the deadline - 24th February 2006 has now passed and the proposals have now been selected. there are lots of other ways to be involved in cabin exchange 2020 go to opportunities to find out.

Past proposals

Since 2002 cabin exchange has staged over 130 projects and worked with over 700 artists.  In previous years cabin exchange has selected site specific and site sympathetic works inhabiting a broad range of mediums and genres presenting: performances, exhibitions, interactive installations, art-in-correspondence through post and email, theatre, dance, discussions, presentations, projections, films, games, auctions, competitions, workshops, readings and meals.

Click here to view previous projects in the archive page on the website.

20/20 Proposal Guide Lines in full:

You are invited to submit a proposal to be part of the cabin exchange 20/20 weeklong event program that takes place from the 17th to the 23rd April 2006.

Cabin exchange encourages you to think creatively about the delivery of the work and consider the potential that working in alternative venues offers, including the impact of site-specific practice and public and social intervention.

Proposals for Cabin Exchange 20/20 require the consideration of a 10ft by 8ft x 8ft storage container and its context with reference to its site.  We are especially interested in works that will engage with or involve members of the local communities. The nature of cabin exchange is that what happens is open and accessible to all and is not intended for purely arts based audiences.

cabin exchange support projects that demonstrate:

    - Innovation

    - Clear understanding of the specified context

    - An idea that embodies the physical cabin space

    - An exploration of issues relevant to the context of the cabin

    - Quality

    - The opportunity to explore an issue or area that influences, supports, informs,                       ..... inspires and contextualises your practice.

Context

You must state which of the three sites (Dennistoun, Tradeston and Pollockshaws) you would like to work in.  Potentially, you could develop a project that exists in all of the three sites. Specifying one of these sites does not mean that your proposal will only be considered for this space. Within the selection process we often find a different site can be better suited to certain proposals. In all cases you will be contacted before anything is confirmed.

Time and duration

Proposals are to state the timings of work - a maximum of one day and minimum of one hour per cabin is recommended although this is negotiable.

We accept

Completed proposals forms (these will be available Friday January 13th)

E-mailed Proposals.

The text document you submit should be text no longer than one sheet of A4, a summary of your proposal in 20 words is required at the start of the document followed by the main proposal and relevant material (see the ‘Attached Material’ section below).

Please do not include CV’s or past works, as it is the proposal for cabin exchange that is of most relevance to our selection process.

Proposals /ideas must be submitted to Cabin Exchange by post or via E-mail

To arrive on or before 5pm on the 24th February 2006.

We look forward to receiving your applications.

(Click here to download the proposal form PDF / DOC / plain text.)

Do not hesitate to contact us for further information.

Attached Material

Attachments in total must not exceed 3MB.

Slides (not glass)

Text: printed or ‘doc’ word file

Images: photographs, Digital – JPG,GIF, TIFF or PDF

DVD: no more than five minuets

All digital material must be readable by Macs

Please do not send originals, as we cannot be responsible for the loss of any material.

Include SAE if you need material returned.

Funding

There is money available for your proposal towards materials and equipment. 

It is difficult to say how much we can offer to support each proposal at the moment, as we are unsure to the amount of projects that will be selected.

We recommend applying for a maximum of £100 (with a working budget) and if your proposal is selected you will be notified of an increase or decrease to this amount, please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Documentation

Your project will be extensively documented using mini DV and digital stills cameras.  Cabin exchange will provide a documentation team to cover all events, although you are encouraged to document your own works.

After the weeklong event in April there is the opportunity for the documentation - photographs, video, audio, drawings, essays, articles and animations - of your project to be viewed on the website. It is also possible that a publication will be produced for the whole project.

Reflection Period

There will be a week of reflection in June where cabin exchange will re-establish contact with the artists and communities involved in the projects, reporting back about the areas and experiences of cabin exchange 20/20.

Please keep this reflection period in mind throughout your work. If your proposal is selected, it is strongly recommended that you spend time in the allocated area and integrate with what you find around you before the event in April. We also encourage people to utilise the blog sites, in order to share information and experiences of these areas.  More information about the reflection period will come later on in the development of the project.