Bend Over and Submit to InterAccess! An Open Call for Recent Graduates!

Deadline: Friday April 25th, 2008

Let us tie you up in an exhibition this summer. Submissions are now being accepted for the 8th annual Emerging Artists' Exhibition. Since 2001, InterAccess has mounted an annual Emerging Artists' Exhibition showcasing new media works by post-secondary students and/or recent graduates. This initiative aims to provide students and recent graduates with professional experience and exposure.

We are looking for submissions of electronic, interactive and new media work, including works related to artistic genres such as sculpture, installation, video and performance. Preference may be given to submissions exploring the relationship and/or interaction between human intimacy and technology, although due to the fluidity of an open call the theme is responsive and the curator develops an exhibition related to the submissions received.

This exhibition is curated by Shaun Dacey, the 2008 InterAccess Curatorial Internship recipient. Each year InterAccess selects a Curatorial Intern to develop their vision through the organization of the exhibition. Shaun, an emerging curator and educator is a graduate of the University of Toronto/Sheridan College Art and Art History Program. Since graduating in 2006 Shaun has worked as an Educator/Youth Programmes Coordinator at Oakville Galleries while also interning and curating for Sleepwalker Projects in 2007. We proudly welcome Shaun to our team and look forward to his work on this exciting project.

The exhibition will take place at InterAccess from July 11th to August 9th, 2008. Artist fees will be provided for each artist selected. Artists will be responsible for the transportation of their works a week before the opening. The artist is chiefly responsible for installing his or her work, however InterAccess will provide technical assistance and basic audio/visual equipment needs. Deadline for Submissions is Friday April 25th, 2008.

While we welcome submissions from outside of Ontario please be advised that InterAccess cannot cover the cost of travel or shipping.

All submissions must include:
-Artist statement (maximum 1 page)
-Project description (maximum 1 page)
-CV
-Description of technical requirements (listing materials provided by the artist, software and hardware requirements, estimated installations time)
-Audio/visual support material for previous and/or proposed work (DVD and CD ROMS of jpegs are preferred)

For a gallery floorplan, please click here.

Send submissions to:
Shaun Dacey
Curatorial Intern
InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre
9 Ossington Avenue
Toronto ON M6J 2Y8
shaun[dot]dacey[at]interaccess[dot]org

Please note: we will not accept submissions via email, but Shaun is more than happy to answer questions about them! Contact him at the email above.

InterAccess is a non-profit artist run centre that enables artists and the general public to explore the intersections or art and technology. Both a gallery and production facility InterAccess is devoted to the conception, construction, exhibition and discussion of electronic media art.

Call for Gallery Proposals

Please note: InterAccess does not accept unsolicited submissions of artwork except during calls for submission periods. Please check under "calls and opportunities" for more information. As much as we love art, and being introduced to new artists, if you are not responding to a call, we're afraid we can't respond to your work. We're a relatively small centre and this is all we can manage successfully. Thanks for understanding, and please look out for our calls a few times per year.

InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre in Toronto accepts submissions of original projects from emerging, mid-career and established artists, curators and collectives on an annual basis. Our mission is to expand the cultural space of technology, and we achieve this through diverse activities in our gallery and production facilities. We are seeking proposals for our 1,000 sq. ft. gallery space at Queen and Ossington in the heart of Toronto's Queen West Gallery district. We support electronic, interactive and new media works which explore this territory in unique critical ways, including connections and cross-over with sculpture, installation, video, site-specific work and performance art.

This year's deadline: Monday December 3, 2007 by 5:00 p.m.

We can not guarantee a response to your work if you submit for the main gallery outside of this time period. Typically, we require roughly six months to review and select submissions for our main gallery.

Proposals are reviewed by the Director and Assistant Curator in consultation with the InterAccess Programme Advisory Council (PAC), a group of knowledgeable media artists and curators who meet 4-6 times per year to make programming recommendations and help shape the gallery vision. The PAC looks at artistic vision, diversity, representation and budget when considering a proposal. The PAC also considers how the work can sustain a dialogue with activities and workshops in the InterAccess production studio.

This year, InterAccess is prioritizing projects which can facilitate ties with the production studio, and artists who can lead workshops in conjunction with their exhibitions. Before submitting your work, please review our website carefully. It provides a good overview of past artistic content. InterAccess pays artist fees in accordance with CARFAC standards. For a floorplan or photos of our gallery space, please contact Jennifer, Assistant Curator/Education Coordinator: jennifer[dot]cherniack[at]interaccess.org

InterAccess enjoys applicants from all walks of life. We encourage artists of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds to apply.

Please allow up to six months for the complete review of your proposal.

Please include:

-an artist statement
-a project summary (100 words)
-a detailed project description
-a list of artworks, equipment, materials and other resources to be supplied by the artist
-a list of technical requirements, equipment and materials to be supplied by the gallery
-a detailed budget
-your CV
-visual or audio support material with detailed descriptions of content. You can submit up to 20 digital jpegs, 1 URL address (please indicate your preferred browser and platform), and a maximum of 2 VHS tapes, CDs or DVDs (NTSC). Please Note: We do not accept slides.
-a detailed list of all support materials
-a self-addressed, sufficiently stamped envelope if you want your work returned.

Please note that InterAccess has a limited amount of time to review each submission. Prepare and cue your materials in consideration that there will be a maximum of 15 minutes allotted to reviewing your support materials.

