Emergency

Emergency is our annual platform for live art and contemporary performance featuring up to 40 short pieces of work in a single day, across a number of Manchester venues.     

To get a feel for it, have a look at the 2012 programme and gallery.    

In 2013 the fourteenth Emergency takes place on Saturday 5 October, at BLANKSPACE (12-4pm) and Z-arts (3-11pm) with the callout for proposals open from Friday 12 July to Wednesday 14 August, 5pm — details are posted here and at emergencymcr.org   

With a whole range of spaces to fill - and the journey between spaces to think about too - what we now need is a lots of great work! So...    

Artists working in live art, contemporary performance, time-based media and interdisciplinary arts are invited to submit proposals of short pieces of work, works in progress or extracts of longer works for inclusion in this event. Proposals are also encouraged for durational, one to one and limited capacity work and performance installation and works which inhabit the journey between the spaces.

Emergency is:    

• a free public micro-festival;   
• an opportunity for artists to meet, show and peer review work;      
• a selection event for a number of small Works Ahead commissions to be developed & supported by hÅb;    

Work can be in any relevant artform/medium, though some live presence is desirable. Show-type work should be 20 minutes max in duration, low tech and suitable for quick turnarounds, self-supporting in terms of props/set/equipment and specialised technology.    

We also strongly encourage durational, one to one and limited capacity work; performance installation and intervention-based works in and around the spaces and on the journey from BLANKSPACE to Z-arts.    

Emergency cannot pay fees or expenses (though we do feed you quite well!) 

To apply:    

• Download the Emergency Open Call Guidance Notes (below);     
• Complete the Online Proposal form (selecting Open, Upstairs commission or both);   
• Complete the Online Monitoring form (please, it really helps us!);       

DEADLINE Wed 14 August 2013, 5pm.   

BLANKSPACE Upstairs Commission 

In addition we are looking for one durational piece, working within specific criteria, to occupy the Main Exhibition Space, upstairs at BLANKSPACE. We realise that the criteria are specific and there is therefore a budget of £250 available for this work. This is a challenging space – as it is surrounded by alcoves, in which there will be small performances and interactions taking place, with no sound baffling.    

The piece we are looking for must be:   

• Durational;    
• For a group audience that can come and go;    
• Able to co-exist with other pieces – so neither loud (preferably unamplified), nor overly sensitive to external noise spill.   

To apply:   

• Download the Emergency Open Call Guidance Notes (below);    
• Download the BLANKSPACE Upstairs Guidance Notes (below);    
• Complete the Online Proposal form (selecting Open, Upstairs commission or both);   
• Complete the Online Monitoring form (please, it really helps us!);       

Actual links for both forms: 

http://habarts.wufoo.eu/forms/emergency-2013-proposal-form/

http://habarts.wufoo.eu/forms/hab-monitoring-form/

DEADLINE Wed 14 August 2013, 5pm.

Enquiries: emergencyAThabarts.org

Emergency 2013 is presented by Word of Warning; produced by hÅb + Blank Media Collective and supported by Arts Council England, Manchester City Council and Z-arts.    

Emergency is our annual platform for live art and contemporary performance featuring up to 40 short pieces of work in a single day, across a number of Manchester venues.     

To get a feel for it, have a look at the 2012 programme and gallery.    

In 2013 the fourteenth Emergency takes place on Saturday 5 October, at BLANKSPACE (12-4pm) and Z-arts (3-11pm) with the callout for proposals open from Friday 12 July to Wednesday 14 August, 5pm — details are posted here and at emergencymcr.org   

With a whole range of spaces to fill - and the journey between spaces to think about too - what we now need is a lots of great work! So...    

Artists working in live art, contemporary performance, time-based media and interdisciplinary arts are invited to submit proposals of short pieces of work, works in progress or extracts of longer works for inclusion in this event. Proposals are also encouraged for durational, one to one and limited capacity work and performance installation and works which inhabit the journey between the spaces.

Emergency is:    

• a free public micro-festival;   
• an opportunity for artists to meet, show and peer review work;      
• a selection event for a number of small Works Ahead commissions to be developed & supported by hÅb;    

Work can be in any relevant artform/medium, though some live presence is desirable. Show-type work should be 20 minutes max in duration, low tech and suitable for quick turnarounds, self-supporting in terms of props/set/equipment and specialised technology.    

