AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

CALL FOR ENTRIES

Bringing the Past To Light: New Art from Old Images

The Arroyo Arts Collective is looking for artists working in new media who are interested in developing projects using images taken from old photographs ofNortheast Los Angeles. Artists who work in installation, performance, music, video, and new media or other fine arts practices, will be asked to develop temporary projects onsite at the historic home of Charles Fletcher Lummis operated inHighland Park by the Historical Society of Southern California. The purpose of this undertaking is to create an innovative mix of past, present and future visions of the Arroyo area, calling to mind the bohemian sensibility of Lummis’ circle and/or inventing scenarios of Arroyo life yet to be. Bringing the Past To Light will run from May 17 through June 14.

Charles Fletcher Lummis

At the dawn of the twentieth century, Charles Fletcher Lummis – photographer, journalist, preservationist, anthropologist – invited artists, poets and musicians to his handmade home, El Alisal, to re-envision life inLos Angeles. Today, the Arroyo Arts Collective invites artists to delve into the rich photo archives ofNortheast Los Angeles and to create projects inspired by these images in the house and on the grounds
of the century-old Lummis home. In the enchanting rooms and gardens of El Alisal what types of lively conversations might the past have with the present and the future?

Submission Process

Interested artists are invited to attend an introduction to photo archive resources and a walk-through at El Alisal. The walk-through will take place on Sunday, March 15 at 1 p.m. with Ariel Van Zandweghe, curator of the Lummis home, and representatives of the Arroyo Arts Collective. El Alisal is located at 200 E. Avenue 43,Los Angeles,CA 90031.

Artist applications should include a résumé or c.v., five images of past work (CD with images in jpeg format or prints are acceptable), and a one-page declaration of interest, describing the vision for the project. Artists should also indicate one or two preferred locations for their work on a map provided of the Lummis house and garden. Please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope to facilitate the return of materials. Mail to Light/Arroyo Arts Collective,P.O. Box 50835,Los Angeles,CA
90050-0835.

Deadline for receipt of application materials is March 28, 2009. Artists will be notified April 4. Each participating artist will receive a small honorarium.

For further information contact light@arroyoartscollective.org or call 626 794-3627.

from LA Culture Net