PANDORAS BOX / THE TOMB
CALL FOR ARTISTS • SUBMIT BY APRIL 14TH!
You trace the design atop the lid with a slow, deliberate finger. The light of the full moon spills out over the hall — a forbidden place to all but the souls from ancient times. Were the stories true? Did it matter? The dampness of the night air had already seeped into your clothing an hour ago, yet the discomfort was nothing compared to the electric rush of adrenaline that pulsed through your veins. No one has ever seen the contents of the chest — there were only legends warning of what could be within. What mysteries, what terrors, what traps, blessings, treasures….. no one knows. You swallow hard, muster the courage, and open the lid.
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PANDORAS BOX / THE TOMB
A Mysterious Snail Mail Swap
Hosted by Light Grey Art Lab in June 2021
SUBMIT BY APRIL 14th — Details below!
What would you do if a secret chest filled with wonders showed up on your doorstep? What could be inside? This spring, Light Grey Art Lab is creating two very special universal swaps for folks looking to make magic with us! Please read through all of the details below for information on how to participate!
WHAT IT IS:
This call for art is for TWO DIFFERENT THEMED SWAPS! About once a year, Light Grey hosts a themed call for artists where each artist makes an edition of a work of art and ships them to the gallery secretly. Once at the gallery, we distribute one of each artist’s work into amazing packages containing ONE OF EACH OF THE ARTWORKS IN THE ENTIRE COLLECTION and we ship it back to each participating artist! Every participant gets the whole stash and gets to open a magical box full of mysterious goodies at home!!
For this call for art, we are accepting small items of any type! This can be zines, prints, postcards, stickers, pins, patches, jewelry, mini sculptures, temporary tattoos, washi tape, mini ceramics, fabric items, photos, or anything else you can think of that is thematically appropriate to the box you’d like to join in.
*** PLEASE NOTE : All artists will have to create up to 100 copies of the item of their choice, so think of something that makes sense for you! The final number of pieces will be determined by the final artist list!
*** IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN BOTH — we will try our best to make this call as accessible as possible, but please note in your comment whether you want to do both, or would like to do one, but are ok with either. Thank you for helping make this clear for us as we jury!
••• All artists will be responsible for creating their own edition of work and shipping it to the gallery, as well the return shipping of the package. Each person can choose a format that makes sense for you!
There will be a virtual celebration online for everyone that can’t join us in Minneapolis in JUNE (DATES TBD) — and a showcase of the items at our brick and mortar space in Minneapolis for exhibition locally. We are still limiting hours right now while we cross our fingers that COVID continues to get outta here — and we will be posting more information regarding any public viewing hours for the collection as we get more information :)
Like all of our projects, we make these swaps to get to know other artists, and join forces to make something together! You are welcome to apply for one or both boxes below!
THE TOMB
PANDORAS BOX
This chest is filled with treasures, artifacts, maps, codes, ancient relics, weapons, items for the afterlife, lore, and relics from days gone by.
This chest is filled with secrets, creepy crawlies, magical talismans, baubles, spells, spirits, poisons, potions, amulets, demons, dark and deadly items.
TO PARTICIPATE:
1. Choose the box above that you’d like to make a piece of work for
2. Leave a comment with your NAME, EMAIL, LINK TO YOUR WORK (can be a link to any web presence!) and YOUR PREFERENCE FOR WHICH BOX YOU’D LIKE TO JOIN!
3. Please note if you want to do one box, or two — and what your preferences are. Please make it clear if you would like to do BOTH boxes, or would prefer to do one box, but are ok with either topic.
4. Leave your comment IN THIS BLOG POST (please do not email it, thanks!) by APRIL 14th and we will be announcing the final artist list for both via email
Example:
Lindsay Nohl
lindsaynohl.com
hello@lightgreyartlab.com
I WOULD PREFER “THE TOMB”, but would be happy to do either.
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IMPORTANT DATES & DETAILS:
APRIL 14: CALL FOR ART ENDS
APRIL 15-18: ARTIST LIST ANNOUNCED
JUNE 1: Please note that all editions will have to be shipped and collected at the gallery by this date in order to be able to be in the box on time!
MID JUNE: (Date TBD) Packages Shipping and ONLINE CELEBRATION & VIEWING HOURS AT LIGHT GREY ART LAB in Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Thank you so much and please send us a note if you have any questions!!
A full artist sign-in page will be provided to all participants after the jurying is over and artists are announced!
This page will provide more information on how to get your work to the gallery, more specifics and resources for how to participate, and a FAQ for artists new to our space!
— Light Grey Art Lab
hello@lightgreyartlab.com or gallery@lightgreyartlab.com