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Alice Sings Pop Choir Workshop
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Studio Space Available from 26th March
Applications due
midnight, Monday 19th March
From 26th March WTS will have one studio space available for local artists
6 month lease
Size roughly 3 x 4 m
$155/month
APPLICATION
Artists will need to submit an application via email to wts@wts.org.au
Artists must submit:
- Document (max. 1 page) including:
- Name and contact details: phone, email, address, website.
- Details about artist’s work
- How artist intends to use the studio, i.e: are they working on a specific project, exploring a concept, experimenting, using a particular media, etc.
- Length of time artist wishes to lease space
- Why artist is interested in Watch This Space
- 3-8 images of artist’s work
SELECTION PROCESS
The WTS Curatorial Committee will assess applications based on the relevance of the artist’s practice to Watch This Space’s aims as a contemporary experimental art space:
- To create opportunities for local artists’ work to be discovered and made visible through hosting contemporary art exhibitions.
- To provide opportunities for local, interstate and international artists to enrich the artistic and cultural life of Alice Springs through the delivery of high quality contemporary art activities.
- To foster an inclusive creative community of artists who share skills and experiences with each other by accessing the onsite gallery and studio space.
- To offer professional development opportunities for artists including artistic/cultural collaborations and skills development.
- To nurture the full breadth of contemporary art activities including multi-disciplinary art forms, new media and installation work.
Decision will be finalised and applicants notified of outcome before 23rd March.
Note: All programming decisions are made by the WTS Curatorial Committee. The committee is made up of three Alice Springs based artists and arts workers.
Artist Call-Out // Fractured Territory
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An exhibition by Frack-free NT
The arts community has always been at the forefront of political comment and criticism in the Territory. Using humour, irony and acerbic wit artists have challenged propaganda produced by government and big business, and fouht without fear for grass-roots issues.
FRACTURED TERRITORY invites artists to shine a spotlight on the contentious fracking debate, and send up the shady deals and sweetheart relationships between NT Governments and the gas industry.
Artists are encouraged to produce works and submit by MARCH 11 for a group show to launch in Alice Springs.
Group show at Red Hot Arts, Alice Springs to launch on March 15.
Format: Artists to produce work for an A2 poster format. Specs: 420mm x 594, 300 DPI, 3mm bleed. Designs will be displayed on foamcore and prints will be available for sale on the night.
Contact fracturedterritory@gmail.com to submit
CALL OUT to local artists for our 25th Birthday
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What experimental projects have you had on your mind?
WTS is turning 25 this year (woah), and to celebrate we are putting together a Creative Program of on- and offsite projects throughout the second half of the year.
As part of this we are calling out to you, our valued members and community, for project submissions. If you've had an idea on your mind for a while then this is a great opportunity for WTS to support you and your project.
APPLY
Please submit the following to wts@wts.org.au
- Your contact details
- Project Name
- Artists involved
- Project description (max. 400 words)
- Proposed Date(s)
- Proposed Site(s)
- Support material (actual or indicative of project)
DUE MONDAY 26TH FEB
WTS will be discussing projects and will seek further details from successful artists in the weeks following the due date.
We look forward to hearing your ideas!
Employment Opportunity: Casual Gallery Assistant wanted!
Apply now! Download the position description
Applications due midnight, Monday 12th March 2018 to wts@wts.org.au
Call Out: Start makin' those zines, bbz. The Annual Zine Fair's coming up!
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It's that time of year again when everyone in town is madly scribbling, scrunching, folding and photocopying to get their self-published beauties out into the bustling space that is the WTS Annual Zine Fair.
Contact us at the gallery wts@wts.org.au to arrange to make use of the Watch This Space photocopier, "Big Ric", and other facilities when compiling your work.
More info here