Dear Artists, Gallery Directors, and Curators,

Please share these calls with your network of artists who work with video and new media. The call is fee free and open to artists of all countries, ages, and genders. See details below. Thank you. –Pandora Box Jury & Elliot Lessing 2005/06


CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Seeking new single-channel art work for

Pandora Box: A DVD Collection

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: DECEMBER 20, 2005

Pandora Box presents DVD-based works by contemporary artists responding to various "evils" associated with the Pandora myth.

Format: DVD only. NTSC/US compatible (DVD must be playable on US players)
Duration: 5 minutes or less
Who: All artists. All genders. All ages. All countries.

Content for ALL works to be based on your interpretation of one these "evils":
Curiosity
Evil
Greed
Insanity
Jealousy
Lust
Mischief
Plague
Sorrow
Trouble
Hope

Experimental, non-linear, narrative, or documentary genres accepted.
We are seeking NEW, edgy DVD-based art works only.
Please specify your choice of interpretation (example: "mischief").

Pandora Box submissions selected by Elliot Lessing, Ellen Lake and Heike Liss

Send DVD (2 copies), related info (date/duration/synopsis/artist bio and contact info),
Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope (optional, for return of DVDs) to:

PANDORA BOX
609 56th Street
Oakland, CA 94609
USA

Pandora Box: A DVD Collection will be exhibited as part of onsite National Psyche Exhibition Programming, February 24 – March 12, 2006 at The LAB 2948 Sixteenth Street, San Francisco, CA 94103. National Psyche is a group exhibition and interdisciplinary project series curated and developed by Elliot Lessing. All gallery representation will be included as part of outgoing National Psyche publicity or promotional materials.
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Know of any artists who create engaging, innovative or experimental Documentary Works?

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Seeking new Documentary-based single-channel art work for

Daymare: New Documentary Terrain

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: JANUARY 10, 2006

Onsite screenings of artist-produced documentaries presented on 2 Saturday afternoons.
Screenings are free. Programs vary.

Format: DVD or VHS. NTSC/US compatible (DVD or VHS must be playable on US players)
Duration: 3-30 minutes
Content or Subject: Any
Form: Documentary
Who: All artists. All genders. All ages. All countries.

Send DVD or VHS (2 copies), related info (date/duration/synopsis/artist bio and contact info),
Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope (optional, for return of DVDs or tapes) to:

Elliot Lessing
attn: DAYMARE
PO BOX 170115
S.F., CA 94117
USA

Daymare: New Documentary Terrain will be exhibited as part of onsite National Psyche Special Screenings, February 24 – March 12, 2006 at The LAB 2948 Sixteenth Street, San Francisco, CA 94103. National Psyche is a group exhibition and interdisciplinary project series curated and developed by Elliot Lessing. All gallery representation will be included as part of outgoing National Psyche publicity or promotional materials.


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