Critical Massive Call for Proposals

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Ignition Northwest, Critical Massive 2007
Seattle, WA
Proposal Deadline: April 1st, 2007

Ignition NW is a non-profit corporation that fosters radical self-expression, participatory art, and sustainable community through regional (Burning Man) events, information sharing and education, community space, and so forth for the Burner-based community and friends in the Pacific Northwest.  Each year we sponsor a multi-day (Burning Man) regional event, Critical Massive, as a venue for community members and friends to meet and develop collaborative relationships through the organization and experience of music, art, interactive projects, and workshops.  Critical Massive strives to be the Northwest’s premier pre-playa experience and therefore welcomes the idea of providing grants for art centered in the Northwest.  This grant process is open to on and off playa art, the only restriction is a showing of all or part of the project at Critical Massive. Please note the grant is intended to be assistive, covering materials and costs of installation, not artists’ time.  Whether or not you need assistance funding, we encourage you to bring your to bring it to Critical Massive! The success of this community-based event depends on the active contribution of all its participants.


PROJECT GOALS:
The goals of this project are to foster community through the construction of participatory art at Critical Massive, art that embodies the Burning Man spirit of both radical self-expression and cross-disciplinary collaboration.  By said “art” we broadly include performance, music, fire dancing, art cars, interactive sculptures, theme camp projects, and other collaborative and/or participatory installations.   ELIGIBILITY
Artists and art groups intending to install art at Critical Massive are eligible to submit a proposal for this project.  Members of the art grant committee are not elegible.

CRITERIA
The criteria on which the proposals will be judged include artistic quality; appropriateness for the site; successfully addressing the goals of Ignition Northwest and Critical Massive;  successfully addressing public safety and maintenance issues; and ability of the artist to complete the work as described.  Priority will also be given to projects that include only transportation or installation costs, and for which artists have clearly already committed some of their own resources and time. Ignition Northwest reserves the right to decline any or all of the submittals.  The artist(s) selected may be required to further develop the proposal for approval by the Ignition Northwest, prior to installation. SELECTION PROCESS
The projects will be selected directly from initial submitted materials by an art grant committee appointed by Ignition Northwest. The committee may choose to interview a limited number of finalists from the initial applicants or they may choose to decline all proposals.

SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS
To be considered for this project, please submit all of the following.

1) Cover Letter

  1. Indicate the reason for your interest in the project and briefly describe your approach;
  2. Include the artist(s) name, mailing address, daytime phone number, and email address.  If a collaborative project, include all participating artists’ names but indicate who is to be the primary contact. 
  3. Include a brief biographical summary of each collaborator, indicating the artists’ past experiences with related work, past grants, web site portfolios if they are available, etc.  Use this opportunity to convey your ability to complete the proposed project.

    4. 2) Written Project Proposal, not to exceed two pages

  1. Briefly describe yor proposal for this project, addressing visual impact, materials, interactivity, installation method and any other information that would help to explain the proposal.
  2. Briefly describe how your proposed project incorporates the goals of Ignition Northwest, to foster community through the construction of participatory art that embodies the Burning Man spirit of both radical self-expression and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
  3. Briefly describe how issues of public safety, vandalism and maintenance will be addressed in the design and materials
  4. Briefly describe the area size including fire perimeter that you require, and if you have any other site specific needs such as power, water, and permits. 
  5. If fire is a part of your piece, please describe how you have fire safety support.
  6. If your project is not active all the time, please indicate what time of the day is your piece active, and  do you need to have a scheduled event?

    7.  3) Budget


Include a budget that summarizes the cost of materials, transportation, installation, etc.  Be sure to include in your budget some indication of the value in time and resources that have already been committed to the project by the contributors. 4) Visual Materials, not to exceed two pagesArtists should submit a drawing or some clear visual representation of the proposed artwork.  If you prefer to build a three-dimensional model for this proposal, photograph the model and include the photograph with the submitted materials.  If you believe your project is better conveyed with a real 3D model or some other medium please contact the art committee lead to make alternative arrangements.5) Photodocumentation of past representative workPlease include up to ten images (digital) of previously completed and/or representative work, numbered according to a completed image list.  For collaborative projects representative works may be drawn from different collaborators.  Digital images must be submitted as email attachments or as a hyperlink to a web site. Each image if submitted in an email attachment must be saved as an individual 300 dpi JPEG file, no larger than 1MB.  Clearly provide a list of images with title and associated file name or URL, and a sentence describing each image.  Again, if you believe your representative work is better conveyed with a real 3D model or some other medium please contact the art committee lead to make altenrative arrangements.   Checklist:
��� Cover Letter
��� Written Project Proposal, not to exceed two pages
��� Budget
��� Visual image of proposed project, not to exceed two pages
��� Up to 10 images of past representative work (digital)Proposal deadline: April 1st, 2007
E-mail to:  criticalart@gmail.com
If you have questions, please e-mail inquiries to: criticalart@gmail.com or the art committee lead, shelly@ignitionnw.org
If you may have trouble submitting a digital version of your project, please contact us in a timely way to ensure we figure out an alternative solution for you.