BASES OF THE CALL 2009 (OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT)

SPORA. International Exhibition of Ephemeral Art is a biannual itinerary of contemporary ephemeral artworks through the city of Granada.

The exhibition covers a path that has two opposite ends, clearly differentiated that gives sense to the main argument of the Exhibition: Tradition and Modernity. At one side, the Sacromonte neighborhood, as main exponent and representation of traditional of historic artisans arts and crafts ; on the other side, the recently developed Museum zone, with the Andalusian Memorial Cultural Centre and the Science Park Museum, both representing the modern and newly developed neighborhoods in Granada.

In between, the city with its urban outline, streets and most emblematic buildings (Bañuelo, Carmen de la Victoria, Palacio de los Córdova�) and the well known streets and plazas (La Fuente de las Batallas, Recogidas, el Embarcadero del Río Genil�); in this context is where Spora arises every two years. Artists can show their artworks to the city by using it as exceptional canvas.

Concepts such as traces, memories, the perishable, transitorily, the art dematerialization and un-owned as essence of ephemeral against the enduring, is one of the main arguments of this exhibition that spreads over an over-fitted city.

SPORA enables culture encounter of artists coming from many nations living together with the neighborhoods inhabitants and with Andalusian and foreign artisans, making artists participating in each edition, interchange rich experiences and getting to know Granada in every aspect: historical, environmental, cultural, heritage, etc.The water of the rivers Darro and Genil will serve as a thread through time and the different cultures, to blend tradition and modernity and promoting a common cultural space.

SPORA searches for a cultural common space where art projects promoting ethical and social values will be selected over two main research lines:

Art and Nature: Art pieces promoting Environment respect and recuperation, with multidisciplinary ephemeral interventions through the urban landscape, based in an Ecological Aesthetics that talk through metaphors about improving our future and moving forward a more sustainable developing living model. These interventions will focus on preserving the cultural heritage and analyze different rituals and traditions towards Nature. Projects based on Installations, Performance, Land Art, Recycled Art, Ephemeral Sculpture, etc. will be welcome.

Art and New Technologies: Art pieces that approach art and new technologies to society within a common cultural space will be selected. They have been distributed into these sections: Interactive Art (Net Art, Interactive spaces, virtual environments,�), Videoart (Video creation, Video installations, Video dance, Vjing, �) and Sound Art (Sound spaces, Sound sculptures and installations, Vdj, �)

PARTICIPANTS:

This call is open to artists, either individually or collectively (naming a representative), regardless of age, nationality or gender.

DURATION OF THE FESTIVAL:

The length of the SPORA is 6 days, between 15 and 20 December during which the presentation of each piece of art will be sequentially fixed.

SPACES AND LOCATIONS:

The artists will perform their work in situ (spot). The art work must be designed for a specific location that the artist may select within the proposed itinerary, either in the urban spaces or using the buildings (inside or façades). Depending on the specificity of each project, the artist will work outdoors, in public spaces, or within the premises of the Andalusian Memory Museum or the Faculty of Fine Arts in Granada.

The artists are committed to meet the objectives of coexistence and participation in the activities of the Exhibition and finish their work on time, so that their art work will be installed on the designated place of the itinerary proposed.

MANNING:

The Organization shall bear the cost of accommodation and meals for the participating artists during the days in which they will develop the event (not including transfers) and will provide the materials, resources and tools that previously had been agreed with each artist, according to his/her Project.

PRESENTATION OF PROJECTS AND EXECUTION OF APPLICATIONS:

Projects may be submitted in any artistic discipline and creative language within the two themes of the SPORA: Art and Nature (to be considered, especially those projects that integrate the recovery of traditional crafts) and Art and New Technologies.

Each artist or group may submit as many projects as desired, being necessary their input on paper and CD, DVD or MiniDV (for works of video art), mp3 or wav (for audio art pieces).

These include the following compulsory sections:

� Registration application form.
� Photocopy of passport of the applicant.
� Contact data (Name and surname, e-mail, phone number, postal address,�)
� Curriculum Vitae written in a maximum two pages.

Explanatory memorandum of the project (not more than five pages) detailing:

� Name of the Project.
� Brief description of project (maximum 200 words).
� Discipline / s art / s.
� Characteristics of the project.
� Installation instructions and description of the technical requirements and materials to accomplish the sample (the assembling and dismantling works of the project shall be performed by the responsible of the project however the Organization will provide support and advice as well).
� Proposed location.
� Graphic documentation of the project (drawings, sketches, designs, photographs, etc.)
� Production expenses (material /technical / professional needs)
� Graphic documentation of recent work (minimum 5 works and maximum 10). Both images in the dossier as those provided in the explanatory memorandum of the project will have to have a resolution of 300 dpi.

In the case of not received the complete information above mentioned, the participation will be rejected, the jury deciding not to take it into consideration.

It is necessary to indicate if the project of the work that will participate in SPORA 09 is unpublished or has been filed in others festivals or cultural events, specifying in this case the date and place where it was performed.

Applications, along with supporting documentation, will be delivered or sent to the following address:

VICEDEAN OF INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS - VICEDEAN OF CULTURE
Faculty of Fine Arts, Edificio Aynadamar, Avenida de Andalucía s / n, 18071, Granada

On weekdays from 9:00 pm to 14:00, or by certified mail. The submission of an application through the Post Office will be done in an open envelope, so that at the head of the registration form will be stated clearly the name of the Office and the filing date in accordance with the provisions Article 31 of Royal Decree 1829/1999, of December 3.

The deadline for submission of the projects ends on November 8th 2009.


SELECTION:

The submissions will be subjected to a process of selection by a committee appointed by the Organization composed of renowned professionals from various artistic disciplines. This committee will be made public in due course on the SPORA website.

The Selection Committee will choose the number of projects it deems appropriate, evaluating the artistic quality, suitability to the urban environment, the complementarily between the various proposals and feasibility and economic.

Since these projects will occupy public spaces, the Organization will obtain the necessary local permits for the completion and installation of art pieces.

The project leaders undertake to rectify any damage that occurs in his work, ensuring as far as possible that it remains in perfect condition for the duration of the Exhibition.


ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION:

Following the completion of the SPORA the Organization will edit a catalogue that includes all actions developed.

The artists will transferred the rights to exhibit and image of the work for this exhibition and for the activities aimed to promote it. An agreement containing a license of rights will be signed between SPORA and each artist or collective to regulate rights of reproduction and publication of each project.

The Organization reserves the right to publish and reproduce the selected artistic interventions for all purposes associated with promoting the program, and incorporate into its documentary fund and public archive all the documents generated. For the audiovisual works a copy will become part of the present documentary fond.

INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR PROJECTS



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From 9 to 14 hours at:

Faculty of Fine Arts, Vice-Dean of Culture and Students and International Relations Office.
Edificio Aynadamar, Avenida de Andalucía s/n, 18071, Granada. SPAIN
Phone: (+00 34) 659216547 and (+00 34) 659231583

E-mail:
Belén Mazuecos: bmazue@ugr.es (Spanish/Italian)
Luiza Anca Sirbu: vtribbaa@ugr.es (Spanish/English)
Ana García López: agarcial@ugr.es (Spanish/English)

www.sporaarteefimero.com

COMMENTS:
The participation in SPORA 09 entails the complete acceptation of these rules.