Open Video Call: Video Race!

January 19, 2004

The ICA is inviting area artists to make a new work of art, which must contain a specified theme and key ingredients announced by ICA. On Saturday February 14th at 11 am ICA will release A CONCEPTUAL THEME, and a LIST OF "visual ingredients." Participating artists will have 5 days to make a new work that contains all of these elements. The videos are due on Wednesday, February 18th, at 6:30pm, at which point all submissions will be screened. At the end of the evening ONE video will be selected by a panel of curators, including Paula Marincola of the Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative, and shown in the ICA during the summer exhibition program. The screening is free and open to the public. Free popcorn and beverages will be served. (Details on entering the contest at Open Video Call.)

To participate stop by the ICA on Saturday, February 14th at 11am or check out ICA's websitem here the theme and list will be announced. Your video must incorporate the conceptual theme AND all of the visual ingredients. (Think of it as making a video scavenger hunt.) Videos should be no longer than 5 minutes and will need to be turned in to ICA ready to screen. This is an excellent opportunity for artists to show curators what they can do and for the public to check out area talent.

Works selected for exhibition at ICA are winning accolades elsewhere as well. Local artists Eric Wareheim and Tim Heidecker, who entered their video short Tom Goes to the Mayor, in 19xx, are currently pitching a TV pilot to the major networks: "Tim and Eric.com-the show". The Sequel to the ICA video, Tom Goes to the Mayor Returns, is currently featured on the Mr. Show website (bobanddavid.com). Jennifer Macdonald, who was chosen in xxxx, had her work selected as part of the Philadelphia Museum of Arts "Seriously Animated" exhibition in Fall of 2003. "Seriously Animated" also included a video by Joshua Mosely, who was an open video selection in 19xx.

The public is invited to join the entrants for this evening of fun and film. Free popcorn and refreshments will be served.

To participate stop by the ICA on Saturday, February 14th at 11am or check out ICA's website at www.icaphila.org where the theme and list will be announced. Your video must incorporate the conceptual theme AND all of the visual ingredients. (Think of it as making a video scavenger hunt.) Videos should be no longer than 5 minutes and will need to be turned in to ICA ready to screen. This is an excellent opportunity for the public to check out area talent and for artists to show curators what they can do. The screening is free and open to the public. Free popcorn and beverages will be served.

Complete rules and details available at Open Video Call.

ICA's ongoing Open Video Call features the region's experimental and documentary video talent. For viewers, it's a chance to see work being made locally in a uniquely open context. One screening can run the gamut from the weird and boring, to the humorous and sublime. This will be the twelfth in the series, which began at ICA in 1998.

Works selected for exhibition at ICA are winning accolades elsewhere as well. Local artists Eric Wareheim and Tim Heidecker, who entered their video short Tom Goes to the Mayor, in 2001, are currently pitching a TV pilot to the major networks: "Tim and Eric.com-the show." The sequel to the ICA video, Tom Goes to the Mayor Returns, is currently featured on the Mr. Show website (bobanddavid.com). Jennifer Macdonald, who was chosen in 2003, had her work selected as part of the Philadelphia Museum of Arts "Seriously Animated" exhibition in Fall of 2003.

ICA
Founded in 1963 as part of the University of Pennsylvania, ICA presents a year-round exhibition schedule that defines, analyzes, and explores the contemporary visual arts. A non-collecting museum, ICA offers one-person, thematic, and group exhibitions, including commissioned works. ICA diversifies its examination of art to include interdisciplinary work such as film, video, performance, architecture, and design. ICA plays a vital role in introducing American audiences to rising international artists and is also committed to the regional arts community. ICA has been at the forefront of contemporary art for nearly 40 years, presenting the first museum solo exhibitions of artists Andy Warhol, Robert Indiana, Lisa Yuskavage, Charles LeDray and many others.

The ICA is located at 118 South 36th Street at the University of Pennsylvania. The ICA is open to the public, except during installation, from 12:00pm to 8:00pm on Wednesday through Friday and from 11:00am to 5:00pm on Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $3 for adults; $2 for students over 12, artists, and senior citizens; and free to ICA members, children 12 and under, PENN card holders, and on Sundays from 11:00am to 1:00pm. For more information, call 215-898-7108/5911.

Photo: Justin Marshall, "California Dental Jam" video

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