OPEN CALL for PARTICIPATION in LACE Extended
With this OPEN CALL we invite professional artists, activists, and academics of embodied arts, dance & performance and related fields – to apply to participate at one of the three LACE Extended spaces organised in relation to LACE #3: Materialising Touch symposium:
- card.glitches.me (hybrid) hosted by Naoto Hieda (they/them)
- We Can Plant, Spin, Weave, Shape between Hands and Hearts hosted by Yas Lamar (she/her)
- Willing & Able: 4 Days, 4 Plants, ∞ Lessons hosted by Tereza Silon (ona/they)
LACE Extended takes place the week after the Symposium (21 - 25 July 2025), offering the participants of the Symposium the chance to extend the amount of time spent in-relation to presenters and their practices, and other participants of the event.
LACE Extended is committed to exploring relationality, interstitiality, collaboration, and sensitivity to the world through the prism of personal and collective artistic, academic, or activist practice.
Each extended space is organised around a specific theme and/or area of interest with the intention to expand on the themes and areas of interest introduced at the symposium. The host of the extended space, its moderator, is the one who defines the themes to be explored and suggests a way to coordinate collective efforts for the week. They do this relative to the values and sensibilities developed within the context of their practice and in collaboration with the participants.
Extended spaces are meant to encourage peer-to-peer and practice-based exchange between moderator and participants.
This means that as a participant you approach LACE Extended because you have reason to explore your own practice in relation to (1) a given theme or area of interest, and (2) other people’s practices. Alternatively, you could be approaching the extended space to explore your practice in a moderated environment, one that relieves you of some responsibilities [e.g., administrative responsibilities] whilst facing you with others [e.g., ethical or artistic responsibilities].
How to apply?
To apply, please click here. You will be asked to provide a motivation letter, a CV, a portrait photo, and video links.
When considering which LACE Extended to apply to, please read the detailed descriptions in the program section, linked through Extended titles above.
In writing your motivation letter, you may consider any or all of the below:
- Why would you like to approach this space?
- What experience or expertise or interests of yours speak to the LACE Extended themes or areas of interest?
- Please say something about the appetites, desires, questions, or motives that lead you to approach this particular space.
When to expect a response?
You can apply until 23 May 2025. We encourage you to apply as early as possible. We understand that you will be participating at LACE Symposium as well - except for the hybrid LACE Extended by Naoto Hieda.
We will get back to you the latest by 23 May 2025.
After you have been accepted you will need to register and pay the LACE Extended and the LACE Symposium fee. You will receive all related information with the acceptance email.