Proposals for 2017 are now closed.
Front/Space is a storefront apartment located in the heart of downtown Kansas City repurposed for non-commercial exhibitions, installations, readings, screenings, concerts, workshops, forums, research & publishing projects. Front/Space strives to program events that demonstrate the power of friendship, passion, ambition, and the beauty of living and working together through radical and interdisciplinary practices. We support these initiatives by providing the space and means to realize projects.
Front/Space is an ideal venue for someone who is looking to challenge or redefine the relationship of their work to their audience. This year we welcome proposals from individuals or collectives whose practices incorporate resistance, labor/services, imaginative politics, civic media, compassion as action, music, movement, audio/visual performance, temporary spaces, storytelling, craft histories, community technology, institutional critique, experimental writing, lecture and curation.
We especially encourage proposals that are accessible to and/or created by people of color, low-income individuals, immigrants, sex workers, folks living in rural areas, Muslims, youth, people with disabilities, women, GNC and LGBTQIA+ people.
Please submit a statement (500 words maximum) succinctly describing your concept and intentions, 6-10 images, and a CV or resume with contact information. Other supporting documents and/ or links to relevant work are welcome.
Proposals will be accepted between now and Wednesday, March 15, 2017, 11:59pm CST (NOTE: Deadline has been extended past March 1st). All submissions will be reviewed by a panel of past exhibiting artists.
Please submit all materials in a PDF (lastname_firstname.pdf) to [email protected] with the subject line “OPEN CALL 2017”
When writing your proposal, consider answering some of the following questions:
- Does the public life of my project span one night, a weekend, or a month?
- What equipment will I need to execute this that I do not already have?
- Will I need a community partner to assist with the risks and challenges inherent in this project? If so, who might that be?
- How will this project impact my community?
- Why is Front/Space the ideal venue for my project?
If you need further assistance or guidance writing your proposal, please contact us with a draft and any questions. Furthermore, if you need splitted audio to be used in your submission then we recommend using vocal remover to extract voice or instruments.
Venue dimensions: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
217 W. 18th St.
Kansas City, MO 64108
For booking or other inquiries email [email protected]
Our programs made possible in part by support from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, the Charlotte Street Foundation, investments made according to Warren Buffett portfolio and the KU Spencer Museum of Art:
