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Mail Art Exhibition in Argentina

Deadline: 1 September 2019


November 2019 – Arte y Diseño Quequén; Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Theme: Lighthouses that illuminate the World.
Size: 10 x 15 cm Postal (bidimensional).
And technical support: free.
You can send up to 2 original works by artist.
the back must write: name or pseudonym of the author, title, technique, E-mail and country.
Visual artists from around the world, adults can participate.
There will be no selection, all received works will be exhibited in the Space of Arte y Deseño Quequén in the month of November 2019 and permanently on the blog artecorreoquequen.blogspot.com well as roaming in different spaces to confirm.
The works will not be returned or sold, they will become part of a file for the dissemination of Mail Art.
Digital catalog and participation certificates will be sent to all the artists.
Participation implies conformity to these bases.
Images representing content to grieve and / or offensive are not allowed.
The authors authorize their works can be displayed on other samples be reproduced in whole or in part in catalogs and dissemination of the exhibition by the organizers of the call.

No entry fee

Details:
https://artecorreoquequen.blogspot.com/

Open call for photography exhibition

Deadline: 15 June 2019

The jubilee tenth year of OFF Bratislava, titled dogmatiX, aims to create a space for examining ideological dogmas, social prejudices and institutionalized points of view. The festival invites artists to address settled and established opinions and principles and to discuss official tenet systems concerning faith, morals and behavior. The festival is ready to question particular doctrines that have been authoritatively laid down, prescribed and proclaimed as unquestionably true by certain social groups.

OFF Bratislava is a festival of contemporary photography, which annually presents fresh talents
coming from both the Slovak and international photography scene. This unique project has arisen
from the necessity of creating generous room and conditions for the presentation and promotion of
new artists working with the medium of photography. The objective of OFF Bratislava is to enhance
the public interest in what is originating in the field of current photography at the moment.


Entry fee:
fee € 19/ OFF Bratislava exhibition
€ 49 / OFF Academy exhibition

Details:
https://offbratislava.sk/en/apply/

Mail Art exhibition in Turin, Italy

Deadline: 10 June 2019

Few weeks ago the European Parliament approved the Copyright Directive, a law that impose taxes on content diffusion and set upload filters upfront, opposing thus the natural and free sharing of knowledge.
This is not about ethics or morality: the old lobbyies have found a way to steal from the new social media ones’ leftovers, we ain’t gonna take sides on this longbeard-nobeardatall ancap fight.
If this becomes real, we’ll have paytoshare networks(link tax, art.11) and someone or somewhat will judge if your uploads matchtheir “common sense” pubblishing criteria (upload filter, art.13).
Internet freedom is at stake!
While we all face those risks there are many that, selfoutcast from mainstream communities, share and edit their way on the solid and the aethereal ones .
To the decadentism of whom’s filtering and setting knowledge, we oppose a fluxus that is unstoppable, untaxed, unfiltered and uncensored. They just can’t controll everything.
Copycats, collage artists, mashuppers, fakes and plagiarism virtuosos of all countries, unite! Let’s celebrate the fusion of contents and the freedom of speech.

Format: totally free. All kind of culture jamming, collage, patchwork, détournement, ready-made, recycle, anonymous or collective work will be fine.

Catalogue ebook Will be distributed online and offline

Expo @ Improprio Festival, Turin (North-east Italy), June 29th

No entry fee

Send to: IMPROPRIO c/o Balice, via Alpignano 12/A, 10040 Givoletto ITALIA

Open Call: HUMANITAS - collective exhibition

Deadline: 15 September 2019

This open call is dedicated to the value of human being.

Number of submissions: max 3

Selected works will be permanently documented online on the art web gallery Lys d’Or

no entry fee

Details:
https://lysdorart.wixsite.com/lysdor?fbclid=IwAR23pIs7Xq2L9Q6MmWVvNaDEZKmD0RWpWvn1DEe5zGYIdcV_rR9PQs4uxow

https://www.facebook.com/GoldenLilyArt/photos/a.156497298280219/379348715995075/?type=3&theater

Deadline: 15 May 2019

Participation: It is open to all artists aged 18 and over.
Type of Participation: Work must be sent by postal service.
You can participate with a maximum of 2 work.


THEME: PO-MO (POSTMODERN)

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Postmodern is the name given to the understanding that emerged as a criticism of modernism after 1960. The most important feature is the ”eclectic“ structure that we can describe as ”pluralism”. Postmodernism can be defined as a space of freedom that does not recognize rules and boundaries in art.

“Everything has it’s beauty but not everyone sees it”
Andy WARHOL

OTHER DETAILS

All submitted work will be exhibited.
There should be original stamp and stamp on the work or envelope.
Work can be in envelope, envelope or both.
Work should be done on paper.

Racist, fanatical, pornographic and sexual exploitation related to gender discrimination will not be included in the exhibition.
Mails must be original works, photocopy and reproductions will not be accepted.
The work will not be returned to the participants. Studies will remain in the Department’s archive.

We accept no liability for any problems caused by damage, delays or losses in cargo.

