Hello everyone, AMP is calling for submissions of work - by artists of any kind - that is a response to another art form. You do need to be a member of AMP to participate, but it's easy to join - just go to http://pluginamp.com and sign up. It takes about 5 minutes. AMP, the Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective, is a worldwide collective of artists networking together to build and support local and international artists, create new art communities, and enhance those that already exist. A uniquely democratic approach to networking, AMP's members include practitioners of all kinds of arts, at every level from hobbyists to career professionals. AMP welcomes all artists, and those who work in any kind of art field - at any level, in every corner of the world. The idea is that everyone has something to offer, with a diverse international community of creatives making a powerful blend of resources. AMP now has well over 2000 members in over 60 countries worldwide (the latest is Zimbabwe).
AMP's Echo Chamber: Call for Submissions AMP Members are invited to submit their work - visual, audio, performance, conceptual, and more - for inclusion in AMP's Echo Chamber, a performance/art event to take place on Saturday night, March 24th, in Downtown Los Angeles, California, USA, at Art Share Los Angeles. We are seeking work created in reference to, or inspired by, art in another genre. Work from anywhere in the world is eligible, as long as you can arrange for shipment and return shipment of the piece to and from Los Angeles. Examples could include a dance piece about a painting, a song about a poet, a painting inspired by a piece of music, and so on. We are also seeking AMP members available to create collaborative performance pieces. While any AMP member is eligible to perform at the event you must be personally available and interested in collaborating with another AMP artist to produce a performance piece for the event. If you can either collaborate with someone else via email or telephone and then be in Los Angeles a few days before March 24, or you live in Los Angeles, you're eligible. A collaboration could be live painting in response to a band's set, an experimental lighting design creating context integral to a performance, a sonic-percussive-dance collaboration, and more. Why an "Echo Chamber?" A vibrant artistic community's greatest asset is not only its collective talent, but its diversity. Any AMP event would feature diverse works of art, but we decided to take it one step further by asking our members to collaborate by "echoing" one another's individual pursuits. As any wall might provide an echo, any art form can serve to inspire another. By collaborating with fellow artists the possibilities for new and interesting revelations are endless. And since this event is taking place in Los Angeles, it might serve to inspire you to think of the "original" echo chamber located at now-defunct Gold Star Studios at Santa Monica and Vine. This subterranean tunnel is where Phil Spector created his "wall of sound," and where countless pop records were infused with a majestic atmosphere. AMP's Echo Chamber allows artists to create their own unique noise. The Details * Submissions are due by 5 pm PST (West Coast USA) time on Tuesday, March 6. * Email submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Attach images, sounds, links to your email. * Final decisions about submitted works and performance pairings to be made by AMP Executive Director Terri Anderson in consultation with members of AMP's International Advisory Board. * Exceptional visual art submissions will be selected for a two-month long exhibit to be held in Pasadena through AMP member Liza Simone's Phantom Galleries project. * A CD/DVD will be made of the event, so AMP members worldwide can share the experience.
