Call for Artists - Relations Exhibition at IAIA

Wed May 10 15:52:20 UTC 2006

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  Call for digital submissions for the RELATIONS exhibition
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Please Note: If you are unable to participate in this project, please  
forward this email to others who might be able to. It is our goal to  
create a statement that involves Indigenous artists from throughout  
the world.
Please help us spread the word.

Introduction

The RELATIONS exhibition is an inaugural biennial of contemporary  
Indigenous art, to be held at the Institute of American Indian Arts  
Museum in Santa Fe beginning in July 2006. The project, of which the  
exhibition is the focal point, is intended to stimulate ongoing  
global dialogue on the need for self-determination in Indigenous art,  
to emphasize the critical role of Indigenous artists in creating a  
sustainable future for Indigenous people, and to promote a more  
inclusive public and scholarly understanding of art and human  
creativity.  The RELATIONS project is not being curated in the  
typical manner. Instead, there are a core group of artists (presently  
including Joseph Sanchez, Bob Haozous, Rocky Ka'iouliokahihikolo'Ehu  
Jensen, Art Oomittuk, Harry Fonseca, Roxanne Swentzell, Rose Simpson,  
Michah Wesley, Simon Ortiz, Sara Ortiz, Alex Janvier, Jake Fragua,  
and Anthony Dieter) who are working collaboratively on the project,  
as both artists and conceptual developers.  The inaugural RELATIONS  
exhibition is intended to stimulate worldwide response – from both  
the Indigenous and non-Indigenous world.  The RELATIONS project is  
ongoing.   The resulting discourse will, in turn, inform the next  
RELATIONS biennial exhibition (2008), as well as workshops, symposia,  
and lectures, during the intervening period.

How will the exhibition be structured? RELATIONS has five major  
components: 1)  interior and exterior installations in the IAIA  
Museum galleries; 2) a multimedia "embassy" space that serves to  
connect Indigenous artists and cultural leaders from around the  
world;  3) changing digital art installations; 4) an active schedule  
of programs – dialogues, cultural protocol, performances of music and  
dance; 5) web and print-based resources which serve to disseminate  
various aspects of the Indigenous dialogue that has led up to the  
RELATIONS project.

What countries will be represented in the exhibition? The core group  
of artists represents twelve Indigenous nations from North America  
and Hawaii. The complete list of participating artists is still in  
development. By the time the exhibition opens, we expect that it will  
include the work of 100 artists, representing Indigenous nations in  
the Americas, Europe, Africa , Asia, and Oceania.

Will the show travel? At this time, there are no confirmed plans for  
the exhibition to travel.

Will there be a catalog? There won't be a conventional catalog, but  
instead a companion publication featuring the extensive, seminal  
dialogue that has occurred between the artists as they have developed  
the RELATIONS project. Since many of the works will be based in  
digital media, and other installations which will be completed close  
to the opening date, we are anticipating that the publication will be  
bundled with an DVD, which will serve as a digital checklist.

What is the importance of the RELATIONS exhibition, relative to other  
biennial exhibitions, in Santa Fe and beyond? The RELATIONS  
exhibition is a challenge to mainstream art exhibitions and  
biennials, and dominant western notions of art – which have rarified  
art, and tended to turn it into an elite commercial enterprise.  The  
artists involved in the RELATIONS project seek to move away from such  
biases, toward an Indigenous understanding of art, in which  
creativity is an integral aspect of life, for everyone.   In doing  
so, the RELATIONS artists also hope to begin to propose, for  
everyone, new ways of understanding art – ways that are far more  
inclusive of the infinitely diverse multicultural creativity that  
exists in the world.

About the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA)
www.iaiamuseum.org

Museum.  The IAIA Museum in Santa Fe and the Smithsonian's National  
Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) in Washington and New York are  
the two leading national institutions devoted to Native American art  
and culture. While NMAI encompasses thousands of years of art and  
culture in the Americas, it is the special role of the IAIA Museum to  
showcase the contemporary art of Native America and its connection to  
Indigenous art movements around the world, seeking to bring together  
the best and brightest Native American and Indigenous artists and  
cultural leaders for residencies, lectures, demonstrations, and  
performances. In addition to this national role, the IAIA Museum  
serves as a vital hub in global network of indigenous art and  
culture. The Museum provides training and experience for students who  
want to pursue careers in museums and the arts. Finally, it plays a  
critical role as a meeting place between the Native and non-Native  
worlds, a place where education and dialogue can take place in a  
humane, respectful atmosphere.  The Museum is located in downtown  
Santa Fe, at 108 Cathedral Place. Telephone 505-983-8900 .
Academic Campus. A Tribal college and 1994 Land Grant Institution,  
the Institute of American Indian Arts, throughout its history,  has  
gained national and international recognition, respect and acclaim as  
the creative stimulus for the contemporary Indian art movement.  The  
United States Congress has declared it a national treasure.  Both  
UNESCO and the International Association of Art view IAIA as one of  
the most significant arts and cultural education institutions in the  
world.  Founded as a secondary school in 1962 by the Bureau of Indian  
Affairs, today, the Institute is an accredited baccalaureate  
institution offering degrees in Creative Writing, Indigenous Studies,  
Museum Studies Studio Arts, and Visual Communication at its 140-acre  
academic campus located south of Santa Fe, New Mexico . A leader in  
Indian arts education for 42 years, IAIA has made a difference in the  
lives of more than 4,000 students. The academic campus is located at  
83 Avan Nu Po Road, twelve miles south of Santa Fe center.  Telephone  
505-424-2351
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  Call for digital submissions for the RELATIONS exhibition
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HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

