Toronto Craft Alert

COME UP TO MY ROOM 2011
The Gladstone Hotel’s 8th Annual Alternative Design Event

January 27 to 30, 2011
(Coinciding with Toronto International Design Festival and the Interior Design Show)

Deadline: Monday, May 31st, 2010.

Call for Submissions

ATTENTION: DESIGNERS, ARCHITECTS, VISUAL ARTISTS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, SCULPTORS, WRITERS, MUSICIANS, SET DESIGNERS, PROP MAKERS, SOUND ENGINEERS, CERAMACISTS, TEXTILE ARTISTS, CRAFTS PEOPLE, FILMOGRAPHERS, PRINT MAKERS, NEW MEDIA ARTISTS and ALL CREATIVE MAKERS:

The Gladstone Hotel seeks Expressions of Interest for innovative, cutting-edge, contemporary design and installation-based projects for The Gladstone Hotel’s annual alternative design event, COME UP TO MY ROOM. The eighth installment of CUTMR will take place from January 27 to 30, 2011 at the historic Gladstone Hotel in downtown Toronto. Site-specific work will be mounted in the rooms and public spaces in the second floor Gladstone Gallery and ground floor spaces of the hotel.

Ideal candidates for juried consideration are practitioners who approach their discipline with a radical personal vision, and who use design to converse, connect, collaborate and construct delight in the unexpected.

For its 8th installment CUTMR curators will give special consideration to projects that are sustainable and socially minded. We are interested in projects that rethink or remake the way we make things, how we can learn from natural systems, and respect people and the environment. Some ideas include: using found objects, reclaimed or refurbished materials; local production; engagement in the local community; and designing for 100% of the community.

There are two ways to participate in COME UP TO MY ROOM 2011:

1. Room Installations: participants will create new work that is site-specific and based in installation. Participants must be new to CUTMR or have not shown recently at CUTMR. The curatorial focus and submission review will be on strength of previous works and experience. You will be chosen for your past work and expression of interest, not on a project proposal.

2. Public Spaces: participants will create functional lighting, seating or wall-based projects which responds to the site. Special projects can include a DJ booth, bar, ticket desk, and/or exterior and satellite installations. Past participants of CUTMR are welcome to submit to this category. The curatorial focus will be on actual project proposals, as well as previous work. Please submit sketches and/or a written paragraph on your proposed installation.

To Submit to CUTMR 2011:

Please submit hardcopy or electronic Expression of Interest (MS-WORD docs or PDFs only) no later than Monday, May 31st, 2010. Submissions must include:

√ Contact information (email and phone number) for you and all members of your submission team

√ Visual representation of 2-5 previous projects (no more than 5 images per project; high quality jpegs on a CD are preferred), and your website URL (if applicable)

√ Your CV

√ A 150 word bio of the artist/designer/collective

√ A one-page Expression of Interest specific to CUTMR 2011. Please describe your practice, who you are, what kind of work you do and why you want to participate in CUTMR. Also indicate if you are applying for a room installation or pubic space project.

Fees:

$700 + GST/HST for room installations
$175 + GST/HST for public space projects and installations

Fees include three installation days and four-day space rental; exhibition administration and coordination; inclusion in the promotion, publicity, marketing materials, and exhibition catalogue. Fees are payable upon acceptance. If you would like to apply but are deterred by the fee, please apply and let the curators know in your Expression of Interest that you will need assistance finding sponsorship.

Submit your Expression of Interest to:

In person: Front Desk, The Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. West, Toronto ON, M6J 1J6.
Attention: CUTMR 2011 Curators: Jeremy Vandermeij and Deborah Wang
Email: submissions@comeuptomyroom.com
Please CC: jeremy@gladstonehotel.com and deborah@comeuptomyroom.com

Need More Info?

For more information about the submission process, contact the curators at:
info@comeuptomyroom.com

For more information regarding pricing, exhibition details and contracts contact:
Director of Exhibitions exhibitions@gladstonehotel.com or 416 531 4635 ex. 7501

To see the best of the past CUTMR shows:
http://www.comeuptomyroom.com/best-of-cutmr/

Please view photos of past CUTMR installations to gain a better understanding of the focus of this show: www.comeuptomyroom.com

-> Continue to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document for additional information and important dates.