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OPEN CALLUNTILMARCH 12, 2016

EMBARRATAWARDSTHE GREATMACHINE III

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS THE GREAT MACHINE III EXHIBITIONAND THE EMBARRAT AWARDS 2016

Submissions are now being accepted from artists of any discipline and nationa-lity, for the purpose of selecting the artworks that will comprise the group show THE GREAT MACHINE III, and the winners of the EMBARRAT awards.The exhibition will take place between the 27th of May and the 5th of June 2016 in the unique interior of the modernist of Tarrega’s Trepat Museum, seeking to find a dialogue between the space’s industrial past and the most up-to-date contemporary creative pieces.

The modernist buildings that house the Trepat Museum in Tàrrega, origin of the social and industrial transformation of the lands of Lleida, will be the venue of the third iteration of EMBARRAT - Festival of Contemporary Creation. The main objectives of this event are to disseminate throughout society the concept of art and thought as critical and engaged attitudes, and to incentivize artistic creation and promote cultural heritage.


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In the middle of the 20th century, the Trepat agricultural equipment factory in Tárrega was the motor of the economy of central Lleida, and continued to be so until the 1980s, when technological changes adopted for production and the inability to move with the times led to the closure of the factory.

Consequently, l’embarrat – the catalán name for the transmission system of pulleys and belts used as the drive system f or various ma-chines powered by a central motor – supplying power to the whole factory, soon became obsolete, unproductive and forgotten: disused.

We are nowadays immersed in a highly technologically advanced post-industrial society, where the neoliberal economic model which relentlessly promotes by means of psychological control tools like marketing and publicity, the ceaseless consumption of new products and services has lead to a disposable throwaway culture: we no lon-ger neither keep things nor repair them, everything is replaceable and exchangeable, from high tech products to personal relationships.

With this competition we invite artists to offer their reflections on disu-se from all possible points of view and at the same time reflecting on the social,economic and political consequences of this new paradigm and way of life.

1. The artistic projects must address a single theme: “Disused”.


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1. Participation is free.

2. Who can participate?• The call is open to individual artists or artist groups.• All participants must be adults, but may be of any nationality.

3. About the worksThe works must touch on the proposed theme: “Disused”.Submissions can consist in artworks of any discipline: video art, per-formance, photography, audio, installations, illustration, etc.Participants may submit one work, or a set of works under a single title

4. Closing date for submissions• March 12, 2016.

5. Submission of proposals. Application form• Each participant must fill out an application form online on the

Festival’s website, attaching a small dossier (PDF) that explains the art project (maximum of 5 MB)

6. The PDF dossier should contain • On the first page: the artist’s name and surname, phone number,

email, webpage and the name of the project that appears on the sign-up sheet

• A conceptual description of the work/artistic (Maximum 20 lines).A


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• A factsheet or description of the work’s characteristics, suggesting, if necessary, the kind of mounting required for the exhibition space (see exhibition spaces in the annexe).

• Photographs of the work or works to be exhibited, if necessary.• A short artistic CV, a portrait of the artist and a copy of the artist ID

or passport.• Optionally, the artist may add the information and Internet links

considered necessary to explain the presented project and/or other previous projects.

7. Notification to selected artistsSelected artists will be notified directly by the festival organizations. The list of selected artists will be published the first week of April 2016.

8. About the works• It is the curator’s responsibility to make the final selection of projects

and artists, and to determine the appropriate exhibition space for each artwork.

• In addition to the artistic criteria, the curator will consider the con-ceptual rigor of each project, its adjustability to the proposed topic (disused) and the feasibility of adapting the artistic proposal to Cal Trepat’s exhibiting spaces.

• The artists will assume the cost of the work production.• The festival will assume shipping costs.• Reception of the selected artworks: The selected artworks must be

at the festival’s office no later than May 12th 2016.


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9. About the participating artistsArtists must be the authors of the presented artwork and must be in possessions of all right of authorship, display and communication. In the event of a shared authorship, it must be specified and have the relevant authorisation, in each case.

10. RightsThe works exhibited remain the property of their authors. The latter will provide EMBARRAT reproduction and publishing rights with the aim of promoting the festival, whether by internet, printed press, audio-visual means and/or the publication of catalogues or any other promotional material.

11. Acceptance of the conditionsParticipation in the call for entries implies acceptance of these condi-tions.

12. EMBARRAT AWARDS• The EMBARRAT Award of € 2,000 (taxes included) will distingui-

sh the best work among all those shown at the exhibition TGMIII.

• IEI AWARD. Production of a solo show: the award will distinguish the best artist among those shown in the exhibition The Great Machi-ne III. In 2017 the Institut d’Estudis Ilerdencs (from now on, IEI) will produce a solo show in its Gótica exhibition space to showcase the work of the winning artist.


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• The selected artist must present an exhibition project to the IEI no later than October 31st 2016.

• The dates of the exhibition will be set by the IEI and the artist must meet the agreed deadlines.

• The award is the production of the exhibition and there are no fees involved.

• In the case of disagreements between the artist and the IEI, the institution reserves the right not to produce or cancel the exhibition.

• For its part, if the selected artist doesn’t agree with the IEI criteria, he/she may, if it so wishes, decline their participation.

A qualified JURY led by Glòria Picazo, Director of the Centre d’Art La Panera of Lleida (2002-2015), will chose the winning works, and its decision will be incontestable. The members of the jury will soon be announced.

Embarrat Festival 2014 - Trepat Museum

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Photographs Trepat Museum

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EMBARRAT 201627th of May and the 5th of June 2016At the Museo Trepat de Tàrrega Tàrrega (Lleida-Spain)

Organized by:Museu Trepat and Intersecció

Directed by:Natàlia Lloreta and Jesús Vilamajó[email protected]

Curator The Great Machine III:Jesús Vilamajó[email protected]

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