FRANCE+SINGAPORE NEW GENERATION ARTISTS

CALLING FOR PROPOSALS FOR FSNGA 2009
Alliance Française de Singapour and Conil Gallery Paris is co-organising France + Singapore New Generation Artists (FSNGA) this year for the first time in Singapore. FSNGA features a new generation of visual artists from France and Singapore and this exhibition aims to provide a platform which introduces the creative potential of these upcoming artists from both countries to its international audience, hence creating awareness of the emerging styles in art and contributing in shaping the landscape of the art scene. It also put together to promote an exchange of artistic knowledge, experiences and ideas between the new generation artists from France and Singapore.
FSNGA is planned to be held annually in SG Private Banking Gallery at Alliance Francaise de Singapour. This year, Alliance will gather a group of new generation French and Singapore artists for the group exhibition that will be held in October 2009. One artist from the FSNGA exhibition will be selected for a solo exhibition in Alliance Française de Singapour in 2010. The selection will be resulting from public voting during the exhibition and 5 judges.
Criteria
- Selected artists are from France or Singapore.
- Art works can be created using conventional or contemporary media, preferably not bigger than 2.5m (width) x 3m (height) x 10cm (depth).
- Art works will be selected by potential in creating new styles of art or possessing a new generation of art.
- Artists will be selected by a panel from Conil Gallery and Alliance Française de Singapour.
- Artist who apply for this programme preferably have not exhibited more than 2 solo shows / 5 group shows before this exhibition.
CONTENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN PROPOSALS
1) Letter of interest with answer to “what makes a new generation artist?”
2) Artist Statement as a new generation artist
3) Images – of est. 1MB for each image – of five art works (Current or idea proposed for the exhibition)4) Artist CV
Please send in your proposals (with the contents stated above) via Email to benedict@alliancefrancaise.org.sg or 1 Sarkies Road, Singapore 258130.
Deadline for submission of proposals is 30 June 2009.
For more enquiries you may contact:
Benedict Tan | benedict@alliancefrancaise.org.sg | 68339314
Laurent Ferrier | conil.singapore@gmail.com |



