DramaHE Hybrid Gallery 2024

Scope of Submissions:
We welcome submissions of completed works, works-in-progress, and any form of artistic documentation related to research projects across theatre, performance, dance, and music disciplines. The DramaHE Gallery aims to provide a platform for participants to discuss their projects within a diverse artistic community, highlighting the nature of practice-based work and exploring strategies to foster inclusivity and diversity.

Conference Themes:
We seek works that harness and celebrate the integration of diverse artistic media and interdisciplinarity or are related to artistic research documentation. Artworks might also respond to the overarching themes of the conference:
1. Exploring the Intersection of Drama, Music, Dance, and Art
2. Shared Pedagogies: Enhancing Educational Practices Across Disciplines
3. Cultural Impact: Amplifying Influence Through Collective Action
4. Enhancing Diversity and Fostering Inclusion within Higher Education Creative Arts Disciplines
5. Creative Practice and AI
6. Arts and Health
7. Casualisation, Collaboration, and the Meaning of ‘Colleagues’
8. Advocacy at Home: Effective Change and Collaboration within and beyond our Institutions

Submission Process and Requirements:
A. Physical Gallery
• Format: The physical gallery invites live performances, installations, video work, audio/visual material (research documentation, screendance, short films etc.), performance art videos, multimedia performances, interactive installations, AR performances, VR projects, sound sculptures etc.
• Size and Duration: Any video-related work should be no more than 25 minutes in length. Performances cannot exceed one hour, depending on space availability and the number of submissions.
• Display Requirements: Please specify the types of materials included and provide explicit instructions regarding their display (e.g. dimensions, position, technical support, lighting etc.).
• Delivery and Collection: Exhibits must be delivered with clear setup instructions included. Creators wishing to set up their artwork personally are required to arrive at least one day before the opening. All works must be collected within two days after the event closes. Updates regarding the exact dates will follow.

B. Digital Gallery
• Format: The digital gallery invites video work, dance videos, audio/visual material (research documentation, screendance, short films etc.), performance art videos, multimedia performances, interactive installations, AR performances, VR projects, sound sculptures etc.
• Size and Duration: All video work should be no more than 25 minutes in length.

Supporting Documents for Submission (Physical and Digital Gallery):
• At the submission link below, please send a 150-word Artist Bio, a 250-word Project Description including a link to the proposed work, and a Display Requirements document. The Project Description should outline how the project aligns with the scope and themes of the conference.
• Discussion Panel: Indicate if you wish to participate in a discussion panel about your work specifying whether you prefer online or physical attendance.
• Number of Submissions: Only one project per submitter will be considered for inclusion in the DramaHE Gallery 2024.
• Submission link: https://forms.gle/VdTyaVHzJk1dqNTj6
• Submission Deadline: Midnight (BST) on Wednesday 31st July 2024.
• Notification: All applicants will be informed about the status of their proposals by Wednesday 14th August 2024.
• Fees: The Gallery is open to all and there are no submission fees.

*Details regarding the venue and dates of the Physical Gallery will be announced in September 2024.

For any inquiries regarding the Gallery or other specific project requirements, please contact Dr Denny Bouzioti at [email protected].

We are looking forward to receiving your proposals and celebrating in practice the essential role of creative arts in higher education and their impact on society.