Submission Guidelines

Submissions

Please note that each applicant is limited to one proposal per category.

You will have the option to submit that single proposal to various submission types within each category. For example, you might submit a presentation proposal that you would like considered for either a 30-minute session or a 10-minute session.

Submission Deadline

Submissions close at the end of day on Monday, November 17th, 2014. There will be no extensions granted.

 Using the Submission Forms

  • Please note that the submission forms does not save in progress applications. We highly recommend that you prepare your responses using a separate word processing application and copy and paste your responses into the submission form fields.
  • Please watch your word count.
  • Please write in the third person where necessary. Descriptions and bios are being collected for the selection process as well as, if selected, for publication.
  • Please note that each applicant is limited to one proposal per category.
  • You will have the option to submit that one proposal to various submission types within each category – for example submitting a presentation proposal that you would like considered for either a 30-minute session or a 10-minute session.

Submission Categories

OE 2015 will be accepting submission under two main categories: Place and Revolution, and Continuing OE.

Place and Revolution
As OE 2015’s main theme, we are seeking proposals for programming that address issues around the notions of Place and Revolution. In past years, thematic programming has included a myriad of discussions, workshops, interventions, projects, panels, installations, and activities that have addressed the theme in practice and/or in theory. Artists, activists, academics, educators, designers, administrators, and creative practitioners of all kinds are encouraged to propose ways to engage with this year’s Place and Revolution theme.

Submissions may be submitted for the following types of sessions
Open Platform — a short presentation given as part of a series of talks running parallel to other OE programming; this ongoing series of talks will be in a central location that encourages drop-in engagement; 10 minute length only
Workshop — hands-on activity or discussion
Panel — a small group of people brought together to discuss, investigate, or debate a particular subject
Discussion — an informative short talk about a particular subject or project
Project — original project created for Open Engagement; can include performances, tours, exhibitions, installations, or others; can be proposed for a specific time, day, or for the full length of the conference

Continuing OE
This line of programming is separate from the thematic call and broadly explores socially engaged art and: Education, Institutions, & Funding and support

Continuing OE creates a space at the conference to further the dialogue around teaching, supporting, and showing socially engaged art.

In past years at the conference this has taken the form of summits on education for socially engaged art, workshops and panels on community art, curating, and funding, as well as public conversations bringing together museum professionals working in public engagement and social practice.

This section is to help various stakeholders, including educators, practitioners, administrators, museums, funding bodies, schools, and various other arts organizations, develop their practices, share skills and knowledge, and to further dialogue.

Submissions may be submitted for the following types of sessions:
Panel — a small group of people brought together to discuss, investigate, or debate a particular subject
Discussion — an informative short talk about a particular subject or past work
Workshop — a workshop around a particular subject
Skill Building — a session around a specific skill

Selection Process

Selections will be made by committees of artists, educators, administrators, students, and invested community members.

Selection results will be emailed out in mid-December.