rental Store, to be installed in Ottawa at SAW Video's Knot project space from April 26, 2018 - June 9, 2018. Simply put, it is an exhibition, which operates like a video rental store that rents out artist’s videos. The project employs all the characteristics of the retail environment to connect with the local community, while challenging the gallery’s role as an intermediary that delimits the viewer’s direct access to art and artists.
BACKGROUND
The video store was conceived of as an experimental form of engagement, where artists have the opportunity to receive responses directly from audiences. In turn, the viewer has an uncommon channel to the artist. In addition to payment, rental and return are also on an honour-system basis, removing barriers that exist due to membership, deposit, and return policies at commercial ventures.
Since 2013, the Video Store has travelled to the ODD Gallery at the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture in Dawson YT, Access Gallery in Vancouver BC, Third Space Gallery in Saint John NB, Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery in Sarnia, Union Gallery at Queen's University in Kingston and New Gallery in Calgary. Under New Management are refreshing their titles in anticipation for this springtime exhibition at SAW Video.
- - - - -
RENTAL SYSTEM
• “Customers” can borrow videos on the honour system. No membership or deposit required.
• They are asked to pay upon return of the DVD.
• Pay-what-you-want system asks that the renter pays something that reflects their appreciation of the work. We encourage non-monetary exchange.
• All payments given for the rental of your work will be sent to you at the end of the exhibition (examples have been notes, books, videos, crafts and cash).
• Sometimes the videos are not returned. That is part of the risk.
TERMS
• We accept all artist videos submitted, but will not tolerate work that is racist, sexist, homophobic, ageist, classist, transphobic, cissexist, or ableist
• The fee for your participation is the payment renters give for borrowing your work The video will be archived in the Video Store Rental collection for future exhibitions
• Videos are not returned to artists
• You will receive regular updates and payments for your rentals
- - - - -
SUBMISSIONS
There are no limits to the number of DVDs you can submit. All submissions will be accepted for exhibition and circulation.
• Accepting any duration, style and genre
• Package your submission in a 191 x 135 mm DVD case
• Front of case: image, artist’s name and title
• Back of case: synopsis, duration, region code and any other info you wish to include i.e. short bio, website, and language
• NTSC Region 1 or if you wish to be included in possible international exhibitions region 0 or 9
• Content warnings: Work will be loaned to the general public. It is crucial that you note if your title contains any explicit language, nudity, sex or violence. This will not prevent your title from being selected for inclusion. This information will be used to make our "customers" aware of content
• Include a signed copy of the exhibition agreement (below) with contact information for mailing payment.
EXHIBITION AGREEMENT / SUBMISSION FORM
*required for all submissions
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yjuo77cfjjerxud/VideoRentalStore_SubmissionForm.docx?dl=0
- - - - -
BURNING SESSIONS
If you do not have access to a DVD Burner but want to submit, you can attend a 'Burning Session' at the following locations, where DVD production will be facilitated:
SAW Video Media Art Centre
2 Daly Ave
Ottawa, ON
Feb. 10, 17, 24, 12pm-5pm
Contact Neven Lochhead for inquiries about these sessions: programming@sawvideo.com
Hamilton Audio Visual Node (HAVN)
26 Barton St. East
Hamilton, ON
Feb. 13, 21, 26, 28, 7pm-9pm
Feb. 18, 1pm-3pm
Contact Maria Simmons or Amy McIntosh for inquiries about these sessions: havnode@gmail.com
Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre
370 King St. West
Kingston, ON
Feb. 20, 22, 24, 12pm-5pm
Contact Michael DiRisio for inquiries about these sessions:
artistic@modernfuel.org
DVD Videos can either be dropped off at the above locations or mailed directly to:
Under New Management
1001-357 Rusholme Rd
Toronto ON M6H 2Z4
Canada
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For further inquiries about the project please contact Suzanne Carte suzannecarte@gmail.com or Neven Lochhead programming@sawvideo.com