CALLS

Call for works on Washi paper  for
“Remember When…”

Juried Group Exhibition
Submission Deadline:  Friday, May 28, 2010

“WASHI: Remember When…”
Exhibition dates:  June 16 –  June 26, 2010
Location: Toronto School of Art and Launch Projects Gallery

Toronto School of Art is currently accepting submissions for “WASHI: Remember When…”, a juried group exhibition featuring works on Washi paper.  The exhibition is in partnership with “Washi Birthday Bash“, a city-wide celebration organized by The Japanese Paper Place.  The celebration commemorates the 1400-year-old  history of Washi paper.

Washi is the name of the exquisite paper that has been handmade by skilled Japanese craftsmen for more than 1400 years.  Over the centuries, each of hundreds of variations of the paper was indispensible to Japanese daily life-in homes on windows, at shrines, on battlefields, on rainy days in umbrellas, and in elegant court calligraphy.  At the turn of the 19th century there were some 80,000 families making washi.  Today there are roughly 320 individuals who carry on the tradition.

Submission Guidelines
-  2D and 3D works, including installation and digital are welcomed provided it is created with and/or on 100% handmade kozo, mitsumata  or gampi sold by The Japanese Paper Place or one of its resellers.

SUBMIT BY EMAIL:
-  Maximum of 3 entries.   Attach images (jpeg, 72 dpi, maximum 1024 x 768 pixels.)  Label each image (ENTRY#_TITLE_LASTNAME)
- Include contact information (name and telephone number)
- Attach image list (title, medium, L” x W”, and date of each work)
- Email submissions to submissions@launchprojects.ca

Exhibition Details
-  Selected artist will be notified of decision by early June
-  Selected works will be exhibition at either Toronto School of Art (410 Adelaide St. W) or Launch Projects (404 Adelaide St. W)
-  There is no entry or submission fee
-  Works will be on sale at a price specified by the artist with 80% to the artist and 20% to Launch Projects.

For questions and additional information, email submissions@launchprojects.ca

Launch Projects
Hours: Wed – Sun, 12-5pm
404 Adelaide St. West, Toronto, ON
www.launchprojects.ca

The Japanese Paper Place
www.japanesepaperplace.com

Washi Summit
www.washisummit.com