Open Gallery in association with Darklight Festival is looking for new Irish Artists, who
can add to the existing portfolio of the Open Gallery. We are looking for artists that
are willing to open themselves to new ways of seeing the world, free from the strictures
of our particular cultural understanding; through an exploration of the video painting
medium. Further information can be found at www.opengallery.co.uk/darklightcompetition

Open is a London gallery dedicated to the video painting: a new form of video art
pioneered by the Artscape Project. The origins of the Artscape Project can be found in
2001 when the first video paintings were shot by Hilary Lawson, a philosopher and
documentary film maker, in an attempt to escape the limitations of the traditional video
narrative. Subsequently, a collective of artists, including William Raban, Sanchita
Islam, Nina Danino, Tina Keane, and Isabelle Inghilieri, was formed to develop the video
painting medium.

Video paintings are filmed in a single take with a stationary camera. They contain no
edits or subsequent manipulation. Video paintings show the world in real time. The video
painting is non-narrative. There is no dialogue, no sound. In contrast to the film and
video tradition which has been dominated by the provision of meaning and understanding,
the video painting aims to show moving image in a different way and create a new visual
experience.

The competition is open to artists resident in the Republic of Ireland. Artists wishing
to enter should register at www.opengallery.co.uk/darklightcompetition by 18th August and
submit their video painting work by 1st September. Entries should be accompanied by:

-A current C.V. outlining your previous art / film history & education
-A brief statement about your submitted video work
-Up to 5 printed stills from your submitted video work

The short listed artists will have their work exhibited by Open Gallery at Darklight
2009, where a winner will be selected by a panel of judges. Work by the winner will then
be shown by Open at a series of exhibitions in the UK.

More on Open Gallery HERE.