ARTRADIO - Call for Submissions

Cornerhouse announces an open call for audio, for ARTRADIO Cornerhouse’s temporary radio station, broadcasting in FM and online Sat 30 June - Sun 26 Aug.

ARTRADIO is calling for submissions of existing audio work of a diverse variety, including:
• digital sound productions from the broad spectrum of experimental music and sound
• field recordings / found sound
• sound performance and event archives
• cultural interviews, radio plays and works
• sounds and shows for breakfast.

ARTRADIO will broadcast from Cornerhouse galleries, and will form the base for a dynamic array of live residency broadcasts, events, pre-recorded and archive programmes, as well as invited feeds, guest slots and submitted content. The public is invited to listen, observe and get involved.

Resident artists will shape the core programming of the broadcast schedule. The artists are Diana McCarty & Pit Schultz, reboot.fm, (Berlin); Eileen Simpson & Ben White, Open Music Archive, (London), David Blandy (London).

ARTRADIO will broadcast daily from 8am - midnight (in FM for 26 days, and online for 8 weeks, pending Ofcom confirmation of FM frequency). Normal gallery hours apply. For the FM frequency, more information about the programme, to sign-up for updates, or to learn how to get involved please visit the website.

To submit work:
Please include the following in your application materials:
*Artist name, full contact information & brief resume / CV
*Short statement (max 300 words) explaining the submitted work and artistic practice
*Only two entries per artist / project and submissions all as: Stereo WAV or AIFF files ready for broadcast, clearly labelled with name of artist, title, format and duration.

Send submissions to:
ARTRADIO Open Submission, Cornerhouse, 70 Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 5NH, UK

Deadline Fri 27 Apr 2007, 12noon by postal mail only.
Please note that there is no fee available for selected work.