DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: MONDAY FEBRUARY 11

ABC No Rio, the Lower East Side arts center, is now organizing its fifth biannual Ides of March building-wide exhibition, scheduled to open on Friday March 14. The exhibition will run through April 4. The 2008 Ides will be expressly focused on collaborative projects and artist groups and collectives. We are inviting proposals from 'teams' of collaborating artists, as well as from existing artist groups and collectives for proposals for 'mini' exhibitions or installations. As in the past, we are open to all media, but space considerations will dictate any proposal's feasibility.

Two meetings will be held at ABC No Rio to conduct walk-throughs of the building and talk about the particulars of the exhibition. At least two representatives from any collaborating 'team' orexisting artist group or collective must attend one of these meetings.

These meetings are scheduled for MONDAY JANUARY 28 at 7:00pm and TUESDAY JANUARY 29 at 7:00pm. Project proposal forms will be available at these meetings. Please RSVP to abc@abcnorio.org

Artists proposing collaborative projects will be asked to describe and characterize their collaborative process. Existing artist groups and collectives will be asked to describe how their proposed 'mini' exhibition or installation will achieve a sense of cohesion and unity or singleness of purpose. We have a special interest in proposals that address or incorporate work remaining on the walls from past Ides of March exhibitions. Finally, we're interested in proposals for performances, screenings and other public presentations that would occur on evenings during the run of the exhibition.

ABC No Rio is a non-profit arts space that was settled in 1980 as a squat by artists. If you want to know more about ABC No Rio, check out this recent article on the space at: http://www.wiretapmag.org/movement/43369/.