2008 Taiwan International Video Art Exhibition

2008 Taiwan International Video Art Exhibition
第一屆台灣國際錄像藝術展 徵件簡章

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Download your application to participate in a video art exhibition. Deadline Sept 1. http://twvideoart.blogspot.com/
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Presenter: Chiu Tsai-Hsing Culture and Education Foundation
Organizer: Hong-Gah Museum (hereunder referred to as the Museum)
Curators: Sean C.S. Hu and Yung-Hsien Chen
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1. Presenter:Chiu Tsai-Hsing Culture and Education Foundation came to realization with the preliminary proposal brought forth by musician, Ma Shui-Lung. The Foundation started off as a platform for Taiwanese musicians to showcase their works, and the initial core was based on the Spring-Fall Contemporary Music. It then reached out to promote diverse cultural activities, and in the year 1999, the Hong-Gah Museum was established with the principle to promote contemporary and new media arts in Taiwan and also to serve as a multi-functional exhibition venue. Chiu Tsai-Hsing Culture and Education Foundation and Hong-Gah Museum are both founded by Mr. Chiu Tsai-Hsing, and continue to receive high acknowledgements in the fields of arts and cultures, including the 1998 and 2006 National Cultural Benefactor Award’s Special Award and Jury Award from the Council for Cultural Affairs of Taiwan.
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2. Objective:1. The call for entries is initiated by Chiu Tsai-Hsing Culture and Education Foundation and Hong-Gah Museum, and the objective is to encourage creative video works, and by opening to all geographic locations, we anticipate more international artistic and cultural interactions to take place in Taiwan. This international exhibition will be organized biennially with this year being the first.
2. All entries are given special considerations by the curators for exhibiting in this year’s exhibition, titled ”Dwelling”. The contents of the entries should include issues pertaining to city and country landscapes, personal living environments, changes in habitats, community cultures, family attribution, or living environments of the working class or a marriage relationship that could extend to related issues about residence and tenements. The artist must use video as the medium, and the work may progress further on the themed subject through the use of the imagination, documentary, re-composition, editing, animation, and etc…
3. Eligibility:Open to all domestic and international artists 18 years of age or older, working with video art.4. Entry Deadline and Submission:Starting from June 1st, 2008 ~ September 1st, 2008. (Deadline for entry postmarked by September 1st, 2008, no submission will be accepted after).
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5. Acceptance Notification:The entry acceptances will be published on the museum’s website before September 30th, 2008.6. Exhibit Dates:November 8th ~ December 28th, 2008.