Reset
Reset will focus on the implications associated with breaking and fixing. The exhibit will explore the efficacy of solutions along with insightful representations of problems.

As a group of young artists situated in the Midwest experiencing the shifting economy, class struggles, and simply the anxiety of change we have found these problems to be universal yet no less concerning. In addition to commonality, these issues have a cyclical nature over time and culture. With Reset we intend make clear just how problematic the acts of both breaking and fixing can be. Work needn’t comment on the Midwest specifically, but more on the possibility of what breaking and fixing can mean. The show will include the variety of ways in which the theme can function in either medium and/or concept. Submissions that address issues of race, gender and class are especially encouraged.
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Submissions:
Please submit all materials by midnight on Friday November 12th 2010

-high quality JPG or TIFF files, suitable for publication, no smaller than 1500 pixels in any direction. Files should be titled to correspond with Slide Sheet.
- Video work may be submitted via web link or dvd; please also include video stills suitable for publication.
- Slide Sheet including title, artist name(s), media, dimensions, year, and special requirements/technical needs, such as “digital projector”.
- Artist statement of 250 words or less, suitable for publication, explaining how the work relates to the exhibit theme.
- Proposals for projects may be submitted

- There is no entry fee
- Shipping costs to GVSU will be the responsibility of the artists
- Return shipping will be covered by Curatorial Studio, the exhibit organizers

Email :
reset.curatorial.team@gmail.com

Mail:
Attn: Curatorial Studio
Art and Design Department
Grand Valley State University
1 Campus Drive
Allendale, MI 49401

Website:
For more information, and documentation of the exhibit site, please visit
www.reset-reset.com

Calendar:
-Submissions due by midnight, Friday November 12th 2010
-Notifications to artists: Monday November 15th
- Opening reception: Friday December 10th [6-11 pm]
-Work shipped back to artists: Wednesday December 15th

This exhibit is initiated by the Curatorial Studio, an undergraduate art class offered as part of the Visual Studies emphasis in the Art & Design Department at Grand Valley State University, located outside of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The curriculum explores the presentational, critical, and theoretical discourse specific to such practice within a studio context. A past project by Curatorial Studio is documented here:
http:digitalritual.wordpress.com/