PUNCTURE POINTS WHERE ENERGY MEETS THE EVERYDAY – OPEN CALL

Puncture Points is now receiving applications for an exhibition which will take place in Cape Town Q2, 2017. Deadline for applications is Sunday, November 27, 23:59 SAST and selected artists will be announced on 1 December 2016.

A minimum of 10 artworks from artists within the Western Cape will be chosen.

Please note that artworks from artists at different stages of their career journey and from different backgrounds will be accepted.

Please visit www.puncturepoints.com for further details.

About PUNCTURE POINTS – Where energy meets the everyday

The research was driven by the questions:

What is the relationship between energy and the everyday in the Western Cape?
And
What are the connection patterns and narratives between energy, people and society?

Through a series of workshops with a wide range of cultural organisations and related businesses, a team and ethos was formed to ensure that the project had local relevance and resonance.

The Puncture Points project will provide a platform for local, independent artists, designers and art initiatives from various areas in the Western Cape to show their work to a broad audience and connect to the local and international art as well as the business society.

The philosophy of PUNCTURE POINTS – Where energy meets the everyday comes from acupuncture or acu-points, which are the various locations on a human body on a line of energy (meridian), into which an acupuncture needle can be inserted to exact a benefit. PUNCTURE POINTS then, traces energy flows and investigates how the nuanced relationship creates synergies between energy and the everyday. This energy is studied as a moment of transformation, mobility, performance, interaction, exchange and choreography.

Note for arts organisations

Puncture Points is looking to collaborate with local arts organisations. Arts organisations based in the Western Cape are encouraged to get in touch with the Puncture Points team to explore opportunities of collaboration. Please send email to communication@puncturepoints.com or call 061 4422 764.

Note for independent artists

All independent artists are invited to apply for this opportunity.

Applications can be sent through via the website on www.puncturepoints.com or manually at one of our participating local organisations located across the Western Cape, in addition Puncture Points will be receiving applications via Whatsapp on 061 4422 764 – simply send a photograph of the completed application to the above-mentioned phone number.

Contact Information

For more information about PUNCTURE POINTS – Where energy meets the everyday please send an email to info@puncturepoints.com or call 061 4422 764. All media queries can be sent to Didintle Ntsie at communication@puncturepoints.com