Dear artists,
The 3rd
international RestCycling Art (RCA) Festival will be held on the 12th and 13th of June 2004 in Berlin. This
year we have agreed to set a particular theme to the festival, which should
serve as focal point of the creative production.
Around 50 international artists will be working in disciplines including
painting, sculpture, installation, design, fashion, etc., in an open studio set
up, and publicly demonstrate their creation of art, craft, and fashion objects
using materials from society’s trash.
The theme to this year's festival will be "100%
cre-ACTIVE": This relates to described qualities of
commercial products (e.g. 100% pure wool, 100% efficiency, 100% warantie,
etc.). Thus, various works of art reflecting, in one way or another, an
untypical or unconventional "100%" ( based on the personal ideas
and interpretations of the artist) can be conceived . We would like
demonstrate a certain criticism of our consumerist-orientated lifestyles, while
engaging into active modes of 'thinking' and 'doing', in order to resist
passive and thoughtless habits.
The festival organisation will provide materials for the artists'
work in their live ateliers.
We are also looking for video artists whose work is concerned with the
environment, recycling, garbage, the consumer society and nature. We would like to present these
videos throughout the event.
The artwork created for the third
RCA festival will be presented (if the artist agrees) in an exhibition taking place in July. We are also planing to put out a catalogue documenting the festival.
Is your artwork made from discarded materials? If so, you should contact
us!
We can only consider applications with a portfolio (curriculum vitae and
material documenting your work) and a written project description, which should
be based on the festival theme.
We cannot accept originals and unique pieces. No applications by email!
A jury will decide upon a selection of 50 artists at the beginning of
April 2004.
Application deadline: march
31st, 2004
(date of postage stamp)
fax :
0049.30.24 03 99 23
e-mail:
info@restcyclingart.com
www.restcyclingart.com