eligibility
New Contemporaries is open to all final year undergraduates and current postgraduates of Fine Art at UK colleges and those artists who graduated in the year 2007.
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deadline & application
The deadline for newcontemporaries 2008 is THURSDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2008.
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selection
The 2008 exhibition will be selected by Richard Billingham, Ceal Floyer and Ken Lum.
The selection process is organised in two stages:
First stage from submissions – by end of April.
All unsuccessful applicants will be notified and submissions returned.
Second stage of selection is from the actual work. All the artists on the shortlist will be contacted and arrangements made for the collection of work. Final stage of selection – by end of May.
All works selected for the exhibition will be stored by New Contemporaries until the first venue. All works not selected for the show will be returned to the artists.
We are not able to acknowledge the receipt of applications and no correspondence will be entered into with individuals.
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2008 exhibition and tour
The 2008 exhibition will launch as part of the Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art, in September – October. The exhibition will then tour to a London venue, probably Club Row at Rochelle School.
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submission
New Contemporaries will consider work in any medium, including painting, sculpture, installation, photography, multi-media, performance and live work, video and moving image, computer-based and websites. Selection is based on existing work only.
Proposals for new work will only be considered in the light of existing work and all details for proposed works will need to be fully developed.The artist will need to be able to fund and resource the development of any new work themselves. All work has to be able to tour.
The initial stage of selection is from the submitted material, so the quality of the documentation of work is very important. Please decide on the best format of documentation for your work.
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All completed submission forms to be sent to New Contemporaries 2008, PO Box 52157, London E2 7XX (NB Special or Recorded Delivery can not be used for a PO Box address. Please use regular postage.)
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fee
The submission fee is £15 (per form)
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- Documentation of work
- Completed submission form (Click here to download pdf file.)
- Large stamped addressed protective envelope for return of submitted material. The documentation will not be returned otherwise.
- £15.00 submission fee made payable to:
New Contemporaries (1988) Ltd
Please make sure any cheques or postal orders are made out to the above name. The application will not be viewed unless payment is received.
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your application
Digital images: Applicants working in 2D and 3D media should
preferably supply a maximum of 10 digital images on CD-ROM as
JPEGs. All images should be in RGB mode and their dimensions should
not exceed 768 pixels high and 1024 pixels wide (i.e. the files should
each be between 100Kb and 1Mb in size). It is essential that the JPEGs
are formatted so that they can be viewed on a Mac. Any other digital
formats will not be accepted (no powerpoint presentations, TIFFs, PSDs,
I-Photo etc.) Clearly label both the CD-ROM and its case with your name.
Please check that you have burned the images onto the CD before
sending them in, by reinserting your disc into your computer and opening
up the files. This and other simple mistakes can then be avoided. Do
use Fuji Film/Photo CDR (with black underside).
Slides: 35mm slides will be accepted if digital images cannot be made.
A maximum of 10 slides in glassless slide mounts are required. Each
should be clearly labelled with the applicant's name and the slide number
marked on the front bottom left hand corner of the slide mount. Slides
must be sent in an A4 plastic sleeve with ring-binder holes to the left.
Slides should not be sent in a slide box. On no account should both 35mm
slides and CD-ROM be sent (please choose one format ONLY).
Video: Applicants working in time-based media should provide a
video DVD only. We are unable to view videos in other formats (no
VHS tapes or Quicktime or AVI files etc on CD-ROM). Applicants may
submit a maximum of 3 works. If each work is longer than 7 minutes
recommended that shorter "show-reel" extracts should be sent. Please
specify how you intend to present the work for exhibition: single monitor,
video projection, installation formats. The applicant's name should be
clearly labelled on both the DVD and its case.
Do not send video documentation of work in other media such as painting
or sculpture. Do not send stills from a video as well as the video itself.
Audio: Please supply sound works in MP3 or AIF/WAV format on
CD-ROM only. Submit short extracts where applicable.
Proposals: Please supply as hardcopy on one A4 sheet.
Websites, online projects: We are unable to access online
works. Please supply either a copy on CD-ROM, or supply adequate
documentation.
Application forms include an Image List that requires the title, medium,
size and date of each work. Please ensure that the list corresponds
the numerical order on the JPEGs, slides or DVDs.
All disks need to be clearly labelled with the title of work, your name
the duration of work. If you supply digital files, make sure we can view
the work on a Mac 'out of the box' with no specific software on it.
Please note that New Contemporaries (1988) Ltd cannot be held responsible for
lost or damaged slides/submissions. Please submit duplicate rather than original
slides/videos and make sure that all documentation is clearly labelled and securely
packaged. It is not possible to return any of the submitted material until after
completion of the selection process. Please ensure adequate postage and wrapping
for the weight and size of the application to ensure the safe return of material.
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