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CALL FOR PROPOSALS

UMAMI: food and art festival, 2010

New York City

www.umamifestival.com

Umami: food and art festival in New York brings together artists and food professionals who use food as a medium to present multi-sensory experiences in the theatre, gallery, or dining room. Choosing food as a common thread creates new ways to look at and integrate art into daily life, and uses artistic expression to think about food and its role in society. Last years’ festival included performances, film and video, artists books and visual arts in conjunction with artist/chef roundtables, panels, culinary tastings and workshops. Our extensive schedule at Roulette in Soho, brought culinary professionals, food scholars, artists and lovers of food and art together to feast on a banquet of ideas.

We are delighted to be planning Umami 2010. For this festival we will be presenting events in a number of different venues (including a black box theatre, a culinary school, on the web, and in restaurants…). Along with works commissioned for the festival, we are seeking proposals for food-centered artistic projects. The festival focuses on live performance, but project proposals in other mediums will be given consideration e.g.: film/video/visual art. Collaborative works that cross boundaries and expand dialogue between artists and food professionals are especially encouraged.

The deadline for proposals is June 30, 2009. Proposals should include artist background (please include web links if available), a description of the work, projected expenses and the number of people involved.

KEY OBJECTIVES OF THE FESTIVAL

- Using food as a common thread to look at and integrate art into daily life

- Foster collaboration between artists and food professionals

- Broaden the horizon of using food as an artistic medium

- Support artists working in time-based or multi-sensory forms.

DEADLINE

- The proposal deadline is 12pm on June 30 2009. No late submissions will be accepted.

- Short-listed candidates will be notified by July 15 2009.

BUDGET

- Modest production funds and stipends will be available.

- Please include expenses in your proposal.

ENQUIRIES

- Ame Gilbert, curator- email: ame@umamifestival.com

Send Proposals via email to: ame@umamifestival.com

or by mail to: Umami Festival, 54 Prospect Pl., Bklyn NY, 11217, USA.

Include contact information and return postage if you would like your materials returned.

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