An Epidemic of Imaginary Proportions
Art Rise Savannah / Deadline: 06/12/16
Definition of MEME from Merriam-Webster Online:
1. An idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture
Definition of DANK from Urban Dictionary Online:
1. Also an expression frequently used for something of high quality.
it now means really or awesome
Dank Memes: Stories of Cultural Viruses, An Epidemic of Imaginary Proportions.
When Richard Dawkins first coined the word “meme” in 1976, he gave examples which included melodies, catch phrases, fashion trends and even the technology of building arches. Put simply, memes are cultural viruses; they’re ideas spread throughout our collective consciousness with a speed we can scarcely observe. As memes mutate and shift
1522 Bull St, Savannah, GA 31401
$15 for Art Rise Members for four images; $25 for non-members for four images
To submit to Dank Memes, