From:
Stone List Admin <listadmin@zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz>
Date:
Mon, 11 Apr 2005 09:23:36 +0000 (UTC)
Subject:
Small Monuments
Stone List Admin wrote:
Quoted text begins.I replied to the organiser suggesting that he should submit the
symposium web page to the Stone Directory so that everyone
could see it. His reply (yesterday) was "okay".
End of quote.
... but he didn't ... so here is the original email, formatted as best
I can (the original was messy and I can't guarantee that I have
transcribed everything correctly).
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An international exhibition of small sculpture in stone in different
galleries all over the world.
Gallery Donkersvoort (Beek en Donk, The Netherlands) & Gallery
Exelmans (Neeroeteren, Belgium) initiate a collaborative project of
international exhibitions called 'Small Monuments'. You are kindly
invited to participate.
The concept is
- to exhibit small sculptures of stone (max. weight 17 kg ) of
international renowned artists.
- to show the international public a variety of stone sculptures which
represent the state of art in sculpture today.
- to offer sculptors worldwide a low budget way of participating in a
series of exhibitions in recognised international galleries.
- to organise a travelling exhibition in different countries.
- to get in contact with foreign galleries to join and collaborate in
this project
We have the idea that the international character of these exhibitions
has an extra positive effect on each individual exhibition in each
participating country.
Jan van de Pol, sculptor and co-organiser of the Holland stone
sculpture symposium, is asked to join and to coordinate the project
and to contact sculptors worldwide for these exhibitions.
Project structure for the time being:
1. If you are interested to participate, you can - at this moment -
participate in both the exhibitions in The Netherlands and Belgium.
- If you send in your work you can participate in both exhibitions.
- The first exhibition will be in Gallery Donkersvoort (NL) from
4-9-2005 till 23-10-2005
- The second exhibition will be in Gallery Exelmans (B) from
29-10-2005 till 18-12-2005
- 1st of June 2005 the applications for the exhibitions in The
Netherlands and Belgium will be closed.
2. We are still negotiating about the travelling exhibitions
(2006/2007). June 2005 we intent to offer you the international
travel schedule of the other galleries worldwide that will
participate in this project. You can decide yourself if and in how
many of the exhibitions you want to participate.
- At this moment we negotiate with international galleries
(England, Portugal, Spain, Korea, and Japan) to join the project.
First reactions are positive. It is the intention to try and find
finally six international galleries to join the project.
- With the participating international galleries a exhibition
schedule for 2006 and 2007 will be made so that the exhibition
'Small monuments' can fit in their exhibition schedule.
Practical organisation: Belgian and Holland exhibitions 2005:
- Every sculptor can exhibit one (small) sculpture made in stone.
Selection procedure
- Maximum of participants: 50
- No restrictions will be made to type of stone, style or subject.
- The sculpture must be made in the last 5 years.
- We expect you to send in a work of high standard and quality that
gives the public a good impression of your style and work.
- A selection procedure will follow. Criteria are standard/quality of
work, diversity in styles and nationalities. For this reason we ask
you to send us a photograph of the work you want to send in,
together with your application.
- Artists will be notified by June 15, 2005 whether or not they have
been selected.
- Galleries are free to refuse a sculpture that is damaged by
transport or technically is not suitable for exhibition.
Costs
- Sculptors are responsible for the costs of transport to and from the
gallery.
- We choose for sculptures between 5 kg (no miniatures) and 17 kg.
- This weight indication gives some uniformity of sculptures for the
exhibition. It also makes clear what we mean by ?small monuments?.
- There is another more practical motivation. Sculptures till 20 kg
(transport package included) can be transported as a post package
quickly and for a relatively cheap price. That is the main reason
why we choose for post package service.
- If a sculptor prefers to send the work by other international
transport companies he can do so, but at his expense.
- A sculpture will only be send back or send to next galleries if the
costs for transport are paid in advance (for example by an
international money order). Again post package service will be the
criterion to determinate these costs.. (To be 100 % clear: if you
want to participate in the ?travelling exhibitions 2006/2007?
transport costs have to be paid by the sculptor for each new
exhibition ). We will contact you personally about this subject as
soon as you made you application
- For the two exhibitions (together) in Holland and Belgium 30 Euro
(effectively*) will be asked for handling costs (package, uniform
package material, transport from and to Belgium).
- Costs only have to be paid after notification of selection ( 15th of
June). We will contact you personally on this matter.
The gallery
- The owner of the gallery is - as usual - responsible for everything
what has to do with the exhibition itself ( arrange the exhibition,
publicity, invitation cards, sale, insurance in the gallery, etc..)
- Every participating gallery will retain his standard commission in
case of sales. Please let us know the price you want for work.
- If a sculpture is sold, the sculptor is asked to send a new work for
the ongoing or next upcoming international exhibition ( under the
same conditions as described earlier).
Sculptors information:
- Sculptors will be asked to send information of their work
(photographs, curriculum vitae, website, catalogue). Most important
is to send a good photograph ( on paper or digital ) of the work you
propose for exhibition.
Schedule:
- April 2005: mailing at sculptors and sculpture associations
worldwide.
- 1th of June 2005: final date of application for the Holland and
Belgium exhibitions.
- 15th of June 2005: notification of selection.
- 15th of June 2005: information about (the schedule of) the
travelling exhibition.
- 15th of June 2005: personal contact with all participants about
photographs, catalogues, curriculum vitae, etc and return package
and handling costs.
- 8th July 2005: transport and handling costs due
- August 2005: sending in the work
- September 2005: Exhibition at Gallery Donkersvoort (NL)
- November 2005: Exhibition at Gallery Exelmans (B)
How can I subscribe?
Send before 1th of June 2005 an e-mail ( doespol@--------- ) or a
letter to Jan van de Pol
I am interested to participate in 'Small Monuments'. I declare to be
fully aware of and to agree with the conditions of the project.
Questions? Don't hesitate to contact me.
Contact person:
Jan van de Pol
De Wolfsputten 4
5709 PB Helmond
The Netherlands
Tel. 00-31-492-383794
E-mail : doespol@---------
Participating galleries:
Gallery Donkersvoort Gallery Exelmans
Nelleke van den Oever Alfons Exelmans
Donkersvoortsestraat 3 Zandbergerstraat 10
5741 RL Beek en Donk (NL) 3680 Neeroeteren (NL)
Tel. 00-31-499- 422952 Tel. 00-32- 89 - 864558
E-mail: Donkersvoort@---------
Website: http://galerie-donkersvoort.kunstinzicht.nl
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