CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS...

Artists that use text - somehow, somewhere.

Letters will be an exhibition at The Atkinson Art Gallery in Southport, UK, curated by Craig Atkinson [www.craigatkinson.co.uk].

The exhibition will be the visual arts component of the Sefton Festival of writing 2007 and will run from April 22nd -June 7th 2007. The Gallery space for the show is 1600cm x 730cm.

You are invited to submit work that uses the written word, or text somewhere, somehow. Whether you make paintings, books, zines, photographs, models or sketchbooks, or anything else . As long as there are links to letters, text, words, signs or symbols in your work, whether they are direct or indirect.

Submission is free. Artists will pay for transportation and should arrange their own insurance for the time their work is in transit. The gallery will insure the work for the duration of the exhibition. The gallery is secure with information assistants throughout.

In the first instance artists should submit work by email to craig@craigatkinson.co.uk. Files should be no larger than 1MB. A short description of the work, including title, date, medium and size should be included along with a very brief Bio / CV. Please also state how your work relates to / uses text / words etc.

Deadline: Initial email submissions should be sent by January 1st 2007. You'll be notified a few days after that if you ARE in the show.