Fwd: CALL FOR ARTIST! BRONX:AFRICA Exhibition in 2016!

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C YOU'RE INVITED TO APPLY! YOU'RE INVITED TO APPLY! C c The Bronx Council on the Arts' Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos invites artists across all disciplines to submit work samples or proposals for our upcoming BRONX:AFRICA exhibition opening February 2016. About: The BRONX:AFRICA exhibit will feature contemporary art across disciplines along with special events throughout the Bronx. Our borough is home to major and still-growing populations from across Africa. This vital presence influences and transforms our city. BRONX:AFRICA is a multi-disciplinary and multimodal exploration of the art, expressions and influences of African cultures, and their impact as nationals mix and infuse. BRONX:AFRICA will explore and celebrate the influence of contemporary African cultures in the Bronx and reinforce connections among the many peoples of African descent, mixed heritage and migration-dispersion that call the Bronx home. LeRonn Brooks, Exhibition Curator; Atim Oton, Curator, Community Engagement How to Submit: Please upload a resume and/or bio to your submittable application, along with up to 10 work samples. For installations and performance-based work – a description of the piece(s), visuals or footage, web links, budget and any special needs must be included in your submission. ccc Deadline to submit: Monday, September 14, 2015 *No phone calls please. Selected artists will be contacted by the exhibition staff. Please do not submit original art. Work will not be returned. This call is open to artists from all five boroughs. However, priority will be given to artists from the Bronx. Visit the BCA website for information as it evolves www.bronxarts.org/bronxafrica.asp   This e-mail was sent from Bronx Council on the Arts I