Exhibit Studio - Call for the exhibition Obsession

Open Call and Submission deadline: 02.12.2022, 11.00 a.m. extended until 05.12.2022, 11:00 a.m.

The Academy’s Exhibit Studio is happy to announce a new season 2022/2021! It is the exhibition space for students and run by students. It is located in the Academy building at Schillerplatz on the 1st floor . This academical year it is coordinated and curated by Olga Shapovalova and Christian Azzouni, who study at the Academy and work at the Contemporary Exhibitions Office. In 2023 they plan to organise four shows. 

For the first group exhibition that will be opened on the 19th of January students are invited to submit any form of work addressing the topic of Obsession.

Submission topic

In our first group exhibition, we would like to reflect together on the topic of "Obsession". We are currently looking at what one can be obsessed with: love, art, food, sex and any other (destructive) forces. What role does it play in our everyday lives? How can we (not) control obsession and what does it insist on?  Is it even possible to control obsession, and if not, how one can deal with the impossibility of control this hypnotic state. 

What can be submitted?

We ask that only finished projects and/or works be submitted for this purpose. The medium is free to choose, and we are open to performance and live acts at the opening. Any form of obsession is welcome in this group exhibition. 

Who can participate?

Students from all departments of the Academy can apply for the open call.

Aims

The Exhibit Studio sees itself as an open space that is inclusive of all practices and creates space for critical conversations and experimentation. In this exhibition we want to create a safe-space for obsessions and invite viewers and artists to experience and reflect it.

Collective responsibilities

The Exhibit Studio is a place of shared responsibility. This means that the artists/students are largely responsible for the installation & deinstallation of their work. The coordinators (Olga Shapovalova & Christian Azzouni) run the planning of the exhibition and support the artists in their requests. They coordinate the production of invitation cards, the graphic material, support the promotion of the event and are available for questions regarding the organisations and installation, if needed.

Budget

There is a budget for each exhibition incl. artists fee. 

Submission

Participation is open to all students currently enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. Submissions should be uploaded as a PDF file (max. 10 MB) via the platform https://calls.akbild.ac.at/ and include the following:

• written proposal (approx. 1 A4 page)
• image of the art works, sketches for perfomances
• brief curriculum vitae (max. 1 A4 page).
• portfolio

The name of the file needs to include the student’s name. E.g. Surname_Obsession.

Submission deadline: 02.12.2022 11.00 a.m. extended until 05.12.2022, 11.00 a.m

Further info

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask via email: exhibitstudio@akbild.ac.at