Call for Proposals: LE FLASH ATLANTA 2009
June 18th, 2009Opportunity
We invite proposals for experimental site work and performance by independent artists with fresh
concepts.
Information
ARTISTS, WE AWAIT PROPOSALS FOR PROJECTS CENTERED ON LIGHT!
Imagine light as a solid, a liquid or a vapor elemental to your project! Think of light through an
experimental lens, as a reflection or as a projection. Show us how you can animate and energize
one space or a whole neighborhood!
TIMELINE
JUNE 5: CALL FOR PROPOSALS
July 10: Proposal Deadline
August 2: INTERVIEWS
August 7: PROJECT SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED
September 13: MANDATORY MEETING + Site Visits
September 27: Mandatory Rehearsal on Site
October 2: LE FLASH!
Requirements
Artists are requested to:
1. site their work and obtain permission from the property owner
2. address safety issues and the potential for inclement weather
3. locate and secure electrical and water hook-ups, if needed
4. be dynamic and prepared to express the essence of LE FLASH!
Most projects will be self-funded and self-produced.
At their discretion, the curators will award modest stipends to support the production of a limited number
of ambitious proposals with budgets that exceed the artist’s ability to self-fund.
SUBMISSION GUIDE
Proposals accepted ONLY through the Le Flash website: leflash-atl.com
Directions on how to complete the process will be posted on the website by June 15.
ALL PROPOSALS require:
Full Name
Contact information: phone, email, physical mailing address, website
Title and Clear Description of Concept (include proposed duration of performance/video)
How do you define the “essence” of Le Flash? We want to know!
Date(s) and site(s) of recent presentations of the proposed concept
Up to 3 images or links to sites showing related past work
Proposed site/Description of optimum setting for the work.
Where do you see your project happening?
Electrical hook-up or other project-specific set up needs
DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: July 10, 2009
Contact
Learn more about Le Flash 2008 here: http://www.leflash-atl.com/
And here: http://burnaway.org/2008/10/le-flashhighlights/
Questions: LeFlash.2009.Atlanta@gmail.com
