The Bahamas - The Downtown Nassau Partnership invites visual artists to submit existing works for inclusion in an exhibition in vacant storefronts on Bay Street, Nassau. The project is intended to depict the spectacle of daily urban life and encourage passersby to imagine the possibilities for the City of Nassau.
Art! East of East Street will take place on Bay Street between East Street and Victoria Avenue from July 31 to August 31, 2009. Artwork will be exhibited in secured storefronts with the permission of the property owner. In addition, the project will include certain guerilla art installations that are intended to engage with and re-appropriate the urban space east of East Street. The complete exhibition space is that area of Bay Street where the attention of passersby can be called to aspects of their everyday urban environment they might overlook or simply ignore.
All artwork submitted will be juried by a small project team. Works will be selected based on appropriateness of subject matter and specific space and lighting requirements. Given the physical constraints of the spaces we do not recommend submission of water color paintings. Large scale works are welcomed.
Key Information and Dates:
Curator: Jonathan Murray
Project director: Vaughn Roberts (Downtown Nassau Partnership)
Supporting partners: Take Initiative Nassau (TIN), The Hub
Deadline for submissions –July 21
Rolling review and jury of submissions –July 14 - 22
Artists notified of jury results by email –July 22
Finalize insurance and installation arrangements –July 22 - 24
Installation of exhibition –July 23 - 30
Exhibition opening –July 31
Exhibition closing –August 31
Artwork returned to artists –September 1 –4
For each submission, please include:
1. Basic information about your work: title, media, size and date of completion, along with installation requirements if necessary.
2. A summary description of the work (no more than 100 words).
3. Visual documentation: In addition to a "representative Image," up to two visual files may be included for each submission. At a minimum, include one image.
4. A statement of permissions to use the submitted materials, along with any credits needed for presentation and publication (for example, name of photographer and/or owner of an artwork).
We will work closely with you to insure proper and effective installation of your work. In general, accepted artists are responsible for bringing their artwork to the address above on or before July 21, 2009. Artists are also responsible for collection of artwork once the exhibition closes. You must submit exhibition-ready work. Prints must be framed and ready to hang, three-dimensional works must be assembled and ready for display, installation works must be complete with detailed set-up instructions and diagrams, etc. The installation of this exhibition will be carried out by professionals. If your work arrives at the drop-off location and it is not ready for installation, we reserve the right to exclude it from the exhibit.
For additional information please call 326-0992.
About the Downtown Nassau Partnership
The Downtown Nassau Partnership (DNP) was created to help oversee the restructuring of urban space on New Providence. This will involve a social and economic transformation of the city of Nassau—from Wulff Road to Bay Street, and from Arawak Cay to Potters Cay. It will require a focus on culture and heritage, a physical redevelopment, and a systematic effort to remake the city’s image.
The DNP is an interim organization formed in 2008 as a joint venture of the private and public sectors to achieve a progressive redevelopment of the city of Nassau. One of its main tasks will be to develop a framework for government to legislate a self-financing Business Improvement District that will manage and promote the city of Nassau going forward.