We also strongly encourage durational, one to one and limited capacity work; performance installation and intervention-based works in and around the spaces and on the journey from BLANKSPACE to Z-arts.    

Emergency cannot pay fees or expenses (though we do feed you quite well!) 

To apply:    

• Download the Emergency Open Call Guidance Notes (below);     
• Complete the Online Proposal form (selecting Open, Upstairs commission or both);   
• Complete the Online Monitoring form (please, it really helps us!);       

DEADLINE Wed 14 August 2013, 5pm.   

BLANKSPACE Upstairs Commission 

In addition we are looking for one durational piece, working within specific criteria, to occupy the Main Exhibition Space, upstairs at BLANKSPACE. We realise that the criteria are specific and there is therefore a budget of £250 available for this work. This is a challenging space – as it is surrounded by alcoves, in which there will be small performances and interactions taking place, with no sound baffling.    

The piece we are looking for must be:   

• Durational;    
• For a group audience that can come and go;    
• Able to co-exist with other pieces – so neither loud (preferably unamplified), nor overly sensitive to external noise spill.   

To apply:   

• Download the Emergency Open Call Guidance Notes (below);    
• Download the BLANKSPACE Upstairs Guidance Notes (below);    
• Complete the Online Proposal form (selecting Open, Upstairs commission or both);   
• Complete the Online Monitoring form (please, it really helps us!);       

Actual links for both forms: 

http://habarts.wufoo.eu/forms/emergency-2013-proposal-form/

http://habarts.wufoo.eu/forms/hab-monitoring-form/

DEADLINE Wed 14 August 2013, 5pm.

Enquiries: emergencyAThabarts.org

Emergency 2013 is presented by Word of Warning; produced by hÅb + Blank Media Collective and supported by Arts Council England, Manchester City Council and Z-arts.    

For some reason, best known unto itself, these have gone up in a funny order!

At the risk of being proven hideously wrong, below are the planned for schedules for Emergency this coming Saturday13 October.  Please remember, as ever, it's all subject to change!

To try and make things easy for you, for the daytime we've created a 'planner' of what's happening when and where.  The journey between BLANKSPACE and Castlefield Gallery is about 6 minutes on foot - but you might encounter Sam Treadaway or Larkin' About's MixTapes en route.

Tip for the day - make sure you get to BLANKSPACE sometime between 12 + 1.30 to catch Kitty Graham's piece!

The evening is much easier - just come to Z-arts by 6pm and you'll be pointed in the right direction!

To dowload look for the small download text link at the bottom of the document preview.

FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO emergencymcr.org

In a one day, three venue, forty piece marathon of all that's bold, bizarre, left-field and live, Emergency 2012 hurtles into view on Saturday 13 October and here's a sneak preview of the list of participating artists:

Emergency 

Saturday 13 October   FREE

12-5pm BLANKSPACE & Castlefield Gallery

6-10pm Z-arts

So the reading and scoring, juggling and hair-tearing is done and dusted for another year and the full list of artists is just awaiting their confirmation.

Keep checking back here for a steady drip feed of titbits from Manchester's 13th marathon of the bizarre, the beautiful and the bold. Popping up in three venues - BLANKSPACE, Castlefield Gallery and Z-arts, this year's Emergency features nearly 40 free pieces of live work.

Expect daytime installations, interactions and intimate experiences at BLANKSPACE and Castlefield Gallery and an evening of sit-down performance at Z-arts:

Presented by Word of Warning, produced by hÅb with BLANKSPACE, Castlefield Gallery and Z-arts. Part of the Manchester arts and culture event, the Manchester Weekender

Emergency 2012, Saturday 13 October 2012

Call for proposals - now closed

Terrifyingly It's that time again and no sooner has the sun set on Hazard than Emergency pops its head over the horizon!  We're losing count, but we think it's the 13th Manchester outing for this marathon of art and bizarreness - taking place as part of the Manchester Weekender on Saturday 13 October. The 13th Emergency on the 13th... are we tempting fate?

