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9/25/2008

Workshop and Demonstrators Commissions

Workshop and Demonstrators Commissions

Plus is seeking to invite artists, makers or crafts people to demonstrate techniques or run workshops that involve words and letterforms.

THEME
The theme of the 2008 Festival is Hybrid and work is sought around this topic. Hybrid, has been chosen as the focus of this year’s event as it not only aptly describes Britain today but it also expresses the current state of graphic communications. Britain is a hybrid community that absorbs, transforms and transmits myriad influences from around the world to create something new and exciting, but is still recognizably British. Graphic and typographic design are also fusion disciplines that amalgamate graphic languages from around the world and from across the creative disciplines – often with surprising results. The 2008 Festival seeks to expose the hybrid in design.


WHO CAN APPLY?

Workshops/demonstrations are sought from across the creative and craft-based industries. Applications are welcomed from individuals, institutions and co-operatives; collaborative work between designers, artists and craftspeople is encouraged.

THE AWARD
The successful applicants will each receive £100.00 towards the running a half-day workshop/demonstration at the Plus International Design Festival, Birmingham, 5-8 November 2007.

SUBMISSION PROCESS
An outline proposal of not more than 500 words and an abbreviated CV in Word format and up to 5 low-resolution jpg images (where appropriate) to be sent to:
info@youplusus.net.

CLOSING DATE
All entries to be receive by 12-noon on Monday 6 October 2008.


ENQUIRIES

All entries: info@youplusus.net | 056 0125 9160

Bursaries (artists and freelancers)

Bursaries (artists and freelancers)

Plus is a beneficiary of the Arts Council Grants for the Arts and as a result has a number of small bursaries it will award to 5 artists, makers or crafts people to exhibit their work at the Festival.

THEME
The theme of the 2008 Festival is Hybrid and work is sought around this topic. Hybrid, has been chosen as the focus of this year’s event as it not only aptly describes Britain today but it also expresses the current state of graphic communications. Britain is a hybrid community that absorbs, transforms and transmits myriad influences from around the world to create something new and exciting, but is still recognizably British. Graphic and typographic design are also fusion disciplines that amalgamate graphic languages from around the world and from across the creative disciplines – often with surprising results. The 2008 Festival seeks to expose the hybrid in design.

MEDIUM
In addition to paper-based work, artists may use other mediums: 2- or 3-dimentional; installations; screen-based media.

WHO CAN APPLY?
Work is sought from across the creative and craft-based industries: graphic and typographic designers; fine art; letter making; calligraphy; ceramics; jewellery; stone carving; silversmith; glass engraving; photography; illustration; graffiti artists; multimedia; animation; computer games. Applications are welcomed from individual artists and designers or collectives; collaborative work between designers, artists and craftspeople is encouraged.

THE AWARD
The successful applicants will each receive £200.00 towards the creation and installation of their work, which will be exhibited at the Plus International Design Festival, Birmingham, 5-8 November2007.

SUBMISSION PROCESS
An outline proposal of not more than 500 words and an abbreviated CV in Word format and up to 5 low-resolution jpg images (where appropriate) to be sent to:
info@youplusus.net

CLOSING DATE
All entries to be receive by 12-noon on Friday 3 October 2008.

ENQUIRIES
All entries: info@youplusus.net | 056 0125 9160

9/22/2008

Artist Commissions

Artist Commissions


HYBRID

Plus is a unique festival showcasing all that is innovative, pioneering, and novel in the world of graphic and typographic design. It is a diverse event that encourages the participation of designers, artists, craftsmen and makers from all disciplines, using in any medium, whose work is based around word, language and letterforms.

Plus is a beneficiary of the Arts Council Grants for the Arts and as a result is seeking to invite two artists, makers or crafts people to exhibit experimental work that involves words and letterforms.

THEME
The theme of the 2008 Festival is Hybrid and work is sought around this topic. Hybrid, has been chosen as the focus of this year’s event as it not only aptly describes Britain today but it also expresses the current state of graphic communications. Britain is a hybrid community that absorbs, transforms and transmits myriad influences from around the world to create something new and exciting, but is still recognizably British. Graphic and typographic design are also fusion disciplines that amalgamate graphic languages from around the world and from across the creative disciplines – often with surprising results. The 2008 Festival seeks to expose the hybrid in design.

MEDIUM
In addition to paper-based work, artists may use other mediums and environments: 2- or 3-dimentional; large-scale installations; screen-based media; or site-specific work enabling the artist to explore how the graphic arts reflect, blend and interact with the urban environment and the community beyond. Work that uses alphabets other than roman is particularly welcome reflecting the cultural diversity of the graphic field.

WHO CAN APPLY?
Work is sought from across the national and international creative and craft-based industries: fine art; letter making; calligraphy; ceramics; jewellery; stone carving; silversmith; glass engraving; photography; illustration; graffiti artists; multimedia; animation; computer games. Applications are welcomed from individuals, institutions and co-operatives; collaborative work between designers, artists and craftspeople is encouraged.

THE AWARD
The successful applicants will each receive £1,500.00 towards the creation and installation of their work, which will be exhibited at the Plus International Design Festival, Birmingham, 5-8 November2007.

SUBMISSION P ROCESS
An outline proposal of not more than 500 words and an abbreviated CV in Word format and up to 5 low-resolution jpg images (where appropriate) to be sent to:
info@youplusus.net.

CLOSING DATE
All entries to be receive by 12-noon on Wednesday 1 October 2008.

ENQUIRIES
All entries: info@youpluus.net | 056 0125 9160

9/18/2008

Plus in Twitter

Now you can follow Plus in Twitter

Plus in Facebook

Plus have a Fan Page in Facebook.
Start being part of the community!

9/04/2008

Plus in Hello Digital

Plus is exhibiting at the Hello Digital Festival in Birmingham 23-26 October 2008. We will be installing a great big interactive Field of Light in the atrium of Millennium Point. For more information take a look at the Hello Digital blog - the Field of Light website will be ready soon.

9/03/2008

Type Tarts

UKType will be at Plus having a bit of saucy typographic fun and helping to raise some money for St Bride in the process. UKType are inviting designers and typographers from around the world to create a type tart card: the results of which will be exhibited in Birmingham and London and then placed for auction: proceeds will all be donated to St Bride. If you fancy taking part then email UKType for the details - caroline@uktype.com

9/01/2008

MarieJoe Raidy Douaihy


Mariejoe Raidy Douaihy. Creative Director from the Raidy Printing Group in the Lebanon will be speaking at Plus this November. Mariejoe will be talking about the role of leadership in the printing industry. In the fast changing world of printing and technology, where typography, design and printing come into one, where the creative is combined with the technical and concepts mingle with reality constraints, the role of leadership and consultancy play are vital for a quality end product.