<nettime-ann> Appel aux oeuvres - "The First International Day of the Dead Exhibit – 2007"

[Joseph Rabie <joe@joetopia.org>]

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Un groupement de galleries et de centres artistiques à San Francisco 
cherchent des oeuvres pour une exposition internationale, "The First 
International Day of the Dead Exhibit – 2007" - 
www.digitalofferings2007.com.

Ci-dessus le texte de l'appel (en anglais)...

Digital Offerings for the Altar of Life
The First International Day of the Dead Exhibit – 2007
www.digitalofferings2007.com

Produced/Curated by Rene & Rio Yanez
Presented by SomArts Cultural Center

Participating venues:  SomArts Cultural Center, Mission Cultural 
Center, de Young Museum and the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery.
All venues are located in San Francisco, California.



Artist Call for Installation Work

Dear local artists,

We are producing the very first international Day of the Dead art 
exhibit. The theme for the exhibit is Digital Offerings for the Altar 
of Life.  We are taking a different approach to the shape of the show 
and are including a limited number of installations in the exhibit to 
explore alternative methods of displaying artwork.  We will be having a 
meeting of all artists interested in participating on Friday, September 
14th at 6:30pm at SomArts (934 Brannan street between 8th and 9th 
Streets in San Francisco).

We also need help in doing outreach and spreading the word about our 
international artist call.  Please copy and paste the below information 
into an e-mail and send to your international friends and contacts.  We 
want to make this new experiment a success and welcome your ideas in 
helping to get the international community involved in the exhibit.

Rene and Rio Yanez



International/National/Local Artist Call

We ask artists from the United States and around the world to send us 
images that we can print, project, and incorporate into digital 
presentations for exhibition.

Our History
	Rene Yanez has been curating Day of the Dead exhibits in San Francisco 
for more than 30 years.  Yanez has integrated diverse cultural 
traditions into his Day of the Dead exhibits, transforming them into a 
cultural phenomenon.  Yanez’ Day of the Dead exhibits have been 
displayed at Galeria de la Raza, Mission Cultural Center for Latino 
Arts, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and, for the past 10 years, at 
SomArts Cultural Center.

Where we are heading
	For the 2007 Day of the Dead Exhibit, called Digital Offerings for the 
Altar of Life, a bold new experiment is being undertaken.  Digital art 
and the web will be integrated into the exhibit.  The best digital 
images will be printed and displayed alongside the Day of the Dead 
altars and installations in the gallery.  The images not selected for 
printing will be used in a digital slide show to be projected on a 
large screen in the SomArts gallery, outdoor projections at the Mission 
Cultural Center, and digital displays at the de Young Museum.

Categories
Photos or images of altars.  What does an altar mean in your part of 
the world and in your culture?
Photos or artwork of someone who has died and who the artist wants to 
honor.
Photos or images illustrating how a culture mourns or celebrates when 
someone close to them passes away.  How do you honor the dead in your 
culture, in your city, in your family?
Detailed proposals with accurate measurements for art installations to 
honor someone.  For some of the exceptional proposals, we will try to 
raise the money to build/create the installations.

Deadline for submissions:	September 25, 2007

Exhibit:				October 12 – November 3 at SomArts Cultural Center

					November 2 – December at Mission Cultural Center

					November 2 – December at de Young Museum

Guidelines
This is a curated exhibit using images submitted by the public.  Not 
every image submitted will be exhibited, featured, or otherwise 
displayed.  We reserve the right to select images for the exhibit based 
upon our discretion as curators.

For submission requirements and to submit artwork visit:  
www.digitalofferings2007.com/

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