The Other Side performance art platform, in collaboration with Catalysti RY, is excited to announce an open call for five performance artists for Myyrmäki Arts Night 2024, organized by Myyrmäki-Seura. Vantaa is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and Why So Myrtsi is marking its 10th anniversary. To celebrate, The Other Side will bring street performances from Catalysti artist members. The event will occur on 22nd August 2024, from 16:00 to 19:00, in Myyrmäki, Vantaa.

All Catalysti members are invited to submit proposals. This is not a thematic open call; durational and short performances are welcome. All works are to be live and executed on the Myyrmäenraitti pathway (see the images of the path here). Five proposals will be selected by The Other Side curators, Aman Askarizad and Parsa Kamehkhosh, for this event. Please note that the Myyrmäki Night of the Arts event has no age restriction and includes families and children. Therefore, we cannot accept works that expose total nudity due to restrictions set by the hosting organizer. Fire and fire-related objects are also prohibited. Tech support and extensive set-ups may be challenging in a public space, but we will review proposals on a case-by-case basis (complex tech-oriented performance proposals may not be well-suited for our fair).

Details:

Event Date: 22nd August 2024

Time: 16:00 – 19:00

Location: Public spaces in Myyrmäki, Vantaa, Myyrmäenraitti pathway

Artist Fee and Material Budget: €250 per performance (payment via invoicing)

Submission Guidelines: Proposals should be a maximum of 500 words or one A4 page, detailing the concept, execution, and space requirements of the performance. Artists can include links to one video of the proposed performance on the application form. Individual image files (3 maximum) should be no larger than 4 MB each.

Please ensure your proposal includes: Concept and description, technical and spatial requirements.

Submission Deadline: Please send your proposals to by 21st of July.

For further information, please contact:

Read more about Why So Myyrtsi: Myyrmaki Arts Night at https://whysomyrtsi.fi/

https://www.facebook.com/events/470275838737856

For its 2023 member exhibition, Catalysti organises a “fun, intense, chaotic salon hang” exhibition, and a festive pikkujoulu party featuring an “art lottery” event!

The aim for this year’s Catalysti annual exhibition is to profile and uplift as many of the association’s 240+ members as possible through exhibiting and documenting their works, while connecting them with like-minded peers in a warm and celebratory social environment. Through this, we also seek to experiment with rethinking and proposing alternative exhibition practices that can be actualised with limited resources.

All members are welcome! We invite you to embrace the spirit of the season, and contribute an artwork of any medium to be installed, documented, then distributed through a gift exchange lottery.

We imagine the resulting exhibition growing over five days, between 26-30 November. The exhibition will be open to the public and documented on Friday 1 December, before slowly disappearing throughout an afternoon lottery event and celebration on Saturday 2 December from 15-19, at Outo Olo Gallery, Vaasankatu 15, Kallio.

Due to the size of Outo Olo (less than 5m2), we’d hope most artworks won’t be larger than 40cm x 40cm, so we can fit everyone in. If you work large scale, or in a way that doesn’t fit these parameters, or if you aren’t sure about which artwork would be best to submit, then please send us a mail at , so we can try and figure out ways to accommodate everyone.

Artistic practices that don’t generate easily exhibitable physical objects are also welcome to participate. Contact us at , and let’s discuss alternative options! Consider the possibility of applying by sharing your time, resources, experiences, and/or skills connected to your artistic practice. You can also submit digital or downloadable artworks for visual representation in the space, printed or published materials, offer an artistic encounter, or provide a voucher for skills-sharing or peer support. When art equals life, we believe there are endless opportunities for giving and sharing!

Through participating, members have the opportunity to:

• -Exhibit an artwork-gift that will become part of a gift-exchange exhibition: if you give a gift, you’ll receive a gift
• -Have their artwork professionally installed and documented via photography or video (if necessary)
• -Have their artwork and practice introduced to everyone joining the celebration
• -Book a time to discuss their work, and workshop information texts and bios with Artistic Co-Director and curator Katie Lenanton
• -Book a time to talk about project management and budgeting with Artistic Co-Director and cultural manager Paola Nieto
• -Book a time to take an artist portrait with Catalysti’s videographer
• -Receive an Artist Agreement written with clear and kind language, that can act as a template to guide future negotiations and collaborations
• -Include “Catalysti’s Annual Exhibition 2023 at Outo Olo Space” on their CV
• -Win (useful!) prizes for participation
• -Be featured in Catalysti’s social media posts
• -Network with other members and the general public
• -Celebrate each other, and the pikkujoulu season together

To apply, please fill out this form before 18pm, Tuesday 17 October, 2023.

If you have questions, concerns, feedback, or suggestions, we’d love to hear them: please include them with your application, or mail

You can read Outo Olo’s accessibility information here, and we will do our best to accommodate members’ accessibility needs that are shared through the application process, and in the lead up to the event.

PS If someone you know is interested to apply to join Catalysti, then we encourage them to submit their membership application before 25 September. After that, the board will vote on new members, and new members will have the possibility to participate in the Pikkujoulu & Art Lottery Exhibition!

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