Starta Arta & L'MAAYAN

Visual Arts Exhibition: "Here: I AM"
Open Call for Israeli Artists

Starta Arta, in collaboration with Israeli curator Maayan Levi, is presenting an Open Call for Israeli Artists for an exhibition at the Starta Arta gallery in New York in October and November 2023.

The show entitled Here: I AM is an ambitious exhibition that aims to address a dialogue about identity and immigration by showcasing unique personal perspectives of Israeli artists living in Israel and New York.

Israeli artists, as citizens and immigrants, presently find themselves living in a multicultural world. Their feeling of identity, their sense of belonging as cultural, political and/or religious Israelis is fluid, flexible, and evolving. The exhibition will expose the artists’ personal conflicts while they examine questions such as: Am I truly living according to my values? Am I free to be who I want to be? Does my environment influence my beliefs? Do I belong?

The exhibition will feature various mediums and works highlighting the journey toward becoming our authentic selves. By examining the themes of identity and immigration, Here: I AM aims to encourage artists and viewers alike to reflect on their own experiences and perspectives, explore the complexity of cultures, beliefs, politics, and to ignite meaningful conversations.

All mediums are accepted including, but not limited to, painting, sculpture, glass, metalwork, photography, video, performance, mixed media, and installation art.

Starta Arta operates as a non-profit organization, and for this show, in collaboration with Maayan Levi, we are collectively working as volunteers. In an effort to support this exhibition we plan to petition many sources for financial backing. If we are successful in finding support, the curators will award an honorarium to a limited selection of artists; the value of this is fully dependent on the accumulated support we are able to raise.

  • Maayan Levi is a Cultural Entrepreneur and the Founder of L'MAAYAN-ARTS MANAGEMENT, which provides strategic consulting, art curation, and art production for cultural institutions and artists in Israel. With over 14 years of experience in the Israeli art and culture field, she intends to provide and promote Israeli art and culture worldwide.

    Maayan has managed ICOM Israel for four years, worked at the Museum for Islamic Art and other cultural institutions, planned, managed, and initiated exhibitions and artistic projects for the Jerusalem Municipality, Beita Gallery, Petch-Tikva Museum of Art, Bezalel Academy, and others.

    Maayan Holds an M.A. in Policy and Theory of the Arts from Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, a B.A. in International Relations and The Middle East from The Hebrew University, and a professional certificate of management of cultural institutions from Tel-Aviv University - Lahav Executive Education Program.

  • This is an in-person show, all work must be physically at the gallery for the duration of the show.

    Artists can submit up to 5 (five) artworks and must include at least one image for each artwork. Artwork selected cannot be changed.

    Shipment of the artists’ works is the responsibility of the artists.

    Incomplete or late application forms won't be accepted.

    2D WORK AND INSTALLATION

    • Images of artwork JPEG format max 2MB labeled with First name-Last name-number (Jill-Smith-1)

    • Images list containing Title, Dimension, Medium, Year, and Retail Price

    • Artist Contact Information (name, address, phone, email, website, IG)

    • Artist CV

    • Proof of fee payment ($ 25 via PayPal: ceo@foundation-c.org or Venmo: @Starta-Arta) If you have any payment issues, please, contact startaarta@gmail.com

    VIDEO

    • Video submissions for Open Call must be no longer than 10 minutes (an edited version of final video art) – the actual artist video length itself has no limit

    • Upload video and send us the link

    • Information about the video: Title, Length, Year, and Retail Price

    • Artist Contact Information (name, address, phone, email, website, IG)

    • Artist CV

    • Proof of fee payment ($ 25 via PayPal: ceo@foundation-c.org or Venmo: @Starta-Arta) If you have any payment issues, please, contact startaarta@gmail.com

    PERFORMANCE

    • Performances should be no longer than 15 minutes

    • Artists can Include links to one video of the proposed performance on the application form

    • Individual image files (3 maximum) to be no larger than 2 MG

    • Artist contact Information (name, address, phone, email, website)

    • Artist CV

    • Material/Props will be considered, depending on complexity and size

    • Artist’s short bio summarizing the major artistic achievements

    • Proof of fee payment ($ 25 via PayPal: ceo@foundation-c.org or Venmo: @Starta-Arta) If you have any payment issues, please, contact startaarta@gmail.com

    • Starta Arta reserves the right to reach out to each artist for additional details if necessary

  • Work may be shipped or dropped off in-person, artists are responsible for shipping work to the gallery.

    Each piece must have an identifying label on the back, including the artist’s name, title, medium, size, date of creation, and price.

    Work must be ready to be hanged. Please provide any special equipment/tools needed for the display of your work.

    TRANSPORTATION OF ARTWORK: Packing and shipping charges, insurance costs, other handling expenses, and risk of loss or damage incurred in the delivery of the artwork are the responsibility of the artist.

    Shipped work must arrive in a reusable container and include a prepaid return label from UPS or FED-EX. No USPS returns. Do not send stamps, cash, or credit card info for return.

    All artwork must be shipped or dropped off by October 8, 2023. LATE ARRIVING WORK will not be hung.

  • The artworks in this exhibition may be offered for sale. STARTA ARTA will withhold 30% commission for the sale of the artwork

APPLICATION DEADLINE:
June, 11, 2023, 12 am

APPLICATION FEE:
$ 25
non refundable

EXHIBITION NOTIFICATION:
June 28, 2023

ARTWORK DELIVERY:
October 4, 5, 2023, 1 - 4 pm

OPENING RECEPTION:
October, 11, 2023, 6-8 pm

ARTWORK PICKUP:
November 12, 2023, 12 - 4pm

For any questions (in Hebrew or English) please reach out to: startaarta@gmail.com