Blank Media Collective

Neck of the Woods

Friday 30th Oct 2009

How does today’s sense of community differ from that of previous generations? How does a community’s perception change with time and external influences? How does memory and experience affect the community’s outlook?

Blank Media Collective is seeking proposals for an innovative and exciting exhibition in conjunction with Nexus Art Café, Manchester. Neck of the Woods will be a platform to investigate artists’ responses into the concept of community and how this is evolving. We are looking for emerging practitioners from throughout the UK and internationally to submit proposals exploring this through your own creative practices.

Practitioners are encouraged to submit work or performances using a range of media, questioning and even attempting to answer your own perceptions and preconceived ideas of community. Proposals for live art, site-specific, new or existing work will be accepted.

We are also looking for work, which will be selected for the window box at the entrance to Nexus Art Café. This piece should be site-specific, highlighting the main concept of the exhibition, helping to entice new audiences and customers to visit the exhibition and Café. Opportunities are also available for sculptural works to hang and interact within the café space and the people within it.

Opportunities are available for artist-led workshops throughout the duration of the show, relating to any of the concepts within the exhibition and artists’ works.

Submission Information

Please provide the following information:
* Detailed proposal outlining the concepts of the work and how this relates to the exhibition theme (Please mark clearly within the proposal if your work is specifically targeted for the window box)
* (If applicable) A detailed proposal outlining plans for an artist-led workshop
* Examples of the work that you wish to submit (if proposing to show existing work) or past work (if proposing to show new work)
* Artist Statement and Curriculum Vitae
* Any information regarding technical requirements that you will need or be providing

Deadline for submissions: Friday 18th December 2009
Artists will be notified by: Friday 8th January 2010

Please send your submission via email to: .

If email is unavailable please post your submission to: Blank Media Collective, c/o Mark Devereux, 30 Poplar Avenue, Manchester, M19 2GS. Please include a SAE if you would like your work to be returned and do not send originals or your only copy.

Dates, location and further information

Location: Nexus Art Café, Dale Street, Manchester, M1 1JW, www.nexusartcafe.com
Install dates: Monday 8th – Thursday 11th February 2010
Opening event: Thursday 11th February 2010 (TBC)
Exhibition dates: Friday 12th February – Sunday 11th April 2010

Neck of the Woods will be curated by Blank Media Collective’s exhibitions team.
Please note: There is a small budget available to cover artists’ expenses for this exhibition. Please include a breakdown of your expected expenditure, along with an estimate of the minimum contribution that you would require to realise your project within your proposal.

Guidance information on writing Proposals, Artist Statements and Curriculum Vitae’s will be coming soon…

For further information please email us at: exhibitions@blankmediacollective.org

Photographs of Nexus Art Café...