open call: 2008 Taiwan International Video Art Exhibition
Entry Prospectus http://twvideoart.blogspot.com/ Presenter: Chiu Tsai-Hsing Culture and Education Foundation Organizer: Hong-Gah Museum (hereunder referred to as the Museum) Curators: Sean C.S. Hu and Yung-Hsien Chen 1. Presenter: Chiu Tsai-Hsing Culture and Education Foundation came to realization with the preliminary proposal brought forth by musician, Ma Shui-Lung. The Foundation started off as a platform for Taiwanese musicians to showcase their works, and the initial core was based on the Spring-Fall Contemporary Music. It then reached out to promote diverse cultural activities, and in the year 1999, the Hong-Gah Museum was established with the principle to promote contemporary and new media arts in Taiwan and also to serve as a multi-functional exhibition venue. Chiu Tsai-Hsing Culture and Education Foundation and Hong-Gah Museum are both founded by Mr. Chiu Tsai-Hsing, and continue to receive high acknowledgements in the fields of arts and cultures, including the 1998 and 2006 National Cultural Benefactor Award's Special Award and Jury Award from the Council for Cultural Affairs of Taiwan. 2. Objective: 1. The call for entries is initiated by Chiu Tsai-Hsing Culture and Education Foundation and Hong-Gah Museum, and the objective is to encourage creative video works, and by opening to all geographic locations, we anticipate more international artistic and cultural interactions to take place in Taiwan. This international exhibition will be organized biennially with this year being the first. 2. All entries are given special considerations by the curators for exhibiting in this year's exhibition, titled "Dwelling". The contents of the entries should include issues pertaining to city and country landscapes, personal living environments, changes in habitats, community cultures, family attribution, or living environments of the working class or a marriage relationship that could extend to related issues about residence and tenements. The artist must use video as the medium, and the work may progress further on the themed subject through the use of the imagination, documentary, re-composition, editing, animation, and etc. 3. Eligibility: Open to all domestic and international artists 18 years of age or older, working with video art. 4. Entry Deadline and Submission: Starting from June 1st, 2008 ~ September 1st, 2008. (Deadline for entry postmarked by September 1st, 2008, no submission will be accepted after). 5. Acceptance Notification: The entry acceptances will be published on the museum's website before September 30th, 2008. 6. Exhibit Dates: November 8th ~ December 28th, 2008 7. Preparing Your Entry: a. Entry forms are available for download starting today till September 1st, 2008 on the "2008 Taiwan International Video Art Exhibition Entry" website: http://twvideoart.blogspot.com/ b. Entry submissions will start today and end on September 1st, 2008 by registered postal mail to Hong-Gah Museum (11F, No. 166, Daye Rd., Beitou Dist., Taipei City, 11268 Taiwan). Please indicate "2008 Taiwan International Video Art Exhibition Entry " on the envelope. Entries must be accompanied by an official entry form, declaration form and together with the artwork DVD/CD. 8. Registration Instructions: Entry materials: Artwork DVD: NTSC format with a limit in length of less than 10 minutes. Please indicate the following on the disk: artist name, work title, and video length. Digital File CD-Rom: 1) Fill out the entry form, 2) Each entry to consist of 6 digital images in Jpg files (300 dpi, 25 cm for image width) Paper works: 1.) Complete the entry form 2.) Complete and sign the declaration form Important Notices: Entry artworks should be video medium related single channel work; animation, special effects, music and/or sounds maybe used. All DVD/CD must be clearly marked with the artist's name and the file contents (please do not use label stickers). All entry materials will not be returned. Please make sure all entry materials are complete. Presenter/Organizer reserves the rights to disqualify an entry due to incomplete materials/information. 9. Entry Regulation: a. May enter as an individual or as a group b. Maximum two entries are allowed for each individual or group, and the submitted work(s) must not been previously exhibited. c. The following will lead to disqualification: 1.) The submitted work plagiarizes or imitates other people's work(s). 2.) Infringement or unclear copyright sources or the work has been exhibited before. 3.) In disagreement with the curator(s) planning for the exhibition of the work(s). 4.) Upon signing the declaration form as part of the entry procedure, the entrant agrees to abide by all the rules and regulations set forth in the entry prospectus. 10. Selection Process: a. Panel of juries of prominent scholars and professionals b. Twenty entries will be selected to be included in the exhibition (the panel of juries reserves the rights to adjust the number of selections according to the entries) 11. Rewards: a. The selected works are qualify for the exhibition b. The selected works will be included in related publications (catalogue, CD, website.) c. The selected entrants will receive two sets of the exhibition related publications 12. Rights: a. The curators have the full control to the planning of the exhibition. b. The works on exhibit may not be for loan during the exhibition. c. The insurance coverage of the artworks on exhibit will be based on the actual insurance policy. d. The artist owns rights on all original artworks he/she creates. For the purpose of promotion, the Presenter obtains the rights to use the artworks for research, photo shoots, media reports, printed materials, publications, and also on all exhibition related materials, magazines, digital media, and internet. e. The Presenter furthermore obtains the rights to sell the publications that are produced in conjunction with the exhibition. 13. Should there be any need to alter or add to this prospectus, the Presenter reserves such rights to do so with public announcements. 14. Contacts: Hong-Gah Museum Exhibition Department: Tel: 886-2-2894-2272 Fax: 886-2-2897-3980 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
