vantage point: call for submission

Open call for submissions - until March 21, 2009 for VANTAGE POINT, an EXHIBITION-IN-PRINT curated by PAUL BUTLER. Artists of any age and discipline, from any country in the world, are invited to submit in response to our curatorial theme outlined below.

Paul Butler is a Winnipeg-based artist, curator and dealer with an interest in multidisciplinary, social and alternative pedagogical practices (www.theotherpaulbutler.com ). Paul's oeuvre includes The Collage Party, The Other Gallery and the Upper Trading Post. Paul has exhibited at locations including: MOCA, LA, Justina M Barnicke Gallery, Hart House, University of Toronto, White Columns, NYC, Creative Growth Art Centre, Oakland and Sparwasser HQ, Berlin. Curatorial projects have included projects with Matthew Higgs, Mitzi Pederson, DearRaindrop and Guy Maddin.

30 selected artists will be published along with a selection of Paul's work and collaborations with other artists. To be launched in June 2009, this project is unique in the scope of it's inclusiveness, and in the overall aim to create open dialogue in the visual arts through art publications.

The curatorial theme developed by Paul is in keeping with his own collaborative multi-disciplinary and social intervention-based art practice. Artists may submit up to 3 works in response to the concept: "Community and Collaboration as a Form of Pedagogy". For submission information and further definition see: www.VantageArtProjects.com/current_submissions.html.

Submission deadline is Saturday, March 21/09. All submissions will be blind-juried and a submission fee is required.

Vantage Art Projects supports the contemporary arts through a commitment to providing parallel opportunities for artists, and connecting art enthusiasts and collectors with exciting new talent. The scope of our projects includes: Vantage Exhibitions, Vantage Art Press and Vantage Editions.

For further information email info@vantageartprojects.com.