The IDB Cultural Center Announces an Open Call for a 2010 Exhibition of Contemporary Jamaican Art

 

The Cultural Center of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announces an open call for an exhibition of contemporary Jamaican art to take place in Washington, DC (USA), between October and November of 2010 at the IDB Cultural Center Gallery, in Washington, D.C.

 

All Jamaican artists living in Jamaica or elsewhere are invited to submit their portfolios. A bi-lingual catalog in Spanish and English will be published with all the entries selected and biographies of the winning artists.

 

The objective of the open call is to survey the current artistic scene in Jamaica, and whatever expressions other Jamaican artists living outside Jamaica may be contributing to the spectrum of contemporary art in the Americas.

 

Selection criteria of the artwork intended for the exhibit

A Committee comprising experts in the field of art will select the artists and their work for the exhibition. The decision of the Committee will be final. The selection criteria of the competition will be defined by the art’s originality, visual impact, content and concept.

 

The selected artwork may be reproduced and utilized by the IDB for institutional purposes, without financial obligation of any type for copyright. The IDB will give proper credit to the artists.

 

Rules

 

1. The competition will be open to any Jamaican artist working in the following media: painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, and mixed media. Installations or any other type of proposal will be considered documented in photography only, and if selected, will be included only in photography. Bi-dimensional work should not exceed 5 x 5 feet. Tridimensional work should not exceed 3 x 3 x 3 feet.  Bi-dimensional work must be flexible to be transported from Jamaica to Washington in a tube via FEDEX, DHL or similar courier service. The IDB Cultural Center will stretch and frame these works. Proof of nationality will be required of the selected artists. IDB staff, consultants, and their families are not eligible to participate.

 

2. Each artist must submit a portfolio in hard copy only, via FEDEX, DHL or similar. Deadline for receiving portfolios is June 1st, 2010.  Portfolios must include: At least five (5) photographic reproductions of recent and available work for the exhibition, properly identified indicating measurements, year of execution, and technique.  Portfolios must include name of the artist, date of birth, photocopy of identification documents, phone number(s), residential or studio address, electronic mail address (if available), biographical profile (one page), and a statement by the artist about the art (half a page each). Portfolios received by regular mail will not be accepted.

 

3. Each artist should be in possession of the copyrights of the artwork.  Portfolios must be sent to the following address: Jamaican Exhibition 2010, c/o Félix Ángel, Director, IDB Cultural Center, 1300 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20577, U.S.A., Tel: (202) 623-3325.

 

4. Selected artists will be contacted once the Selection Committee makes the selection.  The IDB Cultural Center is responsible for appointing the Selection Committee, and once the work is selected, substitution or withdrawal is not allowed.

 

5. The IDB Cultural Center will cover the expenses associated with the shipping to Washington and return to Jamaica or the original point of origin of the artwork, and insurance of all artwork selected for exhibition.

 

6. Submission of a portfolio in response to the open call implies acceptance of these rules.

 

For general information about the IDB Cultural Center and its programs, call Soledad Guerra at (202) 623-1213 or visit www.iadb.org/cultural.

 

To learn more about the IDB Cultural Center, visit www.iadb.org/cultural. The IDB Cultural Center of the Inter-American Development Bank is located at 1300 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC  20577; Tel. (202) 623-3774.