Programming

VIVA! Art Action – 4th edition
October 2013 in Montreal, Canada
DEADLINE: November 15, 2012

Founded by six Montreal-based artist run centres in 2006, VIVA! Art action is a biennial festival dedicated to the support and dissemination of action art, including- but not limited to- performances, happenings, public interventions, body art and furtive actions. Concentrated in and around the Bain St-Michel, an old public pool located in Montreal’s lively Mile-End neighbourhood, VIVA!’s fourth edition will offer artists a vibrant context for the dissemination of emerging, ephemeral, unpredictable and constantly shifting action art practices.

Beginning with a two-day period dedicated exclusively to festival participants, VIVA! 2013 will focus on creating an open and convivial setting in which to meet, create and exchange. The artistic programming will provide both structured and spontaneous occasions for participating artists to present work and, as a result, each artist will have the possibility to intervene several times during the course of the weeklong event.

VIVA! invites local, national, and international artists and collectives to describe their practices and intentions to us. All forms of action art will be considered, whether that work is to be presented in VIVA! locations (Bain St-Michel or partnering gallery spaces), public space, the private sphere, or non-sites.

VIVA! respects the artist fee rates established by RAAV/CARFAC 2012, offers free daily communal meals, and contributes towards travel and accommodation expenses.

Submission must be sent electronically to: info@vivamontreal.org

With the exception of visual material, your submission must be in a PDF format and include:
- A curriculum vitae
- An artist statement and, if pertinent, a project description (max. 2 pages)
- A descriptive list of the visual material (title, date, duration etc.)
Digital images:
- A maximum of 20 digital images (.JPEG, 1MG maximum per image). Images must be titles as follows: Last Name_First Name_1.jpeg, Last Name_First Name_2.jpeg, Last Name_First Name_3.jpeg, etc.

Videos:
- No video files will be accepted via email. To share video documentation, please integrate links to Vimeo or YouTube into your descriptive list of visual material. Private accounts can be created but please be sure to include the access password in your submission (if needed).
Only complete submission will be considered.

Inquiries can be sent to: info@vivamontreal.org
For more information regarding the VIVA! Art Action festival and to browse the archives of past editions, please visit our website: www.vivamontreal.org.