Now things are more settled, we've lost the 'accommodation' moniker - but have gained a venue or two! For the first time, we become a proper, multi-sited micro-festival - with three venues: two whole galleries and a theatre! All within walking distance, we're trying to coin a catchy name for the M15 triangle they cover but haven't come up with anything great yet!

Divided into a daytime of largely interaction, intervention, one on ones and durational performance; and an evening of more show-type work we are delighted to be in:

Daytime:  BLANKSPACE (M15 6AW) and Castlefield Gallery (M15 4GB)

Evening:  Z-arts (M15 5ZA)

Click here for map.

With a whole range of spaces to fill - and the journey between spaces to think about too - what we now need is a lots of great work! So...

Artists working in live art, contemporary performance, time-based media and interdisciplinary arts are invited to submit proposals of short pieces of work, works in progress or extracts of longer works for inclusion in this event. Proposals are also encouraged for durational, one to one and limited capacity work and performance installation and works which inhabit the journey between the spaces.

The event’s objectives are to be: 

• a free public micro-festival;
• an opportunity for artists to meet, show and peer review work;
• a selection event for a number of small Works Ahead commissions to be developed & supported by hÅb;

Work can be in any relevant artform/medium, though some live presence is desirable. 

Spaces available comprise: 

• Daytime – two gallery spaces and a series of unusual spaces best suited to intimate work.
• Evening – a black-box theatre (220 capacity); a partially equipped studio (capacity 70) suitable for lecture-performance type work ; a café-bar with stage suitable for intervention and cabaret.

 (download Info Sheet below for details before proposing work)

Show-type work should be 20 minutes max in duration, low tech and suitable for quick turnarounds, self-supporting in terms of props/set/equipment and specialised technology.

Proposals are also strongly encouraged for durational, one to one and limited capacity work; performance installation and intervention-based works in and around the spaces and on the journey between BLANKSPACE and Castlefield Gallery

Emergency cannot pay fees or expenses (though we do feed you quite well!)

Final selection will be by a panel consisting of Tamsin Drury and John Franklin of hÅb, John Leyland of Blank Media Collective and Clarissa Corfe of Castlefield Gallery on the basis of suitability to the artistic parameters of hÅb/Blank Media Collective/Castlefield Gallery, and technical and logistical feasibility.

To apply:

• Download the information below.
• Complete the application form at http://lanb.it/b8ja 
• Complete the monitoring form (please it helps us with reporting!) at http://lanb.it/Dg3n
• IMPORTANT WHEN SUBMITTING FORMS PLEASE 'SHARE LOCATION' - there's a chance it will fail if you don't (especially in FireFox)
• Additional inclusion of a video submission is strongly encouraged – please include a YouTube or Vimeo or similar link on your form.

Closing Deadline 28 August 2012, 5pm.

Please note, Emergency cannot offer fees or expenses.

Special Call: We are, additionally, looking for a durational piece, within fixed criteria, for the Main Exhibition Space at BLANKSPACE, for which there is a budget of £250.

In addition to the main call for proposals above, we are looking for one durational piece, working within specific criteria, to occupy the Main Exhibition Space, upstairs at BLANKSPACE. We realise that the criteria are a big challenge and there is therefore a budget of £250 available for this work.

This is a challenging space – as it is surrounded by alcoves, in which there will be small performances and interactions taking place, with no sound baffling.  

Sound sensitivity is therefore crucial.

The piece we are looking for must be:

• Durational
• For a group audience that can come and go 
• Able to co-exist with other pieces – so neither loud, nor overly sensitive to external noise spill.

To apply:

• Download the information below.
• Complete the application form at http://lanb.it/5xVE
• Complete the monitoring form (please it helps us with reporting!) at http://lanb.it/Dg3n
• IMPORTANT WHEN SUBMITTING FORMS PLEASE 'SHARE LOCATION' - there's a chance it will fail if you don't (especially in FireFox)
• Additional inclusion of a video submission is strongly encouraged – please include a YouTube or Vimeo or similar link on your form.

Closing Deadline 28 August 2012, 5pm.

For the main call for proposals click here

No sooner has Hazard packed loaded itself onto the bus and trundled into the distance, than Emergency pops onto the horizon!

Look out for the call for proposals coming very soon...!

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