WOULD you WANT a WONDERFUL WIKI?

If you can say that five times fast (and are a member of aceartinc.) you have the member privilege to gain web space with your own personal page on the aceart wiki website!

A wiki is like a Wikipedia and is an online network of artist’s pages that can feature a bio, a few photos of artwork, links to a website, videos, and more! The wiki is growing with artists everyday and we are always welcoming new contributions.

If you would like to check out the wiki please see:

www.aceartinc.pbworks.com

Interested in joining the wiki? Please contact Tanya at communications@aceart.org or call the aceart office.  Feel free to book an appointment with Tanya as soon as possible. She will be available to help with the technical side of the wiki.

aceartinc. wants to be a digital hub for info on our members, some of the finest artists in the country. Help us make it happen.

Wiki definition (from wikipedia.org):
A wiki is a page or collection of Web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites. The collaborative encyclopedia Wikipedia is one of the best-known wikis.

Purpose/Vision
• To provide a user-generated content online community for ace art.
• To provide free web space for members of ace art where they can show their art and develop an online presence (if they don’t already have one, or to supplement the one they have).
• To be an online reference for information about Winnipeg artists by expanding on the ace art web site and offering more information about our community to others.
• To be a space for generating dialogue about art by artists in the community.

Community Building
Part of the idea behind having an ace art wiki is to get all of its members into a venue where they can promote their art. Because it’s an online venue, the ace art wiki will also act as a resource for those looking for information about these artists. The wiki can expand and grow to include peer-reviewing for artists, support visuals, video, and link out to other sites for references, or for other shows member artists may be doing elsewhere. Most artists will likely already have an artist web site, but with a wiki, all members can edit each other’s sites, and there is also lots of room for forum discussion, and information sharing. For example, if artists want to get people in the community interested in a cause, say rallying around Bill C-62, the wiki is a great way to stimulate community discussion and how it will affect visual artists in particular. This is just one more forum for artists to connect with each other.

Annual Call for Submissions – Regular Programming

Due: Post marked no later than August 1, 2009

Regular Programming is created through submissions that seek the support of ’s facilities and services for public presentation. is dedicated to cultural diversity in its programming and to this end encourages applications from contemporary artists and curators identifying as members of GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered), Aboriginal (status, non-status, Inuit and Metis) and all other culturally diverse communities. encourages proposals from individuals, groups and collectives in all visual arts media.

Regular Programming submissions are solicited through a general annual national call with a deadline of August 1st.

The Selection Committee reviews submissions within the context of ’s mandate and goals and makes recommendations to the board within 4 weeks of the deadline. [The Selection Committee is comprised of the Programming Coordinator, 1-2 Board Members, and 2 Community Members.]

The program is based on  ’s available material or personnel resources. will pay CARCC fees to artists exhibiting through Regular Programming. Travel and accommodation, one-way shipping and per-diems will be provided where funding permits. produces invitations and media release documents, maintains a Critical Distance writing program for response to projects, and documents all projects digitally and in other media as appropriate. Please call (204) 944-9763 or email the gallery if you require other assistance regarding your submission.

for submission specifications click here….

An Open Call for Winnipeg-based Artists
Showing Up, Speaking Out
Independent curator, Milena Placentile, invites submissions from Winnipeg-based artists to participate in a community arts project taking place from September 3 – October 5 at aceartinc.

Showing Up, Speaking Out seeks to explore the extent to which artists can motivate and facilitate civic participation by connecting local, national, and international artists with local communities through the collaborative production of ephemeral artworks deployed in public spaces throughout Winnipeg.

One goal of this project is to enhance relationships between artists and diverse communities through the formation of a socially resonant context that will highlight the creative, critical work of artists while providing unique opportunities for community members to collaborate in manners well poised to increase confidence in recapturing the public sphere as a place for thoughtful idea exchange.

