20 AUGUST 17, 2017 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
Open call for artists & musicians at Knockdown Center
BY ANTHONY GIUDICE
AGIUDICE@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM
@A_GIUDICEREPORT
Maspeth’s art and event space, the
Knockdown Center, is holding
an open call looking for shortterm
projects including temporary
installations, dance or theater performances,
readings, talks, screenings, and
more for their 2017-2018 programming.
Knockdown Center invites artists to
submit their proposals to be part of the
center’s programming lineup.
“Knockdown Center’s mission is to
be responsive to the needs of cultural
producers making experimental
and cross-disciplinary work, and
to provide a platform for in-depth
inquiry from varying viewpoints
across diverse formats,” Knockdown
Center wrote on the open call’s submission
guidelines. “Through an
open proposal process, we off er artists,
curators, and organizers the freedom
to challenge traditional notions of
presentation and reception.”
In order for artists to be considered,
they must adhere to the proposal
guidelines which include:
Clearly describing their
project concept in one page or
less, being sure to incldue all elements
involved in the project/
The Knockdown Center is holding an open call for artists to submit their work for future programming
opportunities.
performance, and state why it is relevant
to present at Knockdown Center;
Giving fi ve to 15 images of works to
be included in the project or similar
works, or video samples for movement
based work; and
Describing how the project will
be installed including the project’s
spatial needs, technical and
equipment requirements, and other
considerations.
For the full list of guidelines and
requirements, visit the Knockdown
Center’s website.
Examples of previous short-term
proposals are the “Flight Over Wasteland”
exhibit, the a social psychology
experiment “Authority Figure,” and
Photo courtesy of Bushwick Daily
a speech opera presented by “Future
Host.”
The submission deadline is Sept. 15.
Artists interested in submitting their
work for the open call can send their
proposal in a single PDF to mail@
knockdowncenter.com with the subject
line “Short-Term Proposal” or “Exhibition
Proposal.”
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