In-School Suspension

“The shrill chirp of sneakers darting across a gymnasium that echoes down the hallway. The smell of freshly waxed floors and old books. The harsh clang of a locker slamming shut, punctuating the silence of an afternoon lull. These sights, sounds, and smells, dredge up feelings of nostalgia and angst for a stage in our lives that was often messy and transformative: High School. This environment transports us to a time when we’re discovering our identity and formulating a belief system.

JV Collective’s studio is located in South Philadelphia's decommissioned Edward Bok Vocational High School. As we walk down the hall to our studio each day we pass the auditorium, long rows of lockers, and empty trophy cases; vestiges of the building’s past life.

In a nod to this loaded locale, we present In-School Suspension. The works of 34 artists from across the globe explore coming of age, formative years, and discovering one's identity. In-School Suspension is a snapshot of the universal experience that transcends regions, states, countries, and generations.”

All exhibition images have been photographed by Linette Kielinski

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In-School Suspension

In-School Suspension

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“The shrill chirp of sneakers darting across a gymnasium floor that echoes down the hallway. The smell of freshly waxed floors and old books. The harsh clang of a locker slamming shut, punctuating the silence of an afternoon lull. If you went to public school in North America, these sights, sounds, and smells, should be all too familiar. They dredge up feelings of nostalgia and angst for a stage in our lives that’s often messy and transformative. This environment transports us to a time when we’re discovering our identity and formulating a belief system.

JV Collective is located in the former Edward Bok Vocational High School in South Philadelphia which was decommissioned in 2013. Years later the building has taken on a new life as a space for artists, small businesses, non-profits, and the like. But as we walk to our studio each day we pass by the auditorium, long rows of lockers, and empty trophy cases; vestiges of the buildings past life.

In a nod to this loaded locale, JV Collective is seeking submissions of necklaces and pendants to be suspended in a pop-up exhibition located in the lockers of the Bok hallway. We invite work that explores the theme of coming of age, formative years, and discovering your identity.  Whatever your ‘high school’ experience was (or wasn’t) we’re looking for broad interpretations of this concept and these ideas can be explored objectively or abstractly, be narrative and autobiographical or expository and analytical. But most importantly, we’re looking for work that connects with this unique location and exists in conversation with the environment.”

Eligibility:  Anyone may submit up to two necklaces or pendants for consideration (collaborations are also welcome)!  Please read the details below about space limitations, guidelines, and fees.  Email us at jvcollectivestudio@gmail.com with any questions.

Space Limitations:

Due to the nature of our installation space, work must fit within the confines of a 12”x12” space that is approximately 40” tall. All necklaces and pendants will be hung from the interior locker hooks, so they must be able to support themselves without display aids. Please see the provided image for more information on the locker dimensions and visuals of the hooks provided.

The Details:

Timeline:

Deadline for Submissions: April 1st

Notification of Acceptance: April 15th

Deadline for Delivery of Work: May 13th

Date of Installation: May 18th

Where:

The Bok Building
2nd Floor Corridor
1901 South 9th Street
Philadelphia PA 19148

When:

Friday, May 22nd 5pm-11pm
Opening Reception & Party: May 22nd from 8pm-11pm

Additional Open Hours (during the 2020 SNAG Conference): TBD

Application Fee:

Sliding Scale: $5.00-$35.00
We encourage students and emerging artists to apply for this exhibition. To keep this call for entries as financially accessible as possible, we’re instituting a sliding scale or pay what you can application fee within range of $5.00-$35.00.  

We ask you to determine an application fee that you can comfortably manage. Your application fee will be used to help offset the costs of producing this exhibition and will help support promotion, display materials, shipping, refreshments, and space rental costs.  (If you would like to contribute more than listed on the sliding scale towards these costs, you are welcome to!  All contributions will be used to support the exhibition).

Please submit your application fee at the time of submission.
Application fees can be sent through PayPal to jvcollectivestudio@gmail.com

Shipping Costs:

Artists are responsible for all shipping costs.  More shipping details will be given to participating artists after the notification of acceptance date.

Application Materials (please apply through Google Form link): 

-Your name, return shipping address, email, website, social media handles

-We invite you to submit up to two pieces for this exhibition.

-You may submit work that is done collaboratively, but please provide the names and contact information for all artists involved 

-You may provide up to two images for each submission (an overall view and a detail view)

-Please also provide a piece description for each submission (title, materials, dimensions, and year)

-Provide a short statement (250 words max) on how you feel your work fits within the theme and concept of this exhibition

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