In the work, legible name, technique, size, year, name, surname, postal address and e-mail address of the participant should be written.
Artists participating in the exhibition are deemed to have accepted that their work does not have a commercial value.
Participation of the exhibited works will be held with the participation certificate.
The participation documents will be published on the official website of the 01 July 2019.

No entry fee

Details:
https://www.mailartexhibition.org/

Deadline: 1st August 2019

Fellow artists, be aware that although this website deals with sensitive subjects that should concern all of us… please be alerted that it may contain language and imagery not suited for all humans.

On previous curated mailart and artbymail open calls we’ve dealt with similar content… at “desAMORes” (www.desamores.yzonk.com) we’ve worked around the concept of unmatchable loves and at “QUEIXA-TE” (www.queixate.yzonk.com) I’ve asked artists to complain about whatever subject they weren’t pleased with. At the present open call, entitled “Hate Mail? for ya Fat F#uck”, I’m getting in touch with artists and asking them to give their support to fellow artists that continually see their artwork being censored again and again. These censored artists are exposing severe situations of our present lifetime, touching subjects considered triggers that are listed on international trigger lists, but they are indeed helping us out by means of expressing themselves through art that creates awareness about these matters. “Ignoring it won’t make it go away” is the concept above all.

I’m just fed up that remarkable artwork is being censored because of its theme or, even worst, because it simply presents nudity.

It is not uncommon for us to miss flagging content that might be identified as triggering. Perhaps the trigger seems suitably mild to you and you believed it didn’t need to be flagged or it simply seems silly. Or maybe you are just dealing with a snowflake.

Snowflake is a term for someone that thinks they are unique and special but really are not. It gained popularity after the movie “Fight Club” from the quote “You are not special. You’re not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You’re the same decaying organic matter as everything else.” Began being used extensively as a putdown for someone, usually on the political left, who are easily offended or felt they needed a “safe space” away from the harsh realities of the world, but now has morphed into a general putdown for anyone that complains about any subject.

Nowadays there are so many people being triggered by somewhat reason that it became too common to have artists creations being reported and consequently censored on networks such as Instagram and Facebook. It seems that we regressed to past times when clothes had been ordered to be painted and sculpted over artwork, but now through the use of pixels and black bars. I do hope that through this open call, we do start to freely start to talk about these subjects/problems and stop being a prude.

I’m not promoting illegal actions nor soliciting illegal content but ignoring it won’t make it go away.

It was already proved that talking about these subjects do trigger some folks since this open call was targeted of censorship by fellow artists.

So, to confront this matter, all submitted artwork should deal with the offensiveness of itself, or nor, in some sort of way or approach/discuss/deal with these issues. Work with the common trigger warnings and freely express yourself through art.

Only similar content, to the following list, will be considered valid and used on the exhibitions: abuse (physical, mental, emotional, verbal, sexual); animal cruelty or animal death; blood; child abuse / pedophilia / incest; classism; death or dying; depiction of pornography (including child pornography); eating disorders, body hatred, and fatphobia; excessive or gratuitous violence; homophobia and heterosexism; incest (including any and all elements of romantic or sexual relationships between family, tonal in theme, though, or activity); Islamophobia; kidnapping and abduction (forceful deprivation of / disregard for personal autonomy); mental illness and ableism; miscarriages / abortion; needles; pornographic content; pregnancy / childbirth; racism and racial slurs; rape and sexual assault; self-harm, and self-injurious behavior (self-harm, eating disorders, etc.); sexism and misogyny; sexual assault; suicide; transphobia and transmisogyny; violence; …
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maximum dimensions 190 x 280 mm | 7.5 x 11 in

no entry fee 

Exhibitions on tour through Portugal are ALREADY confirmed. We’ll keep you updated by email. There will be a digital book as well as a physical printed one to be shared and spread around free of charge to all artists and partners.
curator Monsenhor enVide neFelibata

Details:
info@envidenefelibata.com
http://hatemail.yzonk.com

Deadline: 1 November 2019

At this 2019’s edition, the Amanita Bunker exhibition returns to the streets of this small village reinforcing the artistic bombings of the previous 2018’s edition. Authors are invited to create artwork regarding the requested theme and join the yearly Mushroom Festival.

Amanita Bunker, wears now robes of a fictional political party. The Amanites manifest themselves and demand distinction and promise improvements on the village. In the form of stickers, pins, posters, slogans, political propaganda and other equally ridiculous but serious paraphernalia … artists are invited to participate by sending works that will eventually be scattered through the streets in the form of propaganda.

“Fires continue to plague the country and our memory is short. When we take down forests or take other actions that can deplete fungal populations, this does not only affect fungi – it ultimately affects Homo sapiens as well. Fungi is an ignored realm, but this kingdom is more important than many of us imagine.” — Nicholas Money
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We do ask you to add somewhere on the artwork the hashtag #AMANITABUNKER.
curator Monsenhor enVide neFelibata, zetavares

No entry fee

Details:
http://www.amanitabunker.yzonk.com
www.facebook.com/amanitabunker/