the Art-Tension Gallery invites (France) Portfolio submissions for 2010 - 2012

Gallery

5, place Saint-Bonnet 18000 Bourges, France Tel / Fax : +33 (0)2 48 66 16 19 Website : www.art-tension.com

Located in downtown Bourges (France), Art-Tension is a two-story contemporary art gallery which

has been welcoming international artists since 2004. Ms Chen and her husband Jang-Ha have managed this gallery while continuing their own artistic activity in France and abroad for several years. Young artists from Asia and from the West show their achievements and exchange their views on today’s art. Single artist exhibits or group exhibits are selected by the art board or on proposal of commission members’ projects. Portfolio submissions sent directly by artists are welcomed. Yearly programming is decided upon strict criteria, while frequency of exhibits is kept on a one-per-month basis, ranging from Painting, Video, Installation, Sculpture to Photography, and so on.

Jang-Hua Chen has been living in France for ten years. He runs the ART-TENSION Gallery in

Bourges and is the secretary of the ECART association whose goal is cultural exchange between Asia and France. As artistic advisor for the city of Bourges, Mr. Chen helps the city officials in their decisions for various exhibits and in particular for the exhibits taking place at the Château d’Eau in Bourges. Since the ART-TENSION Gallery opened in 2004, he does his best to show young innovative artists. Asian artists have been able to exhibit their works , alternating with western artists. Making connections between the historic heritage of Bourges and contemporary artistic creation, Mr. Chen considers himself as a middleman. Twenty exhibits have taken place coming from all over the world : Japan, Germany, England, the USA, Argentina, Taiwan, China, Korea, France. En 2004 and 2006, Mr. Chen was on the board of organisers of the Biennale of Bourges.

In 2005, seven Japanses artists exhibited their work at the Gallery. In 2006, Mr Chen was a

member of the jury of the CASO exhibition in Osaka. He is always interested in working as a commissioner on a committee to select works for exhibit. All offers will be taken into consideration.

CONDITIONS : 1 - Submission for a personal exhibit for 2010 A personal exhibit lasts two- weeks (5 to 6 artists will be selected by the jury) 2 - Renting rates for one to three-week periods of time : - two-week exhibit : 1200 € - three-week exhibit : 1600 € (Portfolios will be submitted to the managers) Portfolio submission : Cover letter, curriculum vitae and artistic project. Submissons should be deposited before : September 15th, 2010. Jury selection : Beginning of October 2010. Results of selection : Mid-October 2010. Information : M. Jang-Hua CHEN, Gallery Director. Addresses : Art-Tension Gallery / M. Jang-Ha CHEN 5, Place St Bonnet 18000 Bourges, France Tel . +33 (0)2 48 66 16 19 www.art-tension.com [email protected]

RULES : Art #1 - Organisation : Within the field of its project, the Art-Tension Gallery organises the submission invitations according to its policy. Art #2 - Registration : a registration fee of 10 € (euros) as a participation in the costs of files and organisation of jury selection is required. Art #3 - Winners : 5 to 6 artists each year will be selected by a jury sitting on October , 2010. Each Winner will therefore become entitled to a free two-week exhibit in the gallery (dates will be set up by the management of the gallery, for 2011). Art #4 - Jury : Four sessions per year, composed of international professors (professors or the directors of Art Schools, artists, reknowned individuals from the cultural scene, etc.) and assisted by the Art Director of the gallery. Art #5 - Disclosure of selection : Mid-October 2010. Art #6 - Acknowledgment and advertising : The artist is expected to bring in at his own costs 400 invitation cards (format 10 cm x 15 cm) as well as 40 posters (format 30 cm x 40 cm). Art #7 - Insurance (fire damage, theft) : All the exhibited art pieces will be insured up to a 3 000 € maximum. Art #8 - All transport and hanging of art pieces in the gallery will be left to the artist’s care. All necessary specific equipment to carry out the setting-up of the exibition will be operated and paid for by the artist. The gallery will assist and help during all operations. Art #9 - The sale art pieces : Artists can sell their works. The gallery retains 30% of all sales. (In case of a rental of exhibition space, all the gains of sales will be kept by the artist). Art #10 - The Gallery Collection : In case no sale occurs during the exhibition duration, one or several pieces of a total value of 900 € net will be left behind by the artist as a payment for the gallery. The choice of pieces will be mutually agreed upon between artist and gallery. Art #11 - Tax submission : Artist and gallery will each be responsible for their own. Art #12 - Publication rights : The gallery Art-Tension claims all rights to publication and web publishing of photos and writings on art work for information purposes, advertising, edition et other means of communication decided by the gallery. Art #13 - Return of application portfolio : if asked. Enclose a duly stamped envelope for mailing back to sender.

REGISTRATION FILE Ms

Miss

Mr

First name : ................................................................................................. Last Name : ................................................................................................ Date of birth : ....................../ ......................../ ............................................ Nationality : ................................................................................................. Address : .................................................................................................... Telephone : ............................................................................................... Website : ......................................... E-mail : ............................................ Enclosures : Motivation letter

Curriculum vitae

Port-folio or sketches of project

Catalogues

Slides

A 10 € (euros) cash or check as a fee made out to : Art-Tension. Enclose a duly stamped envelope for return of the pieces of the application file.

Choice of conditions of exhibition : 1- Application for a personal exhibition to be evaluated by a jury. 2- Renting of exhibition space in the gallery for : two-weeks three-weeks I agree with above conditions and rules, ( please add : “acknowledged and approved” )

Date and location :

Signature

Addressed to : Galerie Art-Tension 5, place Saint-Bonnet 18000 Bourges, France Tel : +33 (0)2 48 66 16 19 e-mail : [email protected] Opening hours : from Tuesday to Saturday from 2 PM to 6 PM Sunday from 10 AM to 12 AM