WAH Center Spring Fling

SAT. APRIL 21 – SUN. MAY 27, 2012
OPENING SAT. APRIL 21, 4-6 PM

1st Annual WAH Center Spring Dance Festival DANCE & PERFORMANCE SERIES

FRI. MAY 4 & SAT. MAY 5, 2012 @ 8 PM

Come, fill the Cup, and in the Fire of Spring / The Winter Garment of Repentance Fling!
The Rubaiyat, Omar Khayyam, 1120 CE

OPEN CALL TO ARTISTS

WAH Center Spring Fling

Download printable Spring Fling entry forms: Word doc PDF

The WAH Center (Williamsburg Art & Historical Center) is now accepting submissions for Spring Fling, an international juried exhibition. Spring is a time of planting for the future when nature erupts with joyous living presence. In the spirit of celebration, our open call provides an opportunity for outstanding artists to showcase work to new audiences in Williamsburg—the heart of Brooklyn’s art community.
The WAH Center is housed in New York City Landmark Kings County Savings Bank (built in 1867) and on the National Register of Historic Places. This French Second Empire architectural treasure offers artists a visually stunning and unique exhibition space. Our gallery is able to accommodate large-scale works, and we welcome submissions in any medium, including 2-D, 3-D, video, performance, and installation.
Representing a seasonal and creative return-to-earth, Spring Fling coincides with our Spring Festival, featuring music and performance series, Taste of Williamsburg smorgasbord from delicious local eateries, as well as an artist market, flower show, and other special programs. We look forward to including your talent in what will be an exceptional event!

NEW DEADLINE Sat. March 31, 2012 (midnight).

ACCEPTANCE Notification of accepted work will be sent via email by Sun. April 1, 2012.

ELIGIBILITY This call for entries is open to all international artists, working in any medium. Submissions must be for the specific works you intend to exhibit. Applications must be submitted via email: please see complete instructions below. For video and performance submissions, artists must provide links to their work online or send a DVD to the WAH Center. Application materials sent by post will not be returned. Artists are responsible for the shipment and delivery of their work. Further requirements for accepted work to follow upon selection.

JUROR Submissions will be selected by Yuko Nii, WAH Center Founder & Artistic Director.

ENTRY FEE $25 Entry Fee must be postmarked by NEW DEADLINE Sat. March 31, 2012.
Please mail check payable to WAH Center (Williamsburg Art & Historical Center) to:
135 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY, 11211, USA


To apply, please email the following to wahspringfling@gmail.com :

  1. Completed Entry Form (below or download: Word doc PDF).
  2. Up to 3 images of your work, any medium.
  3. Artwork details (title, medium, size, date, sales price).
  4. Artist statement (1 page or 500 words).
  5. C.V. (2 pages maximum)
  6. Confirm that the Entry Fee of $25. has been sent to the WAH Center.

ENTRY FORM

Name_____________________________________________________
Address______________________________City__________________
State__________Zip_____________
Phone: Home_______________________ Cell_________________________
Fax________________________
E-mail _______________________________________
Web-site______________________________________
#1: Title_____________________________________________________
Medium_________________________ Size____________________
Date________ Sale Price_______________
#2: Title_____________________________________________________
Medium__________________________Size____________________
Date__________Sale Price_____________
#3: Title_____________________________________________________
Medium__________________________Size____________________
Date__________Sale Price_____________

The WAH Center may sell the above work at the stated sale price and keep as commission 40 % of the sale price stated on the entry form. All works will be insured for the duration of the exhibition and installation and de-installation period against fire damage or loss for the amount indicated on the entry form less commission. Work marked NFS has to indicate a retail price in the inventory. The insurance value should be based upon the actual price of a similar work sold in the past; if no record is available, the insurance value is retail minus commission.
I, the artist, have understood the above and agree to hold the WAH Center harmless in case of damage or loss of my artwork, and I understand that the gallery will do its utmost to avoid either.

Artistʼs Signature _____________________________________________ Date________________

OPEN CALL

1st Annual WAH Center Spring Dance Festival DANCE & PERFORMANCE SERIES

FRI. MAY 4 & SAT. MAY 5, 2012 @ 8 PM
presented as part of WAH CENTER SPRING FLING

Download printable Spring Dance Festival entry forms: Word doc PDF

The WAH Center (Williamsburg Art & Historical Center) is now accepting submissions for 1st Annual WAH Center Spring Dance Festival,a two-night program of dance and performance, curated by Yana Schnitzler (artistic director of Human Kinetics Movements Arts). Spring is a time of planting for the future when nature erupts with joyous living presence. To celebrate the seasonal and creative return-to-earth, we are looking for dance and performance works which embrace the theme of Spring in its broadest sense.
The WAH Center is housed in New York City Landmark Kings County Savings Bank (built in 1867) and on the National Register of Historic Places. This French Second Empire architectural treasure offers artists a visually stunning performance space in Williamsburg—the heart of Brooklyn’s art community.
1st Annual WAH Center Spring Dance Festivalwillbe presented as part of Spring Fling , an international juried exhibition and Spring Festival, featuring music, Taste of Williamsburg smorgasbord from delicious local eateries, as well as an artist market, flower show, and other special programs, April 21-May 27, 2012. We look forward to including your talent in what will be an exceptional event!

DEADLINE: Sun, March 25, 2012 (midnight).

ACCEPTANCE: Notification of accepted work will be sent via email by Sun. April 8, 2012.
Applications must be submitted via email: please see complete instructions below.

APPLICATION FORM

DEADLINE: Sun, March 25, 2012 (midnight).

Company Name_____________________________________________________________________________
Contact Person/Title__________________________________________________________________________
Address______________________________City_____________________
State__________Zip_____________
Phone: Home_______________________ Cell_________________________
Fax________________________
E-mail _______________________________________
Web-site______________________________________
Number of Dancers in Proposed Work_________________
Length of Work (8 min. maximum)_______________
Props or Special Needs_______________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________

Please note that there will be only basic lighting. The stage area has hardwood flooring (no sprung floor); its dimensions are approx. 38’ (W) x 22’ (D). You will have a 30 min. technical rehearsal assigned to you the day of the performance. During this time you will set sound levels and run the dance.

PLEASE SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING by email to: WAHdance@gmail.com.

  1. Please attach completed Application Form
  2. In the body of the email: Biography of Choreographer and/or Company (350 words).
  3. In the body of the email: Work Description (200 words maximum).

Include a link for your work sample (preferred); URL only – do NOT send video files by email! Alternatively, DVD may be mailed to:
WAH Center, 135 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11211
(Only if you do not have a video sample online. Application materials will NOT be returned.)

Print Name _____________________________________________ Date________________