Open Call extended: El Paper SUB-WAY Issue

the submission deadline has been extended to February 28, 2012.

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THE SUB-WAY ISSUE

(version en español abajo)

We are particularly interested in the connections between above and below, North America and South America, Labor and Rentier, underground versus overt. What does SUB-WAY mean to you?

We are looking for found objects (poems, letters, stories), original poems and short stories, photographs, illustrations, print works, collages, conceptual works and any other art pieces that are suitable for reproduction in our target size of 8.5” x 8.5” pages. Collaborations between the written word and visual arts are encouraged, so if you want to send a text with an illustration or a page already designed will be perfect.

For this special issue, and taking a cue from the cartoneros <www.eloisacartonera.com.ar/ENGversion.html > of Latin America, each cover will consist of an original artwork on cardboard by Brooklyn artist and guest co-curator James Leonard.

El Paper is a bi-lingual publication seeking submissions from artists and writers from multiple countries and visual cultures. Translation assistance will be provided for Spanish writers who are unable to supply their own.

Please send your contribution to: elpapermagazine@gmail.com before January 30th, 2012. Writers send files of 600 words or less/ up to 60 lines for poetry. Visual artists please send up to 3 good resolution images in a zip file.

Additional information about El Paper: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/982763098/el-paper-independent-magazine-of-visual-art-and-wr

CONVOCATORIA:

EN TORNO AL SUBWAY

La revista independiente El Paper está buscando colaboraciones en artes visuales y escritura para la edición sobre el Subway a publicarse en Nueva York en marzo/abril del 2012

Buscamos piezas y textos que aborden el tema del Subway, literal y metafóricamente. Ayúdanos a explorar este concepto a la vez que exploramos lo que los mundos bajo tierra.

Nos interesan especialmente las conexiones entre arriba y abajo, Norte y Sudamérica, la clase trabajadora y los ricos, lo subterráneo frente a lo evidente. ¿Qué significa SUB-WAY para ti?

Buscamos objetos encontrados en el subte-metro-tren subterráneo (poemas, cartas, historias), poemas originales y relatos breves, fotografías, ilustraciones, grabados, collages, piezas conceptuales y cualquier otra que se preste para ser reproducida en páginas de 8.5” x 8.5” (21,59 x 21, 59 centímetros). Las colaboraciones entre textos y artes visuales son más que bienvenidas, incluso una página previamente diseñada.

Para este número especial y siguiendo el ejemplo de los cartoneros en América Latina <www.eloisacartonera.com.ar/ENGversion.html >, cada portada consistirá en una obra original en cartón realizada por el artista de Brooklyn James Leonard.

El Paper es una publicación bilingüe que busca la colaboración de artistas y escritores de diversos países y culturas. Ofrecemos traducir los textos de aquellos escritores de habla hispana que no puedan enviar textos traducidos al inglés.

Envía tu colaboración a: elpapermagazine@gmail.com, antes del 30 de enero del 2012. Textos: no más de 600 palabras/ 60 versos para poesía. Artes visuales: hasta tres imágenes de buena resolución en un archivo comprimido.

Más acerca de El Paper:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/982763098/el-paper-independent-magazine-of-visual-art-and-wr

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Perform at MUSIC UNDER THE 7 at Local Project Gallery Space in Long Island City, Queens.

** Local Project is looking for musicians, and/or bands to perform acoustically at LP this November. Send in your music to be a part of Local Project’s MUSIC UNDER THE 7. This is an ongoing acoustic music series to benefit LP. If you would like to participate please send us 2 songs in an mps3 format, your bio, and any online space that you use to share your music.

MUSIC UNDER THE 7 is being created to benefit, expand, and enjoy the synergy between two of our favorite art forms. We can’t wait to hear your music….

This series will be happening 3 to 4 times per year so we will contact everyone who submits and may offer you a later date, as space is limited. *Please note this is a benefit performance.

EMAIL JUNE@LOCALPROJECT.ORG