We Need Your Help!!!! Your active participation in the exhibition is  
critical to the whole concept of a world wide Indigenous dialogue. We  
want the RELATIONS Project to demonstrate that there is a vital  
network of involved Indigenous people in the world, who share a  
common concern for Indigenous self-determination. RELATIONS  asks  
participating artists to reanalyze their contemporary juxtaposition  
as world citizens.

We will consider all material in any medium (digital images, poetry,  
prose, statements, quotes, Indigenous words, audio and video art)  
that reflect the various concepts highlighted by the RELATIONS  
project (see below for details).  Submissions should address and  
speak to the indigenous world view that everything is related as  
opposed to Western thought of individualism.  We would like you to  
share your thoughts on prayer, breath, identity, elders, youth and  
the future of Indigenous peoples. What is the future for our  
children? Works will be reviewed by the core team of artists.

EMAIL SUBMISSION CRITERIA:

All media must be supplied by email (please email large files as  
attachments) or on CD or DVD. Deadline for submissions is June 7,  
2006 .  We will accept submissions after this date for consideration  
in the catalog but they will not be included in the exhibition.  All  
submissions must be accompanied by a statement authorizing use of the  
material in the exhibition, catalog, and promotional materials.

If accepted, a separate contract may be sent to you. We are not able  
to return any work that is submitted however we will pay a modest  
honorarium for work we do accept (see below).  Please include in your  
email submission a valid mailing address.   Please include English  
translations if your submission is written in your Indigenous  
language.  We reserve the right to excerpt material from large text.   
Payments of honoraria will be dispersed during June and July, 2006.

Media type
Themes
Format
Honoraria for ACCEPTED submissions

Digital pictures

Indigenous views of the world, All our Relatives (rocks, plants,  
birds, people, animals, sky, etc.)
300 dpi TIF or JPEG
$25 US for each image

Poetry and original prose/statements (must include translations if  
not English)

Prayer
Breath
Identity
Elders and youth
Future of Indigenous People
Meaning of Indigenous
Names of Indigenous People

WORD, RTF, or ASCII file

$2 per word for poetry and quotes of 50 words or less

$1 per word for essays and other works of more than 50 words

Quotes (must be attributed, must include translations if not English)

Words in Indigenous Language (must include translations)

Audio mixes

5 to 10 separate audio tracks, each 30 sec to 5 min length,  
consisting of spoken words, chant, song, instrumental music, or  
synthetic compositions that address one or more of the following  
themes, from an Indigenous perspective:

Prayer
Breath
Identity
Elders and youth
Future of Indigenous People
Meaning of Indigenous
Names of Indigenous People

MP3 or
.wav file

$5 per 30 sec segment

(for example,
5 x 2 min segments = 5 x $20 = $100.)

Sounds of new life

Audio recordings of first sounds of Indigenous babies – first breath,  
cries, or heartbeat
MP3 or .wav file
$5 per 30 sec segment

(for example, 5 x 2 min segments = $100.

Video art

Video art, including short subjects or full length videos, dealing with:

Prayer
Breath
Identity
Elders and youth
Future of Indigenous People
Meaning of Indigenous
Names of Indigenous People

Standard DVD

$5 per 30 sec segment

(10 min video = $100)

In Addition, we are compiling an edited volume of essays and texts to  
accompany the exhibition. If you have written short or medium length  
essays dealing with the RELATIONS themes (Prayer, Breath, Identity,  
Elders and youth, The Future of Indigenous People, The Meaning of  
Indigenous, The Names of Indigenous People), OR IF YOU ARE AWARE OF  
ESSAYS WRITTEN BY OTHERS that are especially relevant to this  
project, PLEASE let us know.

All email responses to this call for submittals should be sent to  
IAIARELATIONS at gmail.com

Thank you for your time and consideration, from the entire RELATIONS  
team.

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