SynchroSwim 2010!


photos from SynchroSwim 2009 by Max Cook

Sunday, August 8, 2010 6-7pm @ the Capitol Skyline Hotel
10 I (eye) Street, SW, Washington, DC
Deadline for team submissions: Monday, July 19, 2010 (received)

Washington Projects for the Arts, in collaboration with the Rubell Family Collection + Conner Contemporary Art, presents the second annual synchronized swimming performance competition featuring Washington area artists.

This year's judges:
Dr. Dorothy Kosinski, Executive Director, The Phillips Collection

Septime Webre, Artistic Director, The Washington Ballet

C. Brian Williams, Executive Director, Step Afrika

Prizes include: A gourmet pizza party hosted at the Capitol Skyline for you and your teammates and friends, Season passes to the Capitol Skyline pool and more!

Artists are requested to submit an application to perform a 2-4 minute synchronized performance accompanied by music to take place in the Capitol Skyline Hotel pool. Teams can consist of 2-10 members. A panel of experts will judge performances with prizes awarded in three categories: best performance, best visual spectacle, and crowd favorite. You do not need to be WPA member to apply.
  
Typically, synchronized swimming demands advanced water skills and requires great strength, endurance, flexibility, grace, artistry, and precise timing, as well as exceptional breath control when upside down underwater. However, at the WPA SynchroSwim, creativity and effort are the criteria for evaluation. Performers must be able to swim or wear an appropriate safety flotation device. Performances do not have to actually include traditional swimming, but they must take place in the pool. Creative attire is highly recommended.

click here for submission guidelines and application form>>

photos from Synchroswim 2009 by Max Cook

Saturday, August 14, 2010
10am - 12pm
Critique Session, hosted by The Studio Visit @ WPA
(2023 Massachusetts Ave NW DC)
This event is free and open to the public, but space is limited to 20 guests. You must rsvp to kbilonick@wpadc.org to reserve your spot.
bagels and coffee provided by The Studio Visit

The Studio Visit is a web journal with a dedicated focus on visual artists and their process. (http://thestudiovisit.com/)

Started in 2008 as a virtual public access forum by WPA member, Isabel Manalo, The Studio Visit (TSV) introduces professional artists at work in their studios speaking directly to their work through a dialogue with the writer.

As part of WPA's Coup d'Espace initiative, Manalo and TSV will hold an open forum here for artists to discuss current work or works in progress. The forum or 'Critique' will be moderated by curator and arts leader, Karyn Miller.

5 artists will be given the opportunity to discuss their work with Karyn Miller and the group (1-2 items per artist). THE SLOTS FOR SHOWING WORK ARE NOW FILLED. Please email kbilonick@wpadc.org to attend the event and be a part of the discussion!

Karyn Miller joined Cultural Development Corporation (CuDC) in June 2007 and is a Program Manager for Visual Arts and Creative Communities Fund. She is responsible for the management of the artist selection and recruitment process in the Flashpoint Gallery, as well as the coordination of the gallery’s advisory panel. Karyn came to CuDC from Conner Contemporary Art, where she was the Gallery Director. In her five years with Conner Contemporary, she organized and installed numerous exhibitions, reviewed submissions, liaised with clients and media and curated select exhibitions. Karyn graduated with honors from The Catholic University of America with a Bachelor of Arts in Art History, during which she studied abroad in Rome, Italy. This summer, Karyn will complete a MA in Art and Museum Studies at Georgetown University.

OPEN CALL FOR ENTRIES
Experimental Media Series 2011

Juror: Paul D. Miller aka Dj Spooky, Composer, Multimedia Artist, Writer
Deadline: through September 13, 2010 , 5pm (received deadline)

Screening Dates and Locations:
January 13 and 20, 2011 @ The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
January 27 and 28, 2011 @ The Mansion at Strathmore, Rockville, MD
February 2, 2011 @ Falvey Hall, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
February 10, 2011 @ St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Washington DC
Other venues to be announced

Calling all video and sound artists…
WPA is pleased to present the sixth Experimental Media Series, a screening series of innovative video and sound works. The Experimental Media Series was created to showcase the new media work of exceptional and under-recognized talent and provide a venue for experimental media in the Washington, DC area. Since 2006, EMS has presented the work of over 150 artists, including Julia Oldham, Stefanie Barber, Stan Brakhage, Paul Chan, Herman Asselberghs, Miranda July, Jose Ruiz, and Champ Taylor.

All video and sound artists are invited to submit one recent work that is no longer than 5 minutes, exploring any subject matter of their choice. From the received submissions, juror Paul D. Miller will create a selection of video and sound works to be presented in a series of public screenings. Artists whose work has been selected for the screening programs will be notified during the first week of November. Additionally, two artists submitting the most compelling entries, based on overall quality and originality as determined by the juror, will be awarded the Kraft Prize for New Media of $750 and the WPA Experimental Media Prize of $750 on January 20. Please note that the WPA Prize will go to an artist living and working in the Mid-Atlantic region.

click here to download the full call for artists and entry form>>

Paul D. Miller aka DJ SPOOKY is a composer, multimedia artist and writer. His written work has appeared in The Village Voice, The Source, Artforum and The Wire amongst other publications. Miller's work as a media artist has appeared in a wide variety of contexts such as the Whitney Biennial; The Venice Biennial for Architecture (2000); the Ludwig Museum in Cologne, Germany; Kunsthalle, Vienna; The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh and many other museums and galleries. Miller's first collection of essays, entitled Rhythm Science came out on MIT Press 2004. His book Sound Unbound, an anthology of writings on electronic music and digital media, was recently released by MIT Press. Miller's latest collaborative release, Drums of Death, features Dave Lombardo of Slayer and Chuck D of Public Enemy among others. He also produced material on Yoko Ono's recent album Yes, I'm a Witch. Paul D. Miller is represented by Irvine Contemporary in Washington DC.

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