Deadline now extended to September 5th for Toronto Workshop & September 15th for Ottawa Workshop!
conceived by Thom Sokoloski
A Studio SM (Thom Sokoloski / Jenny McCowan) creation.
The Encampment is a large-scale public participatory art installation that will incorporate seventy 19th century expeditionary tents erected in a geometric grid in Major’s Hill Park in Ottawa. Illuminated from within, the tents will create a glowing sculptural form visible all night long, which will be surrounded by the National Gallery of Canada, the United States Embassy, the Fairmont Château Laurier and Parliament Hill.
Studio SM proposes an archaeological encampment as its metaphor. A dig for artifacts is replaced by a dig into the collective memory of a people, its sense of place and history.
CLICK IMAGE TO DOWNLOAD CALL FOR PARTICIPATION CARD NOW!Presented by the Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL)
— as part of its 50th anniversary cultural initiative to increase
national awareness about the full inclusion of people with intellectual
disabilities — in partnership with the National Capital Commission (NCC).
October 2-4, 2008
7pm - Midnight. Free to the public.
Major's Hill Park, Ottawa, Canada.
After
creating an acclaimed version of The Encampment in New York City,
Studio SM is working with CACL to present an unprecedented national
version, inspired by the history of intellectual disability in Canada.
The Ottawa version of The Encampment will be a significant and
evocative expression of social and cultural inclusion.
We are looking for Creative
Collaborators to participate!
Creative
collaborators are invited to participate in a creative process with
Studio SM to design and construct the installations that will be housed
within each tent. Workshops with Studio SM will be held across the
country.
To apply, please send an email to us (NationalEncampment@gmail.com) with a short statement outlining your background and why you want to participate.
To apply, please send an email to us (NationalEncampment@gmail.com) with a short statement outlining your background and why you want to participate.
NationalEncampment@gmail.com
DEADLINE
is August 15, 2008
For
more information on the artwork, the responsibilities of a creative
collaborator and other ways you can participate, please visit...
www.TheEncampment.net
We suggest reading all the information under Creative Collaborator in the button bar on the left to understand the role and responsibilities of participating before sending us your letter of intent.
We suggest reading all the information under Creative Collaborator in the button bar on the left to understand the role and responsibilities of participating before sending us your letter of intent.
This national version of The Encampment will then tour to Toronto in the early summer of 2009.
A presentation by Community Living Toronto.
