CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: NONE OF THE ABOVE: Assembling, Collaborating and Publishing in the Eternal Network

SUBMIT!
NONE OF THE ABOVE:
Assembling, Collaborating and Publishing in the Eternal Network
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

In an ambitious assembling-style project, Minnesota Center for Book Arts invites any and all to
send 125 copies of anything (within reason – see below) that will fit into a 9" x 12" envelope.
This project is in conjunction with MCBA’s upcoming exhibition None of the Above:
Assembling, Collaborating and Publishing in the Eternal Network.
An assembling project represents the ultimate in democratic art. Everything submitted will be
included in the publication (or series of publications, depending on how many people
participate). In return for your efforts, you receive a selection of 89 different works created by
others who participate.
What to send? Any means of expression is fine (paper, CDs, stickers, popsicle sticks) but it
can be no larger than 8.5" x 11" (21.6 cm x 27.9 cm) and 1/8" thick (.3 cm). It can be folded,
stitched, crushed, flattened, etc. Shrunk-via-shrink-ray submissions are okay. If you need a
theme, submissions will be compiled in publications titled “None of the Above.” How’s that for
clear direction?
How many to send? Submit 125 copies. 89 of these will go to other participants. Additional
copies will be archived, distributed to donors/volunteers, and a small number will be sold as a
fundraiser for MCBA.
What else to send? So that we can send you your copy of the publication, include a sheet of
paper with your name and postal address. Also include $5 in U.S. funds – checks payable to
Minnesota Center for Book Arts – to cover the cost of envelopes and postage.
Where to send: None of the Above, c/o Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 1011
Washington Ave South, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55415
Deadlines: If we receive submissions by August 21, 2009, they will be displayed as part of the
associated exhibition. To be included in the publication, submissions must be received no later
than October 24, 2009.
A special collating event will occur at MCBA on Saturday, October 24, 2009. For those who
would like to participate, you may bring your 125 copies that evening rather than mailing. There is
no fee. Please email Jeff Rathermel, MCBA’s Artistic Director (jrathermel@mnbookarts.org) by
October 16, 2009 if you will be participating. Arrive at 7 pm, assembly lines commence at 7:30 pm.
Eternal Network pieces by (clockwork from “I’m drawing color ...”) Alan Vandenburgh, Haddock, Darren Le Gallo, Guido Bondioli,
Ficus, Sheila Murphy with Musicmaster, The Sticker Dude, Darlene Altschul, John Bennett, Buzz Blur.
None of the Above, c/o Minnesota Center for Book Arts, 1011 Washington Ave South, Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55415
Who’s invited?
Artists, writers,
printmakers,
zinesters, poets,
photographers,
xerographers,
pamphleteers,
cartoonists,
diagrammers,
visualists,
mail-artists,
transitionalists,
minimalists,
maximalists,
pencilers,
stencilers,
composers,
medics,
bookleteers,
decoders,
conceptualists,
transcribers,
documentarians,
historians,
storytellers,
manifestoans,
CDsters,
designers,
anti-artists,
ventriloquists
(make the paper
sing!),
book artists,
book artist
ventriloquists,
whomever so
chooses and
those chosen –
meaning you!
Plus, you can
exercise reckless
editorial control or
lack thereof by
forwarding this
invitation to others.