DEADLINE: 15 March

CALL FOR ARTISTS: ACT ART 8 – CENSORED Saturday 8th May 2010.

Email: actartevents@gmail.com
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100 Artists, 1 Venue, 1 Night, 5 floors, Cinema, 12 live Spaces (including) 4 Hotel bedrooms.

Is CENSORSHIP really appropriate?

Do individuals have the right to say whatever they wish even if this offends someone else?

Does CENSORSHIP have the effect of making art more appealing, more glamorous, and more exciting?

Is it controlling and arrogant to suggest the public needs protecting?

Have you had your own work CENSORED, or in fact self CENSORED in order to get your work programmed?

Is CENSORSHIP about what’s morally wrong or obscene, or is it subjectional?

CENSORSHIP surrounds us, be it freedom of speech, censorship of art and culture, freedom of expression or removal of media that’s deemed to be harmful, insensitive, objectionable, embarrassing or inconvenient to those in power. Thankfully it’s extremely hard (if not impossible) for those in authority to control our personal choices and forms of expression because in order for us to be controlled we must all think the same way, which of course is never really going to happen.

CENSORSHIP no matter what kind, and from whatever perspective, is a lack of freedom to be able to develop as individuals and make our own judgement which surely in itself is morally wrong.

Artists are invited to submit proposals for work based on or connected to CENSORSHIP for the 8th ACT ART event, as well as work that’s unrelated. 

Visit www.actart.co.uk  for more information and to make a proposal.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE MONDAY 15TH MARCH 2010.

Curated and produced by Oliver Frost and Marc Massive and now in its 8th year ACT ART is an underground event that merges art, fashion, pop and club culture. Programmes experimental, radical, challenging, non-mainstream work that’s sometimes difficult to watch, or be confronted with by emerging and established artists that are willing to take risks. Offering a space where censorship is not an issue for those that have something to say, be it political, confrontational, beautiful, or ugly and aims to bring different people together, brake down social groups and steer away from the cliquey art world, and its politics, making art more accessible and fun whilst still remaining thought provoking.