CALL FOR ENTRIES
Bambi Biennial February 2 – March 16, 2008
Jurors: Roberta Fallon & Libby Rosof of the world famous http://fallonandrosof.blogspot.com/!
Roberta Fallon and Libby Rosof are Philadelphia’s premier art critics and all around great ladies who know their stuff!
Roberta Fallon and Libby Rosof have been collaborating artists for 17 years. In the early days of their career they made large-scale sculptural installations out of concrete. As they got older, they (sensibly) switched to making very small paintings and books out of paper. Everything they’ve made, large or small, has elements of autobiography because basically they think they’re really interesting. And they’re not afraid of being self-absorbed.
Recently, Fallon and Rosof have been handing out art on the streets of Philadelphia under the rubric of their tongue-in-cheek Zero .1% for Art Commission. One of their public art actions was featured in Wendy Weinberg's "Art of Activism" documentary.
Fallon and Rosof are writers as well as artists. In April, 2003, they created the online journal “Roberta Fallon and Libby Rosof’s Artblog,” http://fallonandrosof.blogspot.com, praised by Raphael Rubinstein in Art in America for its great writing about art and its community-spiritedness. Fallon reviews art for the Philadelphia Weekly and Rosof was the editor of the Penn Current at the University of Pennsylvania.
The artists have received several commissions for art in public spaces. They received a 2003-4 SOS grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts for their book “OK Artists.” Fallon and Rosof are big on the lecture circuit because they’re so much fun. In 2006 they co-taught a senior painting studio class at Tyler School of Art. Nobody can remember who is Roberta and who is Libby. They get mail at Roberta’s house addressed to Roberta Rosof and at Libby’s house addressed to Libby Fallon. In 2006 they created the fictional character Liberta who takes over the blog occasionally.
"This year, Fallon and Rosof curated three exhibits, Dig, a show of Philadelphia artists, at H&F Fine Arts in Mt. Rainier, MD, a Philadelphia Mural Arts Program exhibition of our favorite murals, and an online exhibit."
Super Bonus !!!!
Three artists will be chosen from this exhibit for a three-person show at Bambi Gallery.
Bambi Gallery is the first gallery space to hit the Frankford Avenue Arts Corridor in Fishtown, Philadelphia. Check out the web site to find more about us. www.bambiproject.com… Why wait until the Whitney Biennial when you can see contemporary art right here in Philadelphia?
Eligibility
Artists of all media are invited to submit 10-15 examples of completed works of art created in the last 18th months.
Entry Fee
$20 for 10-15 submissions. Please make checks or money orders payable to Bambi Project.
Student rate:
$15 for 5-10 submissions along with a brief artist statement and photocopy of student ID.
Sales
Bambi will take 50% of commissions for sales of artwork.
Shipping
Artists are responsible for the cost of shipping artwork (delivery and pick-up) to and from Bambi.
Installation
All work must be received ready for installation with proper hanging devices attached and instructions where necessary.
Bambi is not responsible for works left after the pick up date.
Calendar
| December 29th | deadline for entries |
| January 6th | artists notified |
| January 15th-22nd | delivery of accepted works |
| February 1st | opening reception! |
| March 18th | last day of exhibition |
| March 20th | pick up of work |
| March 21st | all postage paid work sent |
Complete applications must include:
- CD-R submissions with images saved at 72 dpi/ppi resolution (jpeg only). Name each image last name first, first name last_1jpeg and so on.
- Current resume and optional statement(but encouraged).
- Only submissions accompanied with S.A.S.E. will be returned.
- $20 or $15 entry fee. Checks or money orders made out to Bambi Project.
- Submit materials no later than December 29, 2007 to:
Bambi Gallery
1817 Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19125
