Call for Artists for Virtual Art Book Fair

simple project NY would like to announce an open call for submissions for our online booth at Printed Matter’s Virtual Art Book Fair from February 25 to 28, 2021.

simple project NY would like to announce an open call for submissions for our online booth at Printed Matter’s Virtual Art Book Fair in February 2021.
This book fair that is held every September is one of the more important events for us. Because of health and safety regulations due to COVID-19 the New York Art Book Fair is not being held at its usual location at MoMA PS1, but will instead be held online. This new format may present some new challenges, but we are hoping to take advantage of this unique opportunity by inviting more artists from overseas. 

○ Application Guideline:

- The work or the artist must be related to Japan, but you can be creative.

- The work should be printed matter.

            Examples: books, photography books, prints, tote bags, sculptural books, pop-up

            books, etc., as long as it involves some kind of printing process.

- The work should be available for sale.

- The price range can be varied. Average price range is 15-100 USD. 

- The image and video of the work should be ready by the end of December 31, 2020 (Five to 20 physical copies of work should be available at time of sale)

○ If accepted, we will send you an invitation by December 10, 2020.

○ Selected artist’s responsibilities
Selected artists need to provide the following documents by December 31, 2020 (EST):

1. Your bio (in English, max 200 words)
2. Your CV (in English, max 400 words)
3. Your artist statement (in English, max 400 words)
4. Your statement about your work (in English, max 400 words)

5. Images of final work (about 2MB each selected work)

6. Video of your final work (about 2 min each selected work)

7. Pricelist

8. Participation fee: 75USD

Artists are responsible to ship sold artworks to buyers.

10% for tax, 5% for Printed Matter and 25% for simple project will be taken from all sales.

○ Our responsibilities

Edit, organize, and put together selected works for the website.
Negotiate with clients and providers during the book fair.

Organize book signings, talks, etc,.

○ Other

Once you are selected for this book fair, you may also be eligible to participate in additional shows and events throughout the coming year if they become available. Last year after the art book fair, we exhibited several artworks and books at a gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn for two months.

Participating artists may be selected by invitation as well as by this open call for participants.

○ Important Timelines

December 1, 2020:                 Application deadline 
December 10, 2020:               Announcement of selected artworks

December 31, 2020:               Artists provide images of actual work, bio, resume

                                                artist’s statement, statement about your work and pricelist.

February 25 - 28, 2021:          Book Fair (opening February 24th)