Call for Proposals: Report on the Thing
Submission Deadline: 4pm, May 30, 2025
Exhibition dates: July 3 鈥� 26, 2025. Opening July 2 at 6PM
Attention all students at the School for the Contemporary Arts!
The Perel Committee at the Audain Gallery is seeking proposals from students from all areas of the School for artworks and projects that are produced in response to Clarice Lispector鈥檚 鈥楻eport on the Thing.鈥� This short text was originally titled 鈥極 relat贸rio da coisa,鈥� and was first published in her book (1974).
鈥楻eport on the Thing鈥� can be interpreted on many registers and gives rise to the potential for various interdisciplinary responses. While its central theme is categorization, it does not belong to any discipline. The text addresses the manner in which we organize and and understand things, yet things continually fall in and out of Lispector's rather unconventional categories. This understanding is not always rational as in the case of Sveglia, which is at once a brand of a measuring mechanism like a clock, a thing, and a category. While they are pretty much the same, in terms of what is Sveglia and what is not, Lispector asserts that 鈥榓s incredible as it might seem, Coca-Cola is, while Pepsi never was.鈥�
鈥楻eport on the Thing鈥� is available online as a PDF .
If your project is selected you will be required to sign an exhibition contract outline your responsibilities as an artist exhibiting in the gallery.
Please also read the mandatory Terms of Exhibiiton below.
Your application in the form of a proposal must be submitted as a single Portable Document Format file (PDF), with a maximum file size of 15 MB. Please upload files below.
Your proposal must include the following
- First and last name (primary contact for collaborations)
- SFU Student Number
- Contact telephone number
- Description of the work
- Documentation
Description of the work
The description of the work must include a paragraph describing what the work is, what it is made of, what it is about, what it looks like, and how it will be installed. It must also include the dimensions of the work (height x width x depth) or give an indication of the space needed for the work to exist in. You must also include installation information if you have particular or unusual requirements or requests.
Documentation
5 examples of past works. This can be images or links to video or sound projects. Plus an additional 2 to 3 sketches of the proposed work, if possible.
The Audain Gallery at the School for the Contemporary Arts
1. The Exhibition/Event should be the same as that requested. Any deviance from this without approval from the committee is subject to removal.
2. The Exhibition/Event must not present any kind of health or safety hazard. This also applies to the materials used in the work鈥檚 production. Any work that is deemed to be unsafe is subject to removal.
3. Upon completion of an exhibition, the Audain Gallery must be returned to its original condition. Exhibition artists must take precautions to avoid getting paint on the floor. All holes in the walls must be carefully filled, sanded, and painted. Any marks made during the de-installation of work must be painted, Any paint or other substances must be removed from the floor post installation.
4. White paint approved for use in the gallery will be provided by the gallery. All other materials and tools must be supplied by the exhibitors.
5. Only installation materials approved for use are allowed. Nails and screws used should be no longer than 30mm. Glue, double sided carpet tape, and double sided foam tape may not be used for installation. If you are unsure of any installation materials please consult with the gallery in advance of installation.
6. Exhibitions/Events must be mounted on the approved start date and removed/finished on the approved end date. If artwork is not removed on the agreed upon date, it will be removed and the exhibitor will be charged a fee. There are no exceptions to this rule unless prior arrangements have been approved.
7. Exhibitors requiring the use of equipment such as computers, monitors, projectors, speakers, etc. must make their own arrangements for the loan of these items from the office of the SCA Technical Staff. Securing equipment is not the responsibility of the Audain Gallery.
8. Exhibitors requiring the use of plinths or other exhibition furnishings must make arrangements for their use prior to the start of the installation. There is no central storage for plinths and it should not be assumed that the Audain can provide them for use.
9. 尤物视频 is not responsible for the theft or damage of artwork on display within the gallery and public spaces.