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Dear Colleagues, hope you might find this entices you to submit ... best wishes Kel Portman Walking the Land The Art of Walking artworks inspired by walking an exhibition hosted by The Museum in the Park, Stroud and jointly curated by Walking the Land Stroud's Museum in the Park, will host the exhibition in their main gallery. It will be shown alongside 'Laurie Lee. Poetry, Art & Landscape', an exhibition of the previously unseen artworks by poet, writer (and walker) Laurie Lee, whose centenary is being celebrated this year. The Centenary Celebrations have already attracted media attention with broadcast and print media including the BBC Radio4's daily news and current affairs programme 'PM', The Independent, Observer and Guardian as well as Gloucestershire's local media. The official Laurie Lee website gives further information about the celebrations - http://laurielee.org/ Invitations are invited from artists, makers, film and video artists, cartographers, sound artists, sculptors, writers, poets et al, to submit work that's inspired by walking. It's an open brief, but you may want to refer to Laurie Lee's works as a starting point. You can utilise any media and that can stretch across disciplines. In addition to finished works, the organisers are keen to include work in developmental stages, work-in-progress and sketchbooks. How to Submit You are invited to submit up to 3 works to be viewed digitally and sent on a non-returnable memory stick, DVD or CD to: The Art of Walking Walking the Land Boundary Cottage Back Edge Lane Edge Glos GL6 6PE (applications sent using other media will sadly be rejected) Important Dates submission dates: July 15th acceptance emails: July 22nd delivery of work: August 20th to the Museum in the Park exhibition dates: Opening Friday 5th September Saturday 6 September – Sunday 5 October Hanging fees A small handling charge/hanging fee will of £10 per selected piece will be payable once work has been accepted Special Conditions 1. 2 dimensional work must be presented ready for hanging - if framed, please ensure frames are plain and fitted with mirror plates on each vertical side. 2. 3 dimensional work must be free standing, stable and safe. 3. The organisers reserve the right to withhold exhibiting work that on viewing appears unsuitable. Please not that it may not be possible to display all submissions, depending on available space. If work is not exhibited, hanging fees will be reimbursed. However the organisers will be unable to refund postage/shipping etc. 4. The Museum curator will check all works for safety/conservation safety before they can be displayed. Questions if you have questions about the exhibition, please contact [log in to unmask] FRIENDLY REMINDER: if you click REPLY to this email, you will be sending a message to over 300 subscribers. Please do so only if you wish to respond to everyone. To join, leave or suspend list postings, visit http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/wan