OPEN CALL FOR WRITERS AND ARTISTS

Art as activism: should art be separated from activism?
Should art have a political value or function?
Should art be radical, critical, resistant or subversive?

Silent City in collaboration with Shoppinghour is looking for artists and writers for an online publication to be released in September 2010.

All articles should be no more than 1,000 words long and respond to the above question.

We are looking for journalistic pieces, academic extracts, experimental texts, art, poetry, plays, everything and anything which you feel responds to the above question.

Please email all submissions to info@silentcity.org.uk with the subject heading “Publication Submission”.

The deadline for submissions is 14th August 2010.

ABOUT US

Silent City is a collective who plan to participate in and curate a series of group shows around the four pillars of development policy - environmental balance, economic growth, social inclusion and cultural diversity. We are devoted to alternative interpretations of social issues. Our goal is to provide new experiences for contemplation and inquiry. Visit http://www.silentcity.org.uk for more information.

Shoppinghour is a constantly evolving collaborative project that brings together thinkers, artists, poets and activists in rethinking matters of socio-political relevance. Creative freedom, critical thought, experimental expression and provocative perspectives are thoroughly encouraged. Visit http://www.shoppinghour.net for more information.