PRESS RELEASE FOR ARTISTS:

liberarti

Who: An open call to artists: All artists, local, or internationally based, young, old, any artform or discipline, innovative ideas welcome.

What: liberarti is an artist-led free arts festival/open exhibition centred around the city of Plymouth, on 16th December. It is to take place at the Barbican Theatre's, BBar from 8 o'clock onwards. All artists, arts/performance groups, web/virtual artists, community practitioners, etc. of any background can participate with works of a non-monetary nature. (i.e. no entrance fees, no money changing hands, no items for sale). liberarti is an experiment in creating a social network of artists, operating a gift economy which can act as an alternative to traditional forms of exhibition.

How: To participate, log on or write to liberarti and register your project details at the site. You will need: an image of your work, project description, date and time your project takes place, and a S.A.E.

Details: Any artist who wishes may participate. All works and projects must be in a public or quasi-public place in the Plymouth area, or be accessible by the people of Plymouth, eg. web, radio, sms, downloadable music, sound works, happenings, are all welcome. Artworks will be produced independently and can take place in any public space throughout the city and may include any media such as internet, telephone, mail and hand distribution. An updated e-mail newsletter will be distributed with full listings to promote all who register. A basic html site will carry all info for web access.