| General call for submission:
Dates:
June 26- July 6, 2008
Location:Keep Six Contemporary (keep6c.com) 938 Bathurst St., Toronto, Canada
About the show:
Freely express your “ECO” with “decob”
In collaboration with Gallery Keep Six Contemporary and art magazine, COOL is calling for artists to contribute their original, hand-maid eco-bags: Decorated Eco-Bag, a.k.a “decob,” for an exhibition and a product-release project, The Nomadic “decob.”
In midst of the global environmental issues, we believe taking initiative on what we can do locally, around our personal surroundings is the step towards solving the global issue. The hand-made eco-bag, Decorated Eco-Bag, a.k.a.“decob”
will be shown to international audiences in effort to raise awareness of environmental issues and call to take initiatives.
We would like you to participate in this very important exhibit by submitting your designs!
Please follow the directions below carefully:
The“decob”
project will take place from Thursday June 26th to Sunday July 6th,, 2008.
We would like for you to submit your design, online, by no later then May 16th. You can download our template here. All online submissions must be emailed to cool.decob@gmail.com
A select group of arts and design community representatives will select works on the following submission guidelines:
1: All works must be clearly related to the concept of “decob”
2: All bags must be wearable and function as a bag
3: Artists selected by the committee will be provide the bags by the organizers
4: All works must be original and produced solely for the exhibit
5: All submission are free
6: Works not selected for the exhibition will be posted on the organizers website (a non refundable fee for selected artists will cover the cost
7: All original works on display will be for sale. The artists will spilt the sale 50/50 with the organizers
8: all bags are 40hx35w cm
Deadlines for submission:
May 18 All artwork must be submitted online by no later then
May 21 artists selected will be contacted
May 23-25 selected artists will pick up bags from 2 locations (a non refundable administration fee of $20 must be paid at this point)
June 13 deadline for finished work by selected artists
