visit https://philadelphiasculpturegym.submittable.com/submit/ to submit as a writer, artist, or a team. Please use the appropriate form.

IMPOSSIBLE INSTRUCTIONS : a collaboration between visual artists & writers
This exhibition will explore the relationship between sculpture and text by inviting writers and sculptors to collaborate. Here are the basics:

First, choose if you’re a writer or an artist. Next, let us know if you have a partner in mind. Finally, you and your partner will make art together. If you are the writer, within your genre (poetry, flash fiction etc.), write instructions for the artist. If you are the artist, follow these instructions. Make art.

Visual artists and writers can enter ideas separately to be paired together or as a team.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY:

WRITER: Please submit 2-3 poems or up to 1000 words of prose plus a paragraph of why you would like to be a part of this project and what you would be looking for in a visual artist collaborator. The work you submit to us now does not have to be the final set of creative “instructions” you give to your artist.

AND

VISUAL ARTIST: Please submit 2-3 sketches for an idea, proposed materials, installation requirements, and a brief explanation of what you would be looking for in a writer collaborator. OR submit 2-3 examples of previous work plus a paragraph of why you would like to be a part of this project and what you would be looking for in a writer collaborator.

EXAMPLES:



Eligibility
:

All work must be original and ready to hang.

 If you do not live in the area, artist must pay for shipping fees to and from the Philadelphia Sculpture Gym. Writers should be available for collaboration with an artist in-person or state how they will be able to stay in touch with the artist they are paired with within their entry. Writers should be available to attend the reading scheduled for opening night.

Entry Fee
:

Free entry, but donations for exhibition, opening night, and promotions are encouraged. Donate here.



Installation
:

Selected artists will be contacted with installation details.



Sales
:†

Members: Philadelphia Sculpture Gym will receive a 30% commission on work sold during the show.


Non-members: Philadelphia Sculpture Gym will receive a 40% commission on work sold during the show.



†Money for sold pieces will go to the visual artist to be distributed between artist & writer on their own terms.

Calendar


Submission due date: 11/10/2014

Artist/Writer selection &/or pairing: 11/20/2013

Artwork drop-off/Installation: 12/28-29/2014

Opening reception & reading: 1/2/2015 6-9 pm


Exhibition closes: 1/31/2015

Detinstallation: 1/31 – 2/1/2015

Donation Information

Donations towards this project may be made online through this Paypal link or via check made out to ‘Philadelphia Sculpture Gym LLC’ mailed to: 

Philadelphia Sculpture Gym
 Attn: Impossible Books 
1834 E. Frankford Avenue 
Philadelphia, PA 19125

Questions?

VISUAL ARTISTS: Contact PSG Gallery Manager Abbey Gates via [email protected]

WRITERS: Contact GS Editor in Chief Kimberly Ann Southwick via [email protected]