DEADLINE: December 5, 2008
VIVA! Art action – 2nd edition
From the 17 to the 26 of September 2009 in Montreal

VIVA! Art action is a shared initiative between the artist-run centers articule, Clark, DARE-DARE, La Centrale Galerie Powerhouse, Praxis art actuel and Skol, which gave rise to the first international live art event in Montreal in the fall of 2006. VIVA! Art action proposes a vibrant environment that favors emerging, ephemeral, unpredictable and constantly shifting art practices. The first edition was characterized by a unique convivial atmosphere and provided a space for exchange and spontaneity thanks to the collective activation of a central location. Inspired by the success of the first edition, the six artist-run centers have set up a second VIVA! Art action event, wishing to renew their commitment to art that manifests itself in the « here and now »!

VIVA! invites local, national and international artists, collectives, curators and theorists to submit proposals for performances, happenings, actions, infiltrations, public and participative interventions, workshops and debates. Residencies or durational works whose timelines (up to 4 weeks) overlap with the festival will also be considered. We encourage projects that address the issues and specificity of various contexts, inscribing themselves in storefront and gallery spaces, community centers, concert venues, public space, the private sphere or in non-sites…

VIVA! respects the artist fee rates established by RAAV/CARFAC 2008.

Your submission must include:

- A curriculum vitaeCurriculum Vitae
- An artist statement and a project description specifying spatial and technical needs (max. 2 pages)
- A maximum of 20 digital images on a CD and/or a maximum of 1 DVD
- A descriptive list of the visual material (title, date, duration etc.)

Please send your submission to:

VIVA! Art action
Project submission
5713, rue Jeanne Mance
Montreal (QC)
H2V 4K7
Canada

Please note that proposals submitted by email will not be accepted.

Information: info@vivamontreal.org

www.vivamontreal.org
www.articule.org
www.clarkplaza.org
www.dare-dare.org
www.lacentrale.org
www.artactuel.ca
www.skol.ca

All are welcome to participate in the open-air singing lessons that will begin on Sunday, September 21 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Additional lessons are scheduled for October 5, October 19, November 2, November 23, November 30, from 13:00 to 16:00.
There is no cost to participate.
Please confirm presence: art@dare-dare.org
Final performance: Winter solstice, December 21 at midnight.

DARE-DARE + CLSC du Plateau Mont-Royal
deadline: January 30, 2009 (click here, French only)

On Friday december 5, 2008 at 20pm 3520 rue St-Jacques metro Lionel-Groulx 10$ (WWKA) Women With Kitchen Appliances Conclusion Finale Chernobyl Cha-Cha Random Recipe SPIRIT DUPLICATA Organ Mood Yomul Yuk Sons of Warsaw Julie D Dirtyboots Backdoor	pa

On Friday, December 5, 2008 local artist-run centres articule, DARE-DARE, La Centrale, and Skol come together to throw the office party of the season. This joint-fundraiser is styled after the those typical holiday moral boosting, tie loosening, photocopying abusing, gossip circulating, seasonal debacles. While not exactly on the company’s buck, the admission price of $10 will provide you with performances by: Women With Kitchen Appliances, Conclusion Finale (Annie-Claude Deschênes and Patrick Vézina), Chernobyl Cha-Cha, Random Recipe, SPIRIT DUPLICATA (Joelle Couturier and Emilie Roby), Organ Mood, and Yomul Yuk. DJs Sons of Warsaw, Julie D, Dirtyboots and Backdoor will help you along as dance on top of the boss’ desk with the new interns. The event is at Espace Jean Brillant, 3520 St-Jacques Street (Metro Lionel-Groulx) and starts at 8pm.

For the evening the centres have assembled a program of the scene’s Most Valuable Employees. In their uniform, Women With Kitchen Appliances (WWKA) will welcome you with their instruments. At any time through out the evening you can step into Conclusion Finale’s office for a thorough examination and exhumation of your technocratic stress. Between bites of grilled cheese sandwiches from the artist-run kitchen take in the sleazy synthrock of Chernobyl Cha-Cha, ancient analogue psychedelics of Organ Mood, and the damaged magic of Yomul Yuk.

The event is open to all. Funds collected from the event will help support the four centres in the pursuit of their respective mandates.

Dis/location: projet d’articulation urbaine. Square Viger
Sunday december 21, 2008 at  14h
in the Canadian Centre for Architecture

in absentia
(web project)
June 24 to November 30, 2008
luckysoap.com/inabsentia

anti-cool + Duchess Says - Ccut up
lone orchestra