Artist Opportunities: Jerwood visual arts
Call For Entries: Live Performers
Performers wanted for a newly commissioned performance by artist Jack Strange.
The performance will be part of the Jerwood Encounters exhibition, SHOW taking place at JVA at Jerwood Space, 171 Union Street, London, SE1 0LN from 16 March – 21 April.
The position is voluntary and we will not be able to reimburse travel or sustenance costs. Participants will receive a limited edition art work by Jack Strange.
Performance Outline:
The performance requires two participants to sit behind a wall and place one of their legs through the wall into the exhibition space and shake it gently for 5 minutes at a time every 15 minutes. Each performance lasts 3.5 hours.
Requirements:
You will need to be available one morning or afternoon per week for the duration of the exhibition.
Performance slots:
Monday – Friday 10am-1.30pm OR 1.30pm- 5pm
Saturday & Sunday 10am – 12.30pm OR 12.30pm – 3pm
Participants will need to be available at 10am on Friday 11 March for a briefing by the artist.
Email your contact details to Alice Browne and please state your preference for a day of the week, mornings or afternoons.
No experience required.
Email jva@jerwoodspace.co.uk
Closing date: 5pm Monday 28th February
Background:
SHOW is an exhibition of newly commissioned performances and artworks by Edwina Ashton, Jack Strange and Bedwyr Williams. It is the fourth Jerwood Encounters exhibition curated by Sarah Williams and seeks to examine the integral role that performance plays within an artist’s visual arts practice and its subsequent representation in an exhibition context. SHOW will consist of live performances and experiments in performance documentation. www.jvashow.co.uk
Download the info HERE
Image: Jack Strange, “It’s called the man in the leg doesn’t want to be a man”, 2009, Courtesy of the artist
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