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CALL for PROPOSALS
A little history…Once a year, Paris lights up the city with art for NUIT BLANCHE. Torontodoes the same with all night art revelry. In Santa Monica, GLOWtransforms the pier, the beach and Palisades Park for art encounters from dusk to dawn.One misty night in October 2008, L
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sparked this same ephemeral energy inAtlanta’s Castleberry Hill District.The premier of L
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featured over 40 projects in Castleberry’s streets andgalleries, vacant lots and windows, warehouses and rooftops. The event illuminated thedistrict from dusk to midnight, creating a unique cultural experience, and leaving a traceof magic and mystery in the minds of those who were there.
Learn more about Le Flash 2008 here:http://www.leflash-atl.com/ and here:http://burnaway.org/2008/10/le-flashhighlights/
This year—rain or shine—we return to Castleberry Hill, on Friday, October 2, with L
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2009, the opening event of Atlanta Celebrates Photography!
Curatorial Team: Cathy Byrd and Stuart Keeler Fantastical art and creative events will again fill a night out in the neighborhood. Atlantaexpects to be showered with the light and sound of installations, performance art, poetryreadings, music, video projections, an iron pour and art happenings of all sorts.
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LIGHT!Imagine light as a solid, a liquid or a vapor elemental to your project! Think of lightthrough an experimental lens, as a reflection or as a projection. Show us how you cananimate and energize one space or a whole neighborhood with light!
We invite proposals for experimental light-filled site work and performance by independentartists with fresh concepts.Artists are requested to:1.site their work and obtain permission from the property owner 2.address safety issues and the potential for inclement weather
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locate and secure electrical and water hook-ups
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be dynamic and prepared to express the essence of L
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!Most projects will be self-funded and self-produced.At their discretion, the curators will award modest stipends to support the production of alimited number of ambitious proposals with budgets that exceed the artist’s ability to self-fund.
TIMELINEJUNE 5: CALL FOR PROPOSALS
July 10: Proposal DeadlineAugust 7: I
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September 13: MANDATORY MEETING + Site VisitsSeptember 27: Mandatory Rehearsal on Site
October 2: LE FLASH!SUBMISSION GUIDE
Proposals accepted ONLY through the Le Flash website: leflash-atl.comDirections on how to do this will be posted on the web site by June 20
ALL PROPOSALS will require:
Full NameContact information: phone, email, physical mailing address, websiteTitle and Clear Description of Concept (include proposed duration of performance/video)How do you define the “essence of Le Flash” ? We want to know!
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