Artist Opportunity – Call to Entry – Call for Works: A Book About Death and Day of the Dead, Fort Worth Community Arts Center

Call for Works: A Book About Death and Day of the Dead  

Deadline October 1, 2010  

We will be mounting the A BOOK ABOUT DEATH exhibition at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center during the month of October (Oct. 8-30) We will be arranging an evening of performance as well toward the end of the exhibition. Hopefully on Halloween Eve (the 30th)

See info on the project A BOOK ABOUT DEATH here: http://abookaboutdeath.blogspot.com/ In addition to the installation of A Book About Death we would like to invite artists to contribute works around the traditions of Day of the Dead and Halloween. We will set up an ofrenda on the floor below the installed book. Research the Day of the Dead, ofrenda, Halloween, death masks, etc. and create works of art that celebrate or refer to this special time of the year. Works can be mementos, antique photos, objects, masks, collages, assemblages, etc. Original works only. All works will be displayed, no jury, no fee, no returns. Contributed works will become a part of the Ontological Museum permanent collection. Please include a deed of gift form. To get the deed of gift form go to: http://ontologicalmuseum.org/exhibitions.html scroll to the bottom of the page to see link. Take a photo of your contribution and send to info@ontologicalmuseum.org for the blog we will set up for this exhibit. Images should be around 800 pixels on long side. Email Subject should say ABAD 2010 In the email include details about the work, yourself and a link you would like to have visitors go to from the blog. SEND 

TO: FLUXMUSEUM ABAD 2010 6955 PINON STREET FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76116 USA http://abookaboutdeath-fluxmuseum.blogspot.com/