Sunday, October 31, 2010

CONVOCATION HOUSE


Convocation House is a street level, Window display space on Jorissen Street.  The space is attached to Arthouse, the Wits Fine Art studio building.  It was started and is run by Wits Fine Art Students in agreement with the School.  The windows serve as the only physical public interface between the Wits School of Art and Braamfontein.  This blog is the archive for the space, entries are composed by the artists themselves.

Students and Staff of the Wits School of Art are invited to propose for the use of the space at:


All proposals are accepted, under the terms and conditions (see below).  




Proposals

Proposals must include a detailed description and plan of what will happen in the space, as well as preferred dates and a time frame for the activity.  As far as possible, requested dates will be accommodated. 

After admittance of the proposal;  a meeting with the organizers will be arranged.



Terms and conditions

1.1 Proposals must comply with the law and safety regulations
1.2. Proposals must also comply with WSOA and Leonard Russel (in whose workshop the space is situated)

2.1. Artists must provide a text in advance of the work to be posted on the blog and Facebook page, under the artist's name
2.2. The artist will select documentation (text, photographs, video etc) to be posted on blog within a day of setting up.  Artists are 
       encouraged to make and respond to comments on the blog

3.1 Artists are to leave the space in the condition that it was found
   
4.1. Artists may occupy the space between 8 am and 4 pm weekdays, only
4.2. Projects may not occupy the space for more than two weeks

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