27 Sep 2012

Call For Entries: November Synthetic Zero Event

SUBMISSION DEADLINE OCTOBER 15, 2012

The next Synthetic Zero Event will be on November 7 and 10 at BronxArtSpace, in the South Bronx, only 20 minutes from Union Square. We're looking for visual art, performance, video, music, readings, dance and other work for the show.

The Synthetic Zero events are a series of informal, DIY-style art events focusing on high quality experimental and contemporary work in different media. We typically do not have a specific theme for each event but instead work with ideas that emerge from the interaction between submitted work and curatorial interests. By working this way, we hope the events reflect back the dialogue and practice of artists involved and create evocative encounters for the audience. In the past, a diverse set of curators has chosen work by artists from around the world, including Miranda July, Yoshi Sodeoka, Zoe Leonard, Hector Canonge, Benton Bainbridge, and many others. Prior event programs can be found here.

To be considered, send the following to events@syntheticzero.com:

CV including contact information/website address
Artist Statement
Still Images
Up to 5 jpegs, 1000 pixels in the largest dimension
Slide List for images including title, date, dimensions, medium, and description if needed
Video:
Play List for submitted videos including title, date, time, preferred display method, and description if needed
We prefer videos sent as links to downloadable video files or Vimeo or YouTube links. You can also send a DVD (NTSC or PAL) to:
Mitsu Hadeishi / Synthetic Zero
305 E 140th St #1A
Bronx, NY 10454
718 772-4961
This event is being organized by Mitsu Hadeishi, working together with Jo Q. Nelson, the staff of BronxArtSpace, in particular co-director Linda Cunningham, and others.

Mitsu Hadeishi has been putting on art events in the New York City area since 2003, including work from artists both local to the city and from around the world. These events have featured experimental video, performance, visual art, dance, music, poetry, interactive work, and installations. He has a BA in Physics from Harvard, works with technology, and has written an art/philosophy/politics blog since 1999. He's collaborated with and has provided technology help for a number of artists including Harrell Fletcher, Miranda July, Alyse Emdur, Kenneth Mroczek, and Khaela Maricich.

Jo Q. Nelson lives and works in New York. Her work is a hybrid of built environments, fantasy proposals and collaborative projects that look at the interactions that occur in social spaces, how people relate to the spaces around them, and how spaces influence how people relate to each other. She holds a MFA in Combined Media at Hunter College, NY, NY and has shown her site-specific installations in numerous galleries, including Smack Mellon, Flux Factory, and Scaramouche Gallery, and participated in numerous residencies and festivals.

DIRECTIONS:

BronxArtSpace is at 305 E. 140th St., #1A, Bronx NY 10454. We are open most Thursdays-Saturdays from 2pm-6pm, except for the last week of the month, as well as for other special events. Please see our calendar for a complete schedule of events.

We're about 20 minutes from Union Square. From Manhattan, 4-5 train to 125th, transfer to 6, one stop to 3rd Ave/138th St, it's 2 blocks from there. Note there are two exits at 3rd Ave/138th, one at Alexander Ave and one at 3rd Ave. Ring 3A or 1B if 1A does not answer.

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Note: These events are made possible in part with public funds from the Bronx Council on the Arts through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Greater New York Arts Development Fund Regrants Program, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz and the Bronx delegation of the City Council. In addition, the events are supported by contributions from individual donors, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Puffin Foundation.