Calling all artists: submit your art installation proposal for this year’s InLight Richmond event by June 30th

1708 Gallery is inviting national and international artists working in all media and disciplines to submit proposals for the 11th annual InLight Richmond. Proposals for InLight 2018 are asked to involve, be inspired by, investigate, or interpret themes of light, from light as a medium to light as the concept.

InLight 2018 will take place on Friday, November 16th from 7:00 PM to Midnight and on Saturday, November 17th from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

InLight is a public exhibition of contemporary light-based artworks—videos and projections, multimedia and interactive projects, sculptures, installations, performances.

Occurring during 1708 Gallery’s 40th Anniversary Year, InLight 2018 will focus on ideas of Community. Recent editorials have described two Richmonds. “RVA” encompasses revitalization, creativity, and growth. “Richmond” is divided, challenged, and struggling. Artists are invited to consider this dynamic and to imagine an ideal community—One Richmond. While existing work will be considered, 1708 Gallery encourages artists to propose projects that consider this theme.

The deadline to apply is midnight on Saturday, June 30th.

Potential sites for installations and performances include pathways, façades and other walls, sidewalks, green spaces, trees, and more. In addition, a limited number of interior sites MAY be available. Artists may propose a specific site for both pre-existing and site-responsive works. Artists are asked to indicate if their work is site-specific on the entry form, but 1708 Gallery reserves the right to make final site assignments, they say.

The juror for InLight Richmond 2018 is Kimberli Gant, Ph.D., the McKinnon Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art at the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, VA.