Call for Outsider Artists!
Open Through March 30
Are you an Outsider Artist 19 years and older residing in Vancouver?
Want to learn more about being a working artist, and connect with other artists and audiences?
Ready to show/sell/perform your work?
Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival
Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre
August 7 – 9, 2020
VOAF is dedicated to supporting self-identified outsider artists who face social exclusion and other visible/invisible barriers to sharing their work.
Organizations working with socially excluded artists please contact us about group exhibition opportunities.
Applications for Visual and Performing Outsider Artists Open Now
Need Help Applying? Got questions?
Come to an Info Session where you will learn about the festival and can complete your application. If you are a visual artist, bring 4 photos of your artwork, or 4 pieces of art to be photographed.
To reserve your spot, please email voaf@cacv.ca confirming your attendance.
INFO SESSIONS:
- Saturday February 29 – 2:00 PM – Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre, 188 Roundhouse Mews, Pacific & Davie St
- Friday March 27 – 6:30 PM – Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre, 188 Roundhouse Mews, Pacific & Davie St
Visual Artists: How to Apply
In 500 words or less, please tell us the following:
- Provide Your Name, Email, and phone numbers
- Describe how do you identify as an Outsider Artist
- Tell us about your practice: how did you get started, why do you make art, what medium(s) do you work in? Are you self- taught?
- Tell us about your ongoing commitment to making art.
- Tell us about your exhibition history, if any. Previous exhibitions are not a requirement.
Artwork image submission details:
- 2-D and 3-D work is accepted. Maximum width/diameter of artwork is 48″
- Video/digital media work no more than 5 minutes in duration can be submitted for consideration.
- Attach photos of four (4) artworks as .jpg files attached to your email. If mailing an application, please provide printed copies of the photos. We cannot return original photo prints.
- Images should be samples of the type of work you create. They do not have to be the exact works you will exhibit if you get to exhibit in the 2019 VOAF.
- Attach a separate document listing each of the 4 images you are submitting for consideration in your application as the following:
See examples in ( )
– Last Name (e.g. Smith)
– Title (e.g. Summer Breeze)
– Year (e.g. 2018)
– Medium (e.g. Mixed Media)
– Dimensions: Width in Inches X Height in Inches (e.g. 24” x 30”)
Performing Artists: How to Apply
In 500 words or less, please tell us the following:
- Name, email, and phone numbers.
- How do you identify as an Outsider Artist? What kind of work do you make, and why? What is your history of performing? What barriers do you face to sharing your work?
- Describe your performance including duration (10-20 minutes recommended)
- Give us some sense of number of performers, needed technical support, space needed (indoor, outdoor, raised stage, roving, interactive…?)
- Please attach links to videos or be prepared to audition.
Submission e-mail and mailing address can be found at the bottom of the page.
How Will We Choose?
Our primary value is inclusion of self-identified Outsider Artists who have committed artistic practices and a body of work that is ready for a VOAF exhibition. A small jury of outsider artists and our festival organizing volunteers will determine eligibility. As there are generally more applications than spaces available, a lottery determines which of the eligible artists will receive a space this year.
Contact Information for Applications:
Apply by email: voaf@cacv.ca
Apply by mail:
CACV
440-111 W Hastings Street
Vancouver BC V6B 1H4
Email applications accepted until midnight on March 30, 2020; Mail-in applications must be postmarked on March 30th latest.
Find out more about Community Arts Council of Vancouver at http://www.cacv.ca/for-artists/