SCIENCE GALLERY ATLANTA
CALL CLOSED
Open from
21st October 2020 to 1st december 2020
SCIENCE GALLERY ATLANTA INAUGURAL EXHIBITION CALL FOR PROPOSALS
HOOKED: When Want Becomes Need is the first international, open call gallery exhibition and event program at Science Gallery Atlanta, opening in 2022. Originating at Science Gallery London (King’s College London) in 2018, HOOKED will combine exhibits from that production with new original exhibits created uniquely for the Science Gallery Atlanta exhibition. We are now inviting faculty, artists, behaviorists, youth, community members, and anyone else with an interest in HOOKED to become part of our inaugural exhibition.
The exhibition HOOKED will include a range of artworks inspired by scientific research, exploring addiction on personal, clinical, scientific, social levels, and from a number of different perspectives. A public program of events, activities, workshops, and performances will run before and alongside the exhibition.
THEME AND TOPICS
For our open call, we’re interested in proposals for exhibits and artworks, whether existing or new, and for related projects including workshops, musical and other performances, film screenings and discussions that critically and experimentally engage with themes and topics including but not limited to:
The addiction cycle – craving, harm, recovery, relapse
The addicted brain – the adolescent brain and brain plasticity
The addiction experience – life as an addict, friends or family
Stigma – associated with being an addict, and in the context of a wider society
Individual and social “recovery” – how do we recover from addiction?
Geography – what would an addiction map of Atlanta, the US, or the global picture look like? Does place play a role in addiction?
Policy – throughout history, evidence has often been made to fit policy, rather than the other way around. How do we build a society where people can form healthier bonds?
Causes of addiction – What makes people vulnerable to addiction?
Ask questions! If you’re unsure about an aspect of your proposal, email info@atlanta.sciencegallery.com
Please note that we are using a new system – called Submittable – to accept open call submissions. If you had an account with us on our old system, you will need to create a new account with Submittable in order to submit to current and future open calls.
Open call closed on 1st December, 2020 11:59 PM EST.