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PLATFORM ARTISTS GROUP INC.
ABN 74 159 527 373
Galleries
Degraves Street Subway Melbourne Australia
Office
City Village Level 2, 225 Bourke Street
Mail
PO Box 117, Flinders Lane VIC 8009
Website
www.platform.org.a
Email
info@platform.org.au
NOW ACCEPTING PROPOSALS FOR July-November 2012
Closing date: Sunday 15 January 2012
Applications must be submitted via email to:
info@platform.org.au
We will endeavor to notify applicants of their outcomes within 4 weeks of the closing date.
ABOUT THE SPACE
Platform Contemporary Art Spaces manages four different spaces. Applicants are encouraged to visit thesites before submitting their proposal to consider the suitability of their project to the exhibition spacerequested. Due to Council regulations, please note that exhibitions are confined to the cabinet spaces only,and no materials can be installed in exterior spaces or surfaces of any of the sites. A floor plan withspecifications and dimensions is provided with these guidelines.
In a previous round we received numerous proposals for Vitrine, Sample and Majorca, for this round we areparticularly interested in seeing proposals for the main PLATFORM space.Platform’s exhibiting spaces comprise of the following:
PLATFORM
- 13 glass-fronted cases lining the underground pedestrian walkway in CampbellArcade, linking Flinders Street Station to Degraves Street
VITRINE
- a floor to ceiling glass shop-front sized window in Campbell Arcade (suitable for larger scale installations)
SAMPLE
- a single case in Campbell Arcade specifically allocated to Young and EmergingArtists
MAJORCA
- off-site cabinets in Centreway Arcade most suitable for 2D artwork. (For the2012 program applications for Majorca are encouraged from artists/graphic designers/architects for graphic work that engages with the urban context.)
ORGANISATION PRIORITIES & SELECTION CRITERIA
For 2012, Platform Contemporary Art Spaces is interested in receiving applications that:
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Consider Platform’s unique site and broad audience
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Present critically and socially engaged art practices
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Take a multi-disciplinary, conceptual, or spatial approach to the site
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Involve collaborative practices or curated exhibitions
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Create
opportunities for emerging, mid-career and established artists wishing to engage with theunique possibilities of Platform’s exhibition spaces.The proposals will be graded on their relevance to one of Platform’s programming priorities, and on thequality of the application and applicant.
PLATFORM ARTISTS GROUP INC.
ABN 74 159 527 373
Galleries
Degraves Street Subway Melbourne Australia
Office
City Village Level 2, 225 Bourke Street
Mail
PO Box 117, Flinders Lane VIC 8009
Website
www.platform.org.a
Email
info@platform.org.au
PROPOSAL GUIDELINES
Please provide the following:COVER SHEET – see below.WRITTEN PROPOSAL - 1 page outline of the project, clearly covering the following:background/theme/concept/rationale; exhibition content; visual description of the exhibition and how itwill be installed; relationship to the proposed Platform site; list of the project’s participants.CV - 1 page Curriculum Vitae. Group submissions must limit CVs to half a pageper participant.SUPPORT IMAGES - Up to 8 images (jpegs only, small files and low res). Please use the artists nameas the file name.LIST OF IMAGES, A FULL list must be included with the proposal, giving the following artwork details:Artist’s nameArtwork titleYear the artwork was madeMedium of artwork, dimensions (if 2D)Location if site-specificAn exhibition proposal cover sheet should be included and is available on the following page of thisdocument.
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