The presentation site for this project, aceartinc., will serve as a staging ground where people will collaborate to determine projects, plan the delivery of their interventions, and make props. The venue will simultaneously be a site for exhibiting ephemera related to each action (i.e. used props, photographs, digital video, messages to other participants). It will also be a destination for discussing the potential impact of each action and reflecting on what participants might have gained from their involvement.

All activities will be supported by a blog/online discussion forum (http://showingupspeakingout.blogspot.com/) and a downloadable/print-on-demand publication including critical responses by local writers.

The artists confirmed at this time include:
***** Inge Hoonte (Netherlands/Brooklyn, USA) will work with participants to address the issue of recreation in public space
***** Deborah Kelly (Sydney, Australia) will work with community members to respond to issues pertaining to “living together” (i.e. sexual, racial, and gender diversity)
***** Tomas Jonsson (Calgary) will work with participants to address the issue of social housing/homelessness

Showing Up, Speaking Out seeks the participation of one or two additional artists to propose a theme around which she/he will develop an intervention in collaboration with other members of the community.

Submission Requirements:
In addition to the mandatory requirement that applicants be based in Winnipeg, each artist is requested to submit the following information via email to showingupspeakingout@gmail.com:

***** Artist CV including current contact information (mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail address) (3 pages maximum)
***** A one page statement expressing why she/he would like to participate in this project and what experience she/he has working with others in a collaborative fashion. Please remember that this opportunity is open to artists at any stage of their career – emerging, mid-career and established.
***** A one page statement about the theme she/he would like to explore in collaboration with community members. Examples include: policing, water stewardship, public transit, parking lots, bicycle lanes, food security, waste management, government accountability, etc.
***** Support material in the form of 10 digital images of past work — .jpg preferred; no greater than 72 dpi or a resolution of 1024 X 768 pixels. Up to two videos may also be submitted as support material and should be available for viewing online (i.e. youtube, vimeo, etc). Please remember to provide a descriptive list of all images and video including title, date, and year created, as well as any other brief details relevant to understanding context.

Each participating artist will be paid a fee in accordance with the CARFAC rate equivalent to a solo exhibition to cover activity spanning approximately 10 days over the course of the exhibition period (September 3 – October 5). The dates of participation are flexible and will be agreed upon in advance of the project launch. Each participating artist will also have access to a budget of approximately $400 for production materials or equipment rental as necessary.

Please direct enquiries and submissions to: showingupspeakingout@gmail.com

Please note that all submissions must be received by Monday, July 5, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. In order to ensure fairness, late submissions can not be accepted. Submissions will be selected through a jury including constituents from the various groups described below.

This project is made possible thanks to the generosity of the Winnipeg Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts as well as the energetic and enthusiastic partnership of: aceartinc., Art City, Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art, the Institute for Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Winnipeg, Urban Shaman Gallery, and Video Pool Media Arts Centre, among others to be announced.

This project is included as part of Culture Days Manitoba (September 24 – 26, 2010).

In between the uninstall and install of our regular exhibitions the main gallery usually has a night or two of being an empty shell. We thought we’d invite people to put their pearls in it for one night only.

aceartinc.’s turnaround is a series of events/ performances/ installations that occur on a single night between the uninstall and install of regular exhibitions in the gallery. Operating on a fly-by-night ethos, turnaround enables performers to take advantage of a large space to experiment with and test ideas. Preference is given to projects which are innovative, mischievous, passionate and enthusiastic. It is an opportunity for community building between various artists and audiences in Winnipeg.

turnarounders put on a nocturnal performance or throw a party etc. in the main gallery of ace. ace will not pay any fees to the participants but instead asks them to charge admission, half of which is kept by them, the other half goes to ace as fundraising for our programming and operational costs.

aceartinc.’s turnaround is not an exhibition opportunity. Submissions for exhibitions will not be accepted.

To apply for a turnaround spot, email program AT aceart DOT org with your idea and how you’ll do it- no more than a page please. Include your resume with at least but no more than five images to support your application.