Outer Voice is a time-based arts alliance started by Portland video artist and writer Sarah Rushford. This is an open call for time-based artist participants to ally with Rushford in the first session from September 2023 through May 2024. It will be based in the 250 sq foot studio #4 at the Oregon Contemporary complex in the Kenton neighborhood of Portland, OR.
Outer Voice's mission is to provide space, community, support, and opportunity to local time-based artists and to foster community dialog around time-based art. Outer Voice will foster relationships that rely on a grounded, informed, and supportive critical dialogue among local time-based artists. They will have the opportunity to practice, exhibit, celebrate, and program in the community, sharing resources, forming artistic and personal bonds, and linking with a broader network of artists, art organizations, and community members.
The small group will share an open-plan studio space with individual workspaces within a larger room (see more about the space below). Artists can work at any time in the studio. The alliance will meet for an in-person workshop once every two weeks. The studio and alliance are free, and participants will be paid a $1500 stipend.
A portion of the group workshop will be open to the public for anyone to watch and join in the dialog about the Outer Voice artists' work. This recurring open event aims to support dialog and belonging through time-based art. In addition, a group exhibition featuring each participant's work will be held in November 2023. The alliance will also be free to program more screenings, exhibitions, and workshops. As this is the first round of the alliance, more specifics regarding events will need to be established as we go.
