Open Call for War Exhibition in Munich Jewellery Week 2020

Πόλεμος πάντων μὲν πατήρ ἐστι, πάντων δὲ βασιλεύς.
(War is the father of all and king of all; and some he shows as gods, others as men, some he makes slaves, others free.)
/ Heraclitus

ΠΟΛΕΜΟΣ – pronounced: po’lemos = Greek for war – is our sixth international group show during Schmuck/Munich Jewellery Week (2015 – 2020).

Weapons, shields, helmets, armors.
Tents, banners and flags.
Altars, sacrifices, rituals, talismans.
Sounds, screams, clashes.
Crowns, decorations, emblems and signs.
Nearby or far away from us, we witness military wars, social wars, gender wars, class wars, corporate wars, office wars, family wars, trade wars, cold wars.
War is performed with special equipment; it follows its own logic, choreography, myths and values.
War can be the force behind personal achievements, change, growth or disillusionment. Following the words of Heraclitus, war can free or enslave you.
Ancient Greeks adorned their temples with war scenes: gods, titans, amazons, mortals, immortals fighting to the very end. War god Ares fathered the Amazons, the feminists of  Greek antiquity; hunt goddess Artemis initiated young girls in her mysteries of freedom and independence; gods fought during the sea battle of Salamis (480 BC) next to mortals, with goddess Demeter leading the Greeks against the Persians.
In his classic The Art of War Chinese philosopher and military genius Sun Tzu writes that a general’s outmost success is to win a battle without fighting.
The year 2020 commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in World War II when civilization resisted barbarism.
Is humanity world-war-proof ever since or is the longest period of euro-atlantic concord just an illusion?

The ΠΟΛΕΜΟΣ//WAR exhibition project includes the following services:

• A four-day group show at WELTRAUM Gallery from Wednesday 11 to Saturday 14 March 2020 during Schmuck 2020/Munich Jewellery Week (WELTRAUM is Munich’s best known experimental art gallery located in the very heart of the old city close to Isartor, Viktualienmarkt and Marienplatz. WELTRAUM has been awarded the prize of Best-Six-Off-Spaces 2019 by the City of Munich).
• The exhibition wall surface of appr. 3 m (Height) 1.2 - 1.5 m (Width).
• Windows available for display.
• Exhibition website with artist’s work.
• Communication and Press (bilingual Press Release/ English-German).
• Social media work and promotional PR.
• Print and e-invitation.
• Publicity in the specialized international/national and local blogs/press.
• Photo documentation.
• Special Exhibition Opening.
• Show organization and secretarial support.
• Curatorial services.
• Individual exhibition design.
• Representation (promotion - sales) in case of the artist’s absence.
• Artists may sell their work during the show free of provision.
• The show programme also includes performances and/or lectures.

Detailed terms and conditions will be stated in the exhibition project agreement.

Fee: 480 Euro payable in two installments or 450 Euro payable in one installment.
Application rules: Artists working in the field of jewellery, sculpture or object, performance, textile art, and fashion may apply. Artists may present new work they will develop between December 2019 - March 2020 or existing work connected to the theme of the exhibition project.
Number of participants: max. 18 artists.

For your application, please click >>> here
For questions and more information, please email loukiarichards@gmx.de.

Deadline: 15 December 2019.