LGBT Latin@ Art Exhibit — Call for Submissions

Here’s a message from my friend (and cameraperson on my film) Rebeka:

CALL FOR ARTWORK & APPLICATION FORM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2007 QUEER LATINA/O VISUAL ARTS EXHIBIT

PERSONAL SECRETS - PUBLIC SPACE, an exhibition in conjunction with the Queer Arts Festival / SF, CA

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 18, 2007
EXHIBITION DATES: June 3 - 28, 2007 at SomArts Cultural Center, San Francisco

How much of your private self is revealed in public? What do you choose to conceal? How interconnected or separate do you keep your online persona and your “real life”? How do your high techgadgets affect the way you interact with people? Many of us walk around in public plugged into our ipods or PDA’s. We find dates on line, choose restaurants based on online menu availability, google friends, co-workers and potential lovers. Civic and social participation happens from “convenience of your computer”. We
consider networking web sites personal, yet they are intensely public spaces. This exhibit will use the queer Latina/o body as the locus for a dialogue on the dynamics of public and private identities. You are invited to submit work that includes but is not limited to examining: virtual and physical spaces that shape/define our urban experiences in public and private, personal secrets, private property, public space, internalized isms, borders, boundaries and dialogue about actively engaging everyday life.

ELIGIBILITY: Self-identified Latina/o Queer artists. Artists in any media are welcome to submit work, space is available for large installations, projections, or performances.

SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING: 1.) application form (postmarked by Saturday, May 18, 2007. 2.) a brief biography (~75 words) in English or Spanish. 3.) Slides, digital files or photographs of artwork, and/or performance proposal. Email your submission to quelaco@raza.org.

Art must be ready to install at drop-off, including sturdy frame & hooks (no unfinished art).
Send entries to: QueLACo, P.O. Box 40792, San Francisco, CA 94140 or email this form with your digital images to: quelaco@raza.org

Name:

Address:

Phone:

email:

best time to reach you:

ABOUT THE ART:
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medium:
dimensions:
for sale: yes no
retail value $

Please complete the needed information for each piece. Send this application with Slides, digital files or photographs of artwork, and/or performance proposal. Slides will not be returned. If you do not have slides or photos, your works will have to be previewed in person by the Curator (please submit your application no later than May 1st if this is the case). Artists are responsible for safe shipping and handling of their artwork to and from the SomArts Gallery. If you need more information, please contact QueLACo’s 2007 Visual Arts Exhibit Curator, Rebeka Rodriguez, at quelaco@raza.org.

Founded in 1998, Queer Latina/o Artists’ Coalition (QueLACo) builds community by organizing arts events that authentically explore the Queer Latina/o experience.

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