Tabula Rasa at Gallery Aferro - Call for Entries / Proposals
Ξ May 27th, 2008 | → | ∇ ALL POSTS, OPPORTUNITIES |
Gallery Aferro in Newark, NJ invites artists working in any and all media to submit existing work, or propose new work, in response to the following: #1-Tabula Rasa: |ˈtäbyoŏlə ˈräsə; ˈräzə| an absence of preconceived ideas or predetermined goals; a clean slate. The human mind at birth, viewed as having no innate ideas. ORIGIN Latin, literally ’scraped tablet,’ denoting a tablet with the writing erased. #2- René Descartes, Aristotle, John Locke #3- Denying what is obvious. #4- Nothing is new, nothing is original. #5 Existentialism and the nothingness of existence, ennui. The exhibition is curated by Evonne M. Davis and will be on display September 6 - October 4, 2008, with full color catalog. For submission guidelines, visit www.aferro.org. Deadline July 15, 2008.