This is a gallery exhibition that I am co-curating with Max Carlson in San Francisco this July . We're looking for some stellar art, so please apply. This should be a really great show. More info is available at:
www.simnuke.org/
You can download a form at:
www.simnuke.org/SimnukeCal...Entries.doc
Also, send this on to any interested persons
sasha.
CALL FOR ENTRIES
Simnuke Project Gallery Show (July 28 – August 10, 2005)
simnuke.org
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Simnuke Project is seeking art that tells the story of the Atomic Age.
On July 16, 1945 at 05:29:45 local time (Mountain War Time), a team of scientists reached the culmination of the Manhattan Project, the first test of a nuclear weapon. The event was code-named "Trinity".
On July 16, 2005, at 05:29:45 local time, a team of artists and engineers will commemorate the 60-year anniversary of Trinity by simulating the look and feel of the detonation of a nuclear device.
A gallery show at Rx Gallery (www.rxgallery.com/) in San Francisco, California July 28 – August 10 will accompany this event, allowing artists working in a variety of mediums to delve into the implications of atomic weapons that have pervaded our lives for the last 60 years. Artists of all backgrounds are invited to participate in the Simnuke Gallery Show.
The immediate goal of the exhibit is to create a venue for art that tells the story of the Atomic Age. The medium is unspecified: the nuclear age itself is the binding theme for the show.
In the 60 years since that world-changing moment that was the Trinity detonation, the Bomb has permeated the collective consciousness, shaped generations, economies, and nations, and within the last decade almost completely disappeared. Children today barely know the fears of the nuclear age. Ask most anyone on the street what he or she would do if there was an impending nuclear attack and they would likely stare at you blankly, not knowing what that would mean. The Simnuke Project seeks to illustrate the needless threat of such limitless, destructive energy in the hope that no one will ever again experience the devastation of the real thing.
From Trinity to modern day “bunker busters”, nearly everyone has been affected by the fears, the myths, and the realities of the nuclear threat. As ever more countries become nuclear-enabled and as the United States makes sounds of restarting its nuclear weapon development, it is imperative that we become knowledgeable about the risks of nuclear arms and power.
The ultimate goal of the project is to create an occasion to bring closer and examine the shadow nuclear weapons have cast on billions of lives. Bringing the events long forgotten after 60 years into the present is a tool for healing – by creating a close connection with the destructive nature and history of nuclear technologies, peace will become the higher option.
The intended audience for the message of Simnuke crosses age groups and demographics. Some will directly experience the commemoration itself in the desert. Others will visit the gallery. Many more will read or see media about the project and reflect on the Atomic Age.
All entries will be pre-screened for eligibility by curators; however, not all entries will be in the show.
The deadline for submissions is Friday, May 6, 2005.
The Simnuke Project is supported by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (www.wagingpeace.org/), the Nuclear Policy Research Institute (www.nuclearpolicy.org/), and Tree New Mexico (www.treenm.com/). The Simnuke Project is made possible with the fiscal sponsorship of the Cloud Factory Collective for the Arts (www.cloudfactoryarts.org/), a 501(c)3 organization.
HOW TO ENTER
ENTRY FORMAT:
- A brief description (maximum 250 words) clearly outlining the piece you are proposing
- Artist statement - maximum 500 words
- Curriculum vitae
- 10-20 slides with name and title, or URL where we can view your work.
- Video artists may submit a video no longer than 5 minutes. Entries must be submitted on VHS (NTSC, PAL) or DVD, or as a photograph.
- Self addressed, sufficiently stamped envelope if you would like your entry materials returned.
- An entrant may submit any number of pieces.
DEADLINE: Entries must be postmarked by midnight, Friday, May 6, 2005.
EXHIBITION:Works chosen for the show will be announced by Friday, May 20, 2005. The opening event will take place on July 28, 2005, and we will have a memorial closing event on August 6, 2005,the 60 – year anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima.
SHIPPING INFORMATION:
PACKAGING:Ship your materials in a bubble-pack envelope, or packaging appropriate to safely ship your entry.
COST & LABELING:Entrant must pay all shipping costs for entries to and from Oakland. All tapes, DVDs and photographs must indicate title, shipper's name and return shipping address. The Simnuke Project is not responsible for any damage to entries incurred during shipping.
Send all entries to & for more information, please contact:
The Simnuke Project
PO Box 7605
Oakland, CA 94601
TEL(415) 516-2049
EMAIL: submissions@simnuke.org
.. sasha harris-cronin ..
