Call to Artists - Tacoma, WA
Deadline: Monday, April
9, 2012 (midnight)
Exhibit Dates: May 12 –
June 12, 2012
Hide//Seek//Difference//Desire//Northwest
Queering
the Museum invites Pacific Northwest artists to submit work to be included in
the upcoming exhibition Hide//Seek//Difference//Desire//Northwest at "The Space." This
show creates an opportunity to respond on the local level to Hide/Seek:
Difference and Desire in American Portraiture, which will be on view at the
Tacoma Art Museum March 17 - June 10, 2012. Submitted artwork should reference
portraiture and/or queer culture.
To Apply
Please send the following
items as attachments to Erin Bailey at erinbailey33@gmail.com:
○ CV/Resume, including phone number, email, and
mailing address.
○ 1 to 3 jpeg images of the work to be included in
the exhibition.
■ If the work is not
yet completed, please send images of past work and a timeline for completion.
○ A detailed description of the proposed work, its
relation to the topic, dimensions and medium.
If
a work is purchased during the show, Queering the Museum asks for a 30%
commission to help offset the costs of the symposium.
Eligibility
Applicants may apply as a
single artist or as an artist team. Applicant must be 18 years or older and
must reside in Pacific Northwest. Works in any medium will be considered, but
preference will be given to 2 dimensional works. If an artist is selected, the
work must be ready for display by May 5, 2012.
If Selected
Selected
artists will be invited to submit one piece to be shown in Hide//Seek//Difference//Desire//Northwest.
Artists will be invited to attend the symposium at the Henry Art Museum and
will be offered free admission +1 to the opening event. Selected work will be
viewed by a number of local and national museum professionals, advocates, and
collectors, and included on the Queering the Museum blog Queering the Museum Blog
About Hide/Seek:
Difference and Desire in American Portraiture
Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture is an internationally acclaimed exhibition that
explores same-sex desire in American portraiture.
The
exhibit comes to the Tacoma Art Museum March 17 – June 10, 2012 and has
previously been mounted at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and the
Brooklyn Museum of Art. Hide/Seek features artwork by well known
artists, including Andy Warhol, Annie Liebovitz, Andrew Wyeth, Robert
Mapplethorpe, Jasper Johns, Thomas Eakins, Berenice Abbott, and Felix
Gonzalez-Torres.
Hide/Seek teases out
the queer history interwoven in American art, offering a method for museums to
present and explore queer culture within their programming. A high profile
censorship of Hide/Seek while at the Smithsonian exposed the opposing
views and challenges that many cultural institutions face when addressing
difficult subjects. For more information, visit the Hide/Seek website or Post Defiance blog.
From the Hide/Seek
website:
“Hide/Seek
considers such themes as the role of sexual difference in depicting modern
America; how artists explored the fluidity of sexuality and gender; how major
themes in modern art, especially abstraction—were influenced by social
marginalization; and how art reflected society’s evolving and changing
attitudes toward sexuality, desire, and romantic attachment.”
About Queering the
Museum
The Queering the Museum
project (QTM) was inspired by the observation that queer culture is often
viewed as a tangential element of history. QTM seeks to develop methodologies
for representing queer culture in museums. Specifically, QTM seeks to overcome
barriers in queer representation and fragmented history in museums, while
teasing out queer culture’s role in mainstream history.
The project pulls from
multiple fields bringing the community, scholars, and advocates together to
present a holistic interpretation of queer culture. The first undertaking of
QTM is a two day Queering the Art Museum symposium [Qt(A)M] May 11-12, 2012,
followed with a Queering the History Museum symposium [Qt(H)M] in 2013. For
more information and updates about the Queering the Museum project visit Queering the Museum Facebook page.
About the Symposium
On May 11-12, the Henry
Art Gallery is partnering with the Tacoma Art Museum and the University of
Washington to host Queering the Art Museum, a two day symposium addressing
roles and perspectives of queer culture in the museum context though lectures,
conversations, tours, and other programs.
Join Dr. Jonathan D.
Katz, co-curator of both Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American
Portraiture and Art, AIDS, America and Rock Hushka, Director of
Curatorial Administration at the Tacoma Art Museum and co-curator of Art,
AIDS, America for a conversation that will address their work including
queer perspectives in museum exhibitions and programs.
The symposium will
continue with a panel conversation turning the queer gaze of local academics,
artists, and museum professionals toward the future of queer inclusion and
exhibitions in art museums. Following the panel, the Tacoma Art Museum will
host guided tours with Jonathan D. Katz and Rock Hushka of Hide/Seek.
The symposium will conclude with a workshop and series of local art activities,
including a reception for Hide//Seek//Difference//Desire//Northwest. For
program updates visit the Henry Art Gallery website.
Presenting Venue for
Hide//Seek//Difference//Desire//Northwest
The Space is a nonprofit
in downtown Tacoma, WA that builds a creative community and connects artists by
providing time, space, and support. The Space offers nearly 4,000 square feet
of event space in a classic loft-style setting and features floor-to-ceiling
views of downtown Tacoma and Commencement Bay. Look for special arts events
occurring each month including music shows, festivals, fashion shows, film
screenings, theater, burlesque, contemporary dance, and visual art exhibitions.
For more information, email thespace729@gmail.com or visit The Space Facebook page.
