alt_wilderness
The call-out to Artists:
Envision a kaleidoscope of projected artworks seamlessly harmonising with sound and technology. A dream-like space that allows audiences to engage with art through an optimistic futurist lens that encourages a democratisation of creative expression and experience.
A challenge to formality, rigidity and the prescribed norms that govern society’s engagement with art and the gallery exhibition experience. An opportunity for work across all mediums to collide, contrast and coalesce. A space for audiences to encounter new work made by emerging artists with less than three years of professional experience.
The underlying theme? We encourage you to discover this during one of the events.
To be clear, we are guided by a commitment to responsible and ethical uses of technology. We dislike dominant and addictive tech products as much as you do. As such, this experience does not aim to use technology to replace the format of an in-person exhibition. Instead, it asks whether we can use technology in creative ways to encourage new modes of engagement with art.
Featuring three dedicated sessions for both adults and children to experience the work independently; opening night, children’s afternoon, adult’s chill out evening. As well as an ongoing looped exhibition experience throughout FaB Festival.
Mediums of work across all creative practices are accepted, but must be scanned/captured to exhibition/print standard (TIFF/JPEG preferred at 300dpi, but due to the nature of this event 72dpi will be accepted too).
For example, if you are an oil painter we encourage you to submit work that has been scanned for use in making prints. If you are a ceramicist we encourage you to submit high-resolution photography or 3d scans. If you are a poet we encourage you to submit photography/scans of physical prints of your work. If you are a digital artist we encourage you to submit work as an image/video, and where appropriate we will work with you at a later date to obtain preferred formats (.obj etc. - we understand if you submit work at 72 DPI).
Join us and play.
Image © Nigel Fryatt
Curated by Nigel Fryatt and Charlotte Godfrey
Nigel Fryatt (datarav3) is a generative artist, creative technologist and web developer based in Bath, UK. He uses code to create artworks and live visual experiences, and also collaborates with artists to realise their creative visions using technology. He is a resident at Bath Spa University’s centre for innovation “The Studio” and Creative Media Mentor at the university’s graduate studio residency “Emerge”. Nigel also co-creates The Arts Show Podcast. Insta @datarav3 / datarav3.art / twitter.com/datarav3
Charlotte Godfrey leads ‘Emerge’ as Studio Manager and Creative Producer. Emerge is based at Sion Hill in Bath and is a studio space focused on the early generation of economically sustainable creative practice, meaningful placemaking and a space for creative growth and collaboration for the whole community. Insta @emergeinbath / twitter.com/EMERGEinBath / twitter.com/GoddersMartin
alt_wilderness is also being supported by Dave Webb, a leading creative technologist and digital artist based in Bath. Dave is a resident at The Studio and also lectures at Bath Spa University. Insta @crispysmokedweb
Submission deadline: Friday 12th April at 23h59 GMT
Media accepted: please see call-out text above
Free submission. All are welcome to apply, of any age, status, and from anywhere in the world.
If selected, we ask Artists for a £22 contribution (like crowdfunding) and/or to give some of their time, as we are all volunteers. Please read our FAQs here to find out more.
See all 20 projects open to submissions on our home page: fringeartsbath.co.uk
Fringe Arts Bath Festival will take place 24 May to 9 June 2024
To submit your work: please email the Curator alt@fringeartsbath.co.uk including:
NB: please include the exhibition / project name in the email title.
max 200 words about your work and how it fits the call-out (written, audio file, video or another way to suit you).
some images of the work, or links to video / performance work (or existing work if it hasn’t been made yet).
any relevant links, if you have them (though it’s not a requirement and Curators might not have the capacity to visit them all).
of course please include any questions you have.
you might not hear back from Curators until after the deadline, thank you for your patience.