SUPERFAN

February/March 2008

Call for proposals
Deadline September 21st, 2007

Goals; runs; touchdowns; strokes; points; rank; wins; losses; world records; time trials; points against; plus/minus; fumbles; strikeouts; shut outs; power play goal percentage; total personal fouls; fourth down conversions; intentional walks.

This short list shines only a small light on the statistical landscape of sport. The generation of this detailed documentation of competitive sports produces a vast and massive movement of numerical information back and forth through newspapers, magazine, websites, speciality channels and newscasts. Like an athletic stock market, talent is commodified, codified and reduced to columns of percentage points. With this call for new electronic artworks Artengine hopes to bring a poetic perspective to this statistical landscape.

In Winter of 2008 Artengine will present Superfan, to be exhibited in public locations in Ottawa's Elgin Street area, a popular night-life district with many sports bars. The theme of the commissioned work is to be centred around the statistical information generated from professional and amateur sport.

Proposals from all disciplines will be considered however, some preference will be given to art works with greater engagements with the technological aspects of their production and presentation.

Artists are encouraged to keep in mind that the commissioned works may be presented in the context of a sports bar or similar public location, and so fragile or expensive interactive projects may be difficult to secure.

Commissioned Artists will receive:

1. $1000.00 commissioning fee for the creation and presentation of the work.
2. $200.00 towards production materials.
3. Producing membership for one year. This membership gives access to Artengine facilities and equipment. (For those artists from outside the Outouais region a On-line Membership will be awarded.) Please check artengine.ca/html/newmember-e.php for more information on Artengine memberships.

Proposals should include:

1. Project Proposal (2 pages max.)
2. Artist Statement (1 page max.)
3. Current CV (3 pages max.)
4. Supporting Materials (digital images; websites; video documentation etc. Please do not send 35 mm Slides.)
5. Self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage.

For further information and questions please contact Ryan Stec, Artistic Director at artistic@artengine.ca .

Send submissions to:

Superfan Commissioning Project
c/o Artengine
2 Daly, Suite M70
Ottawa, ON
K1N 6E2