Send submissions to:
Programme Advisory Council
InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre
9 Ossington Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M6J 2Y8
Canada

We thank all applicants for their time and interest in InterAccess, however please understand that our submissions process is highly competitive and only a small percentage of proposals can be accommodated in our yearly schedule which features six main gallery exhibitions. Please also watch throughout the year for other directed calls for proposals, such as our annual emerging artist exhibition and our beta series.

Other thematic exhibition opportunities will have separate calls for submission deadlines. Please see below

be bold. be beautiful. be in beta.

InterAccess is proud to announce beta, a new exhibition programme dedicated to membership production and exhibition.

beta is a pilot project that showcases member activity and work and strengthens the connection between the production and exhibition of new media art at InterAccess. beta fosters a sense of community and encourages the growth of our members by providing them a forum for expression and experimentation.

Studio members are invited to submit applications of new work, or work that is still in progress. Please continue reading for beta principles, requirements and regulations

The premiere exhibition, "BETA in beta: unseen, unshown, & untested," was held the week of July 4-7, 2007. The next deadline is to be announced.

All submissions must include:

-A proposal of up to 750 words detailing your ideas and research
-A list of artworks, equipment, materials and other resources to be supplied by the artist, including a list of technical requirements directly related to the presentation
-Your CV
-You may submit up to 10 images or 2 CDs or DVDs (NTSC), and 1 URL address
-A detailed list of all support materials included

Send submissions to:
InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre
9 Ossington Avenue Toronto, ON, M6J 2Y8 Canada
RE: BETA In beta

All submissions will be reviewed by a jury composed of InterAccess staff and members. Applicants will be contacted by Friday, June 15, 2007. Please include a self-addressed, sufficiently stamped envelope if you want your work returned.

Questions? Please contact Jennifer Cherniack at (416) 599-7206

For a gallery floorplan, please click here.

Principles of beta:

i. beta is a response to the demand from our members to have an opportunity to showcase their works in an environment that supports and promotes new media/interactive works.

ii. beta is an ideal opportunity for members to install and test installation or performance-based works.

iii. beta is distinct and separate from InterAccess' main exhibition programming and strives to reflect our members' diversity and activity while adhering to InterAccess' mandate

iv. beta is produced by InterAccess staff and membership council and selects applications when appropriate to beta programming. Submitting an application does not guarantee selection.

v. Due to the nature of this pilot program, beta supports its artists by providing the space, equipment, publicity and staffing, where feasible, with which to realize their installation or performance event. As a result, no artist fee will be provided.

Please note:

Although we realize the importance of showcasing member work, priority is given to InterAccess' main exhibition programming, workshops, and events. While we try to work around InterAccess' main events, participants of beta must be prepared to accept any unexpected changes to programming and scheduling. beta will always take precedence over corporate or non-member related events or rentals.

beta: requirements and regulations

i. Participants must be studio, or student studio members in good standing at the time of submission and exhibition. Any non- member, or regular member is invited to upgrade their membership to studio at any time.

ii. Participants are responsible for:
-Submitting all technical requirements to be provided by both the artist and the gallery for the exhibition, in the application process
-All aspects of installation, maintenance, and strike of exhibition or event, including pre-exhibit programming or construction
-gallery sitting during opening reception and exhibition showing.
-Promoting the event or exhibition outside of InterAccess' regular modes of communication
-Submitting promotional materials for approval before distribution
-Any additional publicity, construction, or reception costs which go beyond InterAccess' stated provisions, subject to InterAccess' approval.
-Providing work that adheres to the InterAccess mandate and to the original project proposed upon submission.

iii. InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre is responsible for:
-Overseeing the set up and layout of the exhibition or event
-The provision and sale of refreshments, including alcohol, at any opening reception.
-Publishing advertising materials on AXON and the InterAccess website
-Providing the artist with a clean and ready space in which to install.
-Providing the artist with basic cleaning and construction supplies with which to return gallery space to original condition
-Providing a staff member to supervise the exhibition install, show, strike and opening reception
-Provide requested equipment, such as projectors, speakers, ladders, etc, where possible and doesn't conflict with prior gallery commitments.
-Providing artists with up to 100 laser copies of promotional materials, on regular sized printing paper, for artist to distribute.

Internships

There are currently no internship postings, but please check back soon! We love our interns.

Past internship calls

InterAccess call for Video Production and Postproduction Internship!

Deadline: May 15 2007

InterAccess is seeking a Video Intern to assist in all aspects of video production and postproduction at InterAccess, including the production of video web casts and the documentation of events and exhibitions. In working producing our video webcasts, this talented individual will pick up on the excellent ground work laid by our webcast Editor, Roxanne Luchak.

The ideal candidate will be a recent graduate or a student in her or his third or fourth year of study in a related programme at a post-secondary institution in the GTA (or within commuting distance) and will possess:

-An interest in contemporary media and visual art practices.
-Experience in video production and postproduction (Macintosh)
-Excellent computer skills (Macintosh) Excellent oral and written communication skills.
-Superior organizational skills, ability to multi-task and attention to detail.
-Ability to work in a self-directed manner as well as in a team environment.

This unpaid internship requires approximately 7-18 hrs/month for a 6 month period.

How to apply:
All submissions must include:
-A CV or resume.
-A cover letter (maximum 2 pages) detailing experiences and interest in media arts.
-Names and contact information for two references, preferably one academic and one professional.