Into View: Bernice Bing celebrates the Asian Art Museum’s recent acquisition of 20 paintings and works on paper that shine a light on an important local Asian American artist who has only recently gained broad recognition for her achievements. In collaboration with the Asian American Women Artists Association, Chinese Culture Center, and Kearny Street Workshop, the museum is organizing an open call installation of media and literary work, scheduled for early 2023.
Donor Name: Into View: Bernice Bing
State: California
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Program
Deadline: 01/31/2023
Details:
- Format: They are presenting video works and literary material.
- Video submission formats: MP4, 1920 x 1080 or 4K. Maximum run time for video: 5 minutes.
- Written submission formats: PDF, maximum of 250 words.
Prompt: Modern and contemporary art was deeply influenced by art in Asia, including landscape, calligraphy, abstraction, and minimalism. In tribute to the Bernice Bing exhibition and collection at the Asian Art Museum, they ask video artists and writers: what is contemporary art through a lens of Asian and Asian American art and cultures?
Eligible Applicants
Qualifying Artists and Writers: Artists of any age who reside anywhere. Artists in the nine Bay Area counties are encouraged to apply.
Submission Process
- Artworks will be considered only if submitted through the museum’s artcall.org online application form, which requires uploading digital files for review by a committee.
- Artists and writers must complete the online form in its entirety to qualify for the open call.
- Each artist may submit up to one artwork for possible inclusion.
- All eligible submissions to the open call will be reviewed by a submissions committee through a blind jury process. The committee may advance or reject any submission at its own discretion.
- Works selected for inclusion in the installation need to be ready for viewing at the time of submission.
- The Asian Art Museum is conducting the open call process through a third-party website, artcall.org. The museum is not responsible for any sales transactions on this website.
- The Asian Art Museum will not offer payment to artists and writers during the submission and selection process, or to create works for consideration.
For more information, visit Into View: Bernice Bing.
