METONYMY signup 2010

Dear Artists and Metonymites

Metonymy is a Collaborative project pairing up Visual Artists and Writers, with 2 months to create a unique art work, to be exhibited at the Corban Estate Arts Centre in September


We now invite you to sign up for this years Metonymy (and check out our new fancy website ) at
http://www.metonymy.weebly.com/


You might have been wondering what is happening with Metonymy 2010? The team has been working hard behind the scenes to make Metonymy 2010 even bigger and better than previous years. With more time to collaborate, more space to exhibit, more events and a longer exhibition this year should be one not to miss.

This year’s exhibition will take place at the Corban Estate Arts Centre, and is associated with the Going West Books and Writers festival in September. Between 1000 and 1500 practitioners from the arts, literature, communications, science and business sectors are expected to visit the exhibition this year.

Timeline
June 26
Deadline for applications
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July 3
Creative pairs announced
July 10
1st meet and greet
6.00 - 8.30 pm, Thirsty Dog
July 24
2nd meet and greet
6.00 - 8.30 pm, Thirsty Dog
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August 7
3rd meet and greet
6.00 - 8.30 pm, Thirsty Dog
August 21
4th Meet and greet
6.00 - 8.30 pm, Thirsty Dog
August 31st
Final date for submissions of work - all must be delivered (with assembly instructions and artists statements) to Corban Estate Gallery, by 4.00 pm
August 31st
Panel sits on submitted works
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September 01
Installation of works into gallery
September 02
Metonymy Exhibition opens
September 11
Spoken word event
September 18
Music event
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October 2
Theatre Event
October 16
Metonymy Performance Evening
October 17
Exhibition closes
October 17
Work taken down and all work collected by artists
October 30
All monies from sale of work distributed to artists
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Location 2010
Corban Estate http://www.ceac.org.nz/ for a 6 weeks exhibition in september

Additions for 2010
- There will be 3 associated events during the 6 week period
- We are looking at expanding into a couple of overseas collaborations







Some general information

The Metonymy project
Metonymy is an annual Auckland-wide ‘creative collaboration’ project that focuses on forging new creative connections across the disciplines of visual and literary arts.
Metonymy provides the platform for artists and creative practitioners to explore media and communication ideas outside their area of expertise and experience.
2010 is the third year that Metonymy has run. In both 2008 and 2009, we achieved 33 successful pairings that resulted in 60 art works, numerous performances, and five publications including an exhibition catalogue and four volumes of poetry.
The 2009 Metonymy project had an extremely successful exhibition at the Aotea Centre, as part of The EDGE public programme, resulting in high audience numbers, positive feedback from sponsors and participants, and numerous artwork sales.
But most importantly, the Metonymy project has resulted in many new creative partnerships leading to further exhibitions, performance events, published books and theatrical collaborations, that all make a contribution to defining our contemporary culture in New Zealand.


Here’s how the Metonymy project works
Selected artists and creative practitioners will be matched up with another artist from a different genre – visual, literary or other. There is an emphasis on equal creative pairings in which each artist will spark off one another, creating a fusion of creative thought and visual expression.
Over a period of 6 weeks the artists will work together to create a collaborative multi-disciplinary work. Exploration and innovation with new artistic disciplines and digital media is encouraged.
The collaboration works are then judged by a panel of prominent figures and acknowledged experts including: Christine O’Brien, Riemke Ensing, Dr Simon Ingram and John Daly-Peoples.
The selected works will be show-cased at Corbans Estate Arts Centre in September and October 2010. The exhibition will run for 6 weeks. Performance and workshop programmes are planned to run during this time, complementing this year’s Going West Books and Writers Festival.

Hope to see you all again this year