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<nettime-ann> Call for Proposals: Iraqimemorial.org


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Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:08:06 -0800
Subject: Call for Proposals: Iraqimemorial.org
From: Joseph DeLappe <delappe@unr.edu>


Call for Proposals: Iraqimemorial.org

http://www.iraqimemorial.org
http://www.iraqimemorial.org/arabic

Iraqimemorial.org is an online call to action to artists, designers, architects or other interested creative individuals or collaborators to propose concepts for the creation of memorials to the many thousands of Iraqi civilians killed in the War in Iraq. As of 2007, estimates range from 77,000 to over 655,000 deaths in Iraq of non-combatants as a consequence of "Operation Iraqi Freedom". The memorial concepts will be featured in a growing online exhibition/database of proposals accessible on the site. Proposals are available to be viewed and rated by the public as well as by an internationally diverse group of individual scholars and curators who are serving as jurors.

Jurors include:
-Dr. Nadje Al-Ali, Centre for Gender Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK
-Yaelle Amir, Independent Curator and Writer, New York City, USA
-Dr Bernadette Buckley, Lecturer in International Politics, Goldsmiths University of London, UK
-Monica Narula & Shuddhabrata Sengupta, The Raqs Media Collective, Delhi, India
-Dr. David Simpson, Professor of English, University of California Davis, USA
-John David Spiak, Curator, Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, USA
-Dr. Marjorie Vecchio, Director/Curator, Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery, University of Nevada, Reno, USA


Participating artists as of 11/29/07 include:
Tony Allard-USA, Paul Dixon-UK, Carla Drago-Australia, Al Fadhil-Germany, James Hutchinson-UK, James Johnson-Perkins-UK, Sabine Kacunko-Germany, Suzanne Kanatsiz-USA, Lynn Marie Kirby-USA, Erik Krikortz-Sweden, Patrick Lichty-USA, Maria Paschalidou-Greece, John Quinn-UK, Kate Sicchio, UK, Jack Toolin-USA.


Guidelines for Entries: <http://www.iraqimemorial.org/proposals.html>http://www.iraqimemorial.org/proposals.html
This project seeks to highlight conceptions of memorials in the broadest context possible. All media and processes are to be featured on the project site, this includes but is not limited to experimental or traditional applications of: sculpture, architecture, installation, performance, murals, web art, digital art, photography, video, film, audio art, etc. Please visit the project web site for further detailed entry requirements and information.


Who May Submit Proposals?
All artists, architects, designers, individuals or collaborations are welcome and invited to submit proposals. You must be at minimum 18 years old to participate in this project.


How to Submit
<http://www.iraqimemorial.org/proposals.html>http://www.iraqimemorial.org/proposals.html
Entries are solely accepted via an online submission process available through the project website.


Deadline
As a user generated content site, the project is ongoing indefinitely - Iraqimemorial.org will continue to be realized as new memorial proposals are uploaded to the site. A first "Juror's Deadline for Review" has been established as March 19th, 2008, the fifth anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq.



Information/Project Contact: Project Director Joseph DeLappe Associate Professor Digital Media Studio Department of Art/224 University of Nevada, Reno Reno, Nevada 89509 775-784-6624 delappe@unr.edu delappe@iraqimemorial.org <http://www.iraqimemorial.org>http://www.iraqimemorial.org <http://www.delappe.net>http://www.delappe.net _______________________________________________ nettime-ann mailing list nettime-ann@nettime.org http://www.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-ann