[ecrea] CFP - "What the F**k?! Video in the Age of Sublime Uncertainty"

*CALL FOR PROPOSALS*

*The Curatorial Incubator, v.15***

*"What the F**k?! Video in the Age of Sublime Uncertainty"*

Guest Curators Jennifer Fisher and Jim Drobnick

"What the F**k?! Video in the Age of Sublime Uncertainty" invites 
curatorial proposals that respond to the psychic and cultural shock 
unleashed by the political crisis in democracy. Uttering “What the 
F**k?!” signals that the unbelievable has happened, yet the expression 
sustains a moment of inquiry. What can art do? As the current era aligns 
the sublimity of awe and danger with the mood of urgency and activism, 
uncertainty reigns. The affects of anger, denial, alienation and despair 
arise and are simultaneously anaesthetized by the promise of pleasure 
and beauty. Speaking truth-to-power is enacted by the supposed “fools” 
of culture – late-night comedians, artists and other marginalized 
agents. This residency seeks to reflect upon video's affective power to 
focus attention, forge relations, and invent ways of collective feeling 
that reimagine aspiration, consolation and freedom.

Participants in The Curatorial Incubator, v.15 will have an opportunity 
to hone their curatorial skills in the media arts in a number of 
important ways: attending specialized workshops conducted by arts 
professionals; conducting independent research using the rich resources 
available through Vtape; writing a curatorial essay for their program of 
selected titles, with invaluable editorial assistance provided by arts 
professionals; and, finally, presenting their curated program to the public.

If your proposal is selected for production, you will receive fees for 
both curating and writing and a budget to cover the screening fees for 
the titles that are included in your program.

*Research phase *(April - July 2018) includes:

--workshops conducted by Jennifer Fisher, Jim Drobnick and other 
professionals specializing in media arts,

--free access to the vast research facilities on site at Vtape, with 
over 4000 titles by 800+ artists and over 2500 articles on video art, and

--extensive access to the Vtape on-line preview resource available only 
to curators and authorized researchers.

*Presentation phase* (December 2018) includes:

--an exhibition of all the curated programs with an introduction by the 
curator

--and a fully illustrated catalogue of all the programs with curatorial 
essays.


      SUBMISSION DEADLINE: MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2018

Proposals must include:

--an up-to-date c.v.

—a statement of intention (1 page total) that outlines your interest in 
video and media artwork and why you want to be part of The Curatorial 
Incubator, v.15 — “What the F**ck?! Video in the Age of Sublime Uncertainty”

NOTE: your statement of intention does NOT have to include a list of 
titles you would include. Rather it should try to clarify your overall 
area of interest. You will have lots of time to do your research to find 
titles you want to include if you are selected for this program

--examples of critical writing your have done (published or non-published)

--examples of any curatorial or organizational work you have done


*OTHER REQUIRED INFORMATION TO ACCOMPANY PROPOSALS*

--indicate your availability for workshops on April 21-22, 2018 (days)

NOTE: If you are from outside of Toronto, please indicate how you would 
cover the costs of your travel to the workshops (to be held over 1 
weekend) and some additional time for on-site research at Vtape.

And don’t worry: you won’t be held to your original proposal but keep in 
mind that the jury will need to get an idea of what kind of work you are 
going to be searching for.  Surprises are to be expected along the way.  
That’s what research is all about.

Jennifer Fisher and Jim Drobnick form the curatorial collaborative 
DisplayCult, a collaborative framework for interdisciplinary studies in 
the visual arts. Its main objective is to creatively merge disciplines, 
media and communities in order to propose generative prototypes for 
display and aesthetic engagement. Fisher and Drobnick have published 
widely on contemporary art, post-media practices and curating. They are 
the founding editors of the Journal of Curatorial Studies, and their 
exhibitions include NIGHTSENSE, MetroSonics, Odor Limits, Listening 
Awry, Do Me!, Aural Cultures, Linda Montano, reminiSCENT, Museopathy, 
Vital Signs and CounterPoses, among others (www.displaycult.com 
<http://www.displaycult.com/>).

Vtape is Canada's leading artist-run, not-for-profit distributor of 
video art. Its extensive and diverse collection features works from the 
early 1970s to the present. Vtape makes this collection accessible to 
curators and programmers, educators, scholars and public audiences 
worldwide. In addition to providing a distribution framework for 
established and emerging artists, Vtape is committed to establishing 
video art preservation and exhibition standards, and strives to support 
hybrid practices in an increasingly complex technical milieu.

*Send applications to:*

Lisa Steele, Creative Director, Vtape

401 Richmond St. West, #452, Toronto, ON Canada M5V 3A8

(lisas /at/ vtape.org) <mailto:(lisas /at/ vtape.org)>

www.vtape.org <http://www.vtape.org/>

No phone inquiries please.

Jennifer Fisher PhD
Professor, Contemporary Art and Curatorial Studies
Department of Visual Art and
Art History CFA 252
YORK UNIVERSITY
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, ON  M3J 1P3
(jefish /at/ yorku.ca) <mailto:(jefish /at/ yorku.ca)>



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