.. sasha@mortalspaces.com .. 415.516.2049..
www.simnuke.org/
You can download a form at:
www.simnuke.org/SimnukeCal...Entries.doc
Also, send this on to any interested persons
sasha.
CALL FOR ENTRIES
Simnuke Project Gallery Show (July 28 – August 10, 2005)
simnuke.org
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Simnuke Project is seeking art that tells the story of the Atomic Age.
On July 16, 1945 at 05:29:45 local time (Mountain War Time), a team of scientists reached the culmination of the Manhattan Project, the first test of a nuclear weapon. The event was code-named "Trinity".
On July 16, 2005, at 05:29:45 local time, a team of artists and engineers will commemorate the 60-year anniversary of Trinity by simulating the look and feel of the detonation of a nuclear device.
A gallery show at Rx Gallery (www.rxgallery.com/) in San Francisco, California July 28 – August 10 will accompany this event, allowing artists working in a variety of mediums to delve into the implications of atomic weapons that have pervaded our lives for the last 60 years. Artists of all backgrounds are invited to participate in the Simnuke Gallery Show.
The immediate goal of the exhibit is to create a venue for art that tells the story of the Atomic Age. The medium is unspecified: the nuclear age itself is the binding theme for the show.
In the 60 years since that world-changing moment that was the Trinity detonation, the Bomb has permeated the collective consciousness, shaped generations, economies, and nations, and within the last decade almost completely disappeared. Children today barely know the fears of the nuclear age. Ask most anyone on the street what he or she would do if there was an impending nuclear attack and they would likely stare at you blankly, not knowing what that would mean. The Simnuke Project seeks to illustrate the needless threat of such limitless, destructive energy in the hope that no one will ever again experience the devastation of the real thing.
From Trinity to modern day “bunker busters”, nearly everyone has been affected by the fears, the myths, and the realities of the nuclear threat. As ever more countries become nuclear-enabled and as the United States makes sounds of restarting its nuclear weapon development, it is imperative that we become knowledgeable about the risks of nuclear arms and power.
The ultimate goal of the project is to create an occasion to bring closer and examine the shadow nuclear weapons have cast on billions of lives. Bringing the events long forgotten after 60 years into the present is a tool for healing – by creating a close connection with the destructive nature and history of nuclear technologies, peace will become the higher option.
The intended audience for the message of Simnuke crosses age groups and demographics. Some will directly experience the commemoration itself in the desert. Others will visit the gallery. Many more will read or see media about the project and reflect on the Atomic Age.
All entries will be pre-screened for eligibility by curators; however, not all entries will be in the show.
The deadline for submissions is Friday, May 6, 2005.
The Simnuke Project is supported by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (www.wagingpeace.org/), the Nuclear Policy Research Institute (www.nuclearpolicy.org/), and Tree New Mexico (www.treenm.com/). The Simnuke Project is made possible with the fiscal sponsorship of the Cloud Factory Collective for the Arts (www.cloudfactoryarts.org/), a 501(c)3 organization.
HOW TO ENTER
ENTRY FORMAT:
- A brief description (maximum 250 words) clearly outlining the piece you are proposing
- Artist statement - maximum 500 words
- Curriculum vitae
- 10-20 slides with name and title, or URL where we can view your work.
- Video artists may submit a video no longer than 5 minutes. Entries must be submitted on VHS (NTSC, PAL) or DVD, or as a photograph.
- Self addressed, sufficiently stamped envelope if you would like your entry materials returned.
- An entrant may submit any number of pieces.
DEADLINE: Entries must be postmarked by midnight, Friday, May 6, 2005.
EXHIBITION:Works chosen for the show will be announced by Friday, May 20, 2005. The opening event will take place on July 28, 2005, and we will have a memorial closing event on August 6, 2005,the 60 – year anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima.
SHIPPING INFORMATION:
PACKAGING:Ship your materials in a bubble-pack envelope, or packaging appropriate to safely ship your entry.
COST & LABELING:Entrant must pay all shipping costs for entries to and from Oakland. All tapes, DVDs and photographs must indicate title, shipper's name and return shipping address. The Simnuke Project is not responsible for any damage to entries incurred during shipping.
Send all entries to & for more information, please contact:
The Simnuke Project
PO Box 7605
Oakland, CA 94601
TEL(415) 516-2049
EMAIL: submissions@simnuke.org
.. sasha harris-cronin ..
.. sasha@mortalspaces.com .. 415.516.2049..
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