Call for proposals: WorldWide Storefront
September 19–November 21, 2014
Deadline: January 31, 2014
Storefront for Art and Architecture
97 Kenmare Street
New York, NY 10012
T 212 431 5795
F 212 431 5755
info [at] storefrontnews.org
Storefront for Art and Architecture announces a call for proposals for WorldWide Storefront (WWSF), a new initiative to provide a simultaneous, multi-locus of alternative spaces around the globe and a digital platform for the expression and exchange of latent desires within contemporary art and architecture practices.
WorldWide Storefront is a mode of action; its aim is to unveil, produce and discuss experimental cultural works on a global scale from local points of view. By using the ability of contemporary means of communication to join space, undo place and avoid time, WorldWide Storefront provides leadership in imagining future modes of cultural production.
Storefront is seeking proposals from individuals or collectives across the globe with curatorial visions that articulate alternative positions within their particular context. Proposals should contain a two-month installation, series of exhibitions and/or events and identify a specific site where the project will be realized in relationship to the curatorial vision. Strong proposals will explore new spaces of cultural action that defy traditional notions of “gallery,” “pavilion,” or “cultural institution.” Proposals should also propose new and innovative ways to digitally engage audiences globally.
All proposals will be reviewed by an international jury of notables in the fields of art and architecture. Selected entries will be part of the WorldWide Storefront program and individuals will receive 1,000 USD in seed funding to start their project, as well as strategic outreach support and technical and logistical mentorship. From September 19 to November 21, 2014, all selected entries throughout the world will simultaneously open and have a two-month program of exhibitions and events. All events will be recorded and broadcast through the WorldWide Storefront online platform and presented at the Storefront for Art and Architecture Gallery in New York, which will operate as the central situation room.
For additional information and instructions on how to submit, visit www.storefrontnews.org or www.wwstorefront.org. All proposals must be received by January 31, 2014.
About Storefront
For 30 years, Storefront has been at the forefront of local, national, and international design communities, engaging with essential questions in art and architecture to increase public awareness of and interest in the built environment and urban issues. Through its diverse programming, Storefront strives to give a voice to the voiceless, to ask the questions others have not, and to bring alternative and emerging ideas in architecture and design. Through its diverse programming, Storefront seeks to engage individuals in its New York neighborhood and beyond as collective agents of social and urban development and change.
Support for Storefront for Art in Architecture is made possible by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; the Foundation for Contemporary Arts; The Greenwich Collection Ltd.; the Lily Auchincloss Foundation; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; The Peter T. Joseph Foundation; the Foundation for Contemporary Arts; by its Board of Directors, members and by individuals.
