'Art for games'

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Dear Artists!

We would like to invite you to take part in the next venture of Available Art.

The show has the title “Art for Games” and will take place in April, in Saint Niklaas, Belgium, within the scope of the “18^th Independent Art Festival”.

(For more information: http://www.sztuka-fabryka.be/festival/index.htm)

The idea

The “Independent Art Festival” has a long tradition of presenting interactive projects.

Art is usually not sold there (they are making an exception for us) but produced, performed, presented at the place in order to involve the public as much as possible. Our concept is to show games that can be played with by visitors to our stand at the festival.

What art work we are looking for:

- Any kind of game - board game, card game, parlour game, game of skill, puzzle.

Generally spoken: any art object that can be played with. This can be:

(1) original games (invented by you) or

(2) artistic versions / interpretations of already existing games.

(Some Examples: “Sensation Image Control”, by R. Reisenberger – an assembly of folded colored papers that can be sensationally spinned on the fingertip – a sculpture and a game at the same. “Meyemory”, by M. Olasinska – a classical Memory game with the idea of assembling a pair of eyes. “Translucent Card Game”, by

K. Skrobiszewska - a set of game that you cannot cheat with, as all cards are translucent...)

- Objects that are connected to the topic, by using certain elements of games for their manufacture.

(Examples: “Manipulated Kings and Queens” by P. Semkowicz - single cards of a classical card game with abstract heads (collage). “Hängepartie”, by A. Morlinghaus - Necklaces made out of small game figures or plasticised elements of card games)

- The games can be made out of any material / medium.

Computer games are also possible; there will be a laptop to show / play them.

Submission

Please send your proposals via Internet, using the proposal form.

The artwork can be sent / delivered to Berlin or Krakow within the given period. The exact address will be given in the participation form.

Deadline

• 25.02.2006 submission of the proposal form. You will be notified by the 28.02.2006 if your artwork takes part in the show.
• 25.03.2006 submission of the art work

*In exceptional cases it is possible to postpone the date of submitting the proposal.

It is not possible in any case to postpone the date of delivering the art work!

Terms of participation

All general principles of Available Art remain the same. For precise information consult the document “Terms of participation_Art for Games”. www.available-art.net will soon be updated. All information will then be given on the webpage as well.

Anna, Magda