EMPRes Award 2020

This is a call for works that focus on (safe) collaboration, networking and virtual collectivity in relation to the challenges and opportunities of making music and art during the Covid-19 pandemic. At a time when we are all having to find new ways to interact socially, this call invites creative collaborative responses to this unique situation. 

This is both an extraordinary crisis and potentially an extraordinary stimulus to do something remarkable. 

Deadline for submissions: Monday June 15^th 2020

There are two broad categories for submission:

• Experimental Electronic Music

Electroacoustic music, algorithmic composition; Instrumental composition/performance with electronics; modular synthesis; turntablism; electronica.

• Sound Art

(Filmed) installation work; sound and environment; film; improvisation; spoken word.

Works in either category can be created with any collaborator(s) of your choice (composer/ musician/ visual artist / filmmaker/ writer etc.)  The response should be a recorded and/or filmed performance of acoustic or electronic music; sound art; visual art; computer art; and related disciplines.

The works should be deliverable within the current UK government guidelines around social distancing (e.g. a digital experience that can be hosted and documented online; a web-based installation).

Works should be no longer than 8 minutes in duration.  Any longer-form works must be submitted as an excerpt/demonstration.

Awards

• £300/£200/£100 awards for 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd prizes in ‘Experimental Electronic Music’.

• £300/£200/£100 awards for 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd prizes in ‘Sound Art’.

• Online publication of the works on the EMPRES blog/social media platforms.

• Live performance/installation of selected works at the next Art of Noises event, hosted in collaboration with Modern Art Oxford (currently scheduled for late November 2020).

Submission Guidelines

This competition is open to all members of the University of Oxford and their creative associates.

All applications must be sent via WeTransfer (or equivalent web file transfer service) in 1 single ZIP file to the email: empres@music.ox.ac.uk

The ZIP file title should be the Title of the Piece (e.g. TitleOfThePiece).

The ZIP file should contain all files inside a single folder with the following information:  short biography; contact information; up to 350 words of information about the piece (methods used, concept, etc.); a single media file (If Audio: WAV format 16bit or 24bit at 44,1kHz or 48kHz sampling rate containing a stereo version of the piece, or a multichannel reduction if relevant; if Video: MP4 of suitable size and quality). If your submission idea cannot be contained within these media formats, please contact us for clarification at the above email address.

The deadline for submissions is 12 noon GMT time, Monday June 15^th 2020. Applications sent after the deadline will not be considered.

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