Multiplexer is seeking artists, videographers, media archivists, designers and anyone with a deep interest in video beyond the scope of the traditional narrative, pictorial, and aesthetic productions and projects already highly visible and represented by mainstream media and film.
The curatorial efforts will focus on exhibiting work that can, on its own and without the need for elaborate installation, be understood as exploratory in the medium and has the capacity to bring about critical thoughts and ideas.
Archival, historical, contemporary, documentary and just about any category conceivable will be considered.
Multiplexer is located on Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas, foot traffic and exposure of selected works to visitors and locals will be high. This is a great opportunity to present your art in a unique context. Selected artists will also be invited to display their work in other interesting settings such as planned generator power screenings in the Vegas Valley region .
About the space
Multiplexer is a small space and has two screens each one capable of HD 1080p video resolutions. The systems will also play out smaller raster sizes. The videos selected will be curated and displayed in sequence.
Video Eligibility
Videos submitted must meet the following criteria:
The video must not exceed 6 minutes in length.
A link to an online version of the video must be made available to the curator, no mail in submissions.
The videos submitted and the legal right to exhibit them must be the authors.
A maximum of one video per month per author.
Submission Instructions
Send an email with the title of your video on the subject line to http://multiplexerspace.wordpress.com/call-for-video/multiplexer@visualart-soundart.com">multiplexer@visualart-soundart.com
The following information must be in the body of the email:
1. Name
2. Email address
3. Title of the Video
4. Video Duration and Native Format (i.e. the native raster size, frame rate, and codec used for display)
5. Year it was created
6. A short description of the video
7. A link to the video itself on the web (no mail submissions of DVD’s or CD’s)
8. Additional links to a website or a blog that can help understand the intent of the video are useful but not mandatory.
Selection Requirements
If selected you will be asked to format the video to specific standards, this will allow your video to display correctly on our systems. Currently our systems prefer:
720p or 480p(video native frame rate but not to exceed 30)
1500mbps
h.264 AVC in either MOV or MP4 wrapper.
1080p remains untested but will be added when considered stable and reliable.
Authors of videos selected will receive technical support and assistance from Multiplexer in converting and compressing the video to an acceptable format.
For further information please email: multiplexer@visualart-soundart.com