Call for Artists – Bridge for Emerging Contemporary Art

Double Solo Exhibition Opportunity: International Call to Artists, Architects + Designers **submission receive deadline is December 24, 2010** (For this specific exhibition opportunity, patron support has enabled a lower submission fee of $10 and it has also provided for 2 stipends of $250 each.)
The BECA Foundation is pleased to present the following exhibition opportunity to two artists, architects, designers, duos, groups or collectives to each exhibit new works of art or design at New Studio A.D. located at 312 Rosemont Ave NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico. This Call to Artists, Architects + Designers will remain open through December 24, 2010.

Those at least 18 years of age from all countries are encouraged to submit their works for consideration according to the guidelines below. Two artists, architects, designers, duos, groups or collectives will be selected by BECA Foundation directors + advisors to receive the exhibition opportunity from February 1 – 15, 2011 with an opening reception on February 4, 2011 from 5 – 8pm during Albuquerque’s First Friday ArtsCrawl. The space allocated for the exhibition is 650 sqft (60 sq meters) with a ceiling height of 14 feet (4.3 meters) allowing the exhibition to fill a full 9,100 cubic feet (258 meters cubed) of viewing space. Each of those two selected will be allocated either the front or rear areas of the exhibition space for the exhibition of their individual work and each of those two selected will receive a stipend of $250 for the exhibition of their work. Submitted works are not required to conform to any particular medium, style, theme or concept. Accepted works and mediums include but are not limited to: site-specific installations, painting, sculpture, mixed-media, drawing, printmaking, fiber, textiles, illustration, digital art, photography, video/new media, film, performance art, music and sound focused works, 3D animation, graphic design, product design, furniture design, haute couture fashion + accessories, architectural interventions/designs and functional art, etc. In other words, all creative culminations are welcome. You may view past BECA exhibitions at http://www.becaicad.org/exhibitions.php , http://www.CurateThis.org and http://www.BECAgallery.com

BECA is an acronym for Bridge for Emerging Contemporary Art and the core belief system at The BECA Foundation is that “New art + new design fuels the best of what’s yet to come on this planet.” With a growing international BECA network now numbered just above 30,000, it is more important than ever for BECA to ensure that in addition to hosting the physical exhibition, the exhibition also be made available online at www.BECAICAD.org for those who are unable to attend in person. The exhibition remains online at www.BECAICAD.org in perpetuity for members of the public as well as journalists, writers, curators, collectors, gallery and studio directors in the US and abroad. In addition, our outreach efforts extend well beyond our own growing BECA network. This extended outreach results in the exposure of exhibiting artist’s + designer’s work to an estimated 750,000 members of the local, regional, national and international art + design communities.

Please download complete information and submission guidelines below by clicking onto the pdf file name.

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Once you’ve read the information, please follow the guidelines for available submission methods. If you wish to complete your submission online, please proceed by clicking onto the following ‘submission fee’ button:

‘ecooler’ by mey + boaz kahn

“‘ecooler’ by mey kahn and boaz kahn from israle is one of the third prize winners of ‘iida awards 2010‘, organized by designboom in collaboration with incheon metropolitan city.

using passive and natural cooling methods, the ‘ecooler’ screen is a system of hollow ceramic tiles that cools a room by running water through its channels.

designer’s own words:
the ‘ecooler’ tile screen offers an alternative for cooling internal spaces without the use of electricityit is based on a hollow ceramic tile that can carry and transfer water. using a designated connector,it can be connected to other tiles, creating a natural cooling screen. ‘ecooler’ is a combination between two traditional middle-eastern elements: the mashrabiya and the jara. the mashrabiya is an architectural element that bears social values as a mediator between the inside and the outside. it is designed to allow air and light into internal spaces. the jara is an ancient jug used for cooling water by seepage and evaporation through the clay. unlike today’s air conditioner that creates separation between the user and the environment while exaggerating climate conditions, the ‘ecooler’ system takes responsibility and allows you to live in harmony with the environment.

via designboom

Call for Submissions – National Portrait Gallery Store

Closing date: 22 October 2010
Canberra
Applications are now being accepted/sought from prospective stall-holders interested in taking part in the first bi-annual UnderCurrent Design Market. Showcasing an array of original, fresh and contemporary design across all mediums and work practices from ceramics to jewelry, textiles to design Co-op’s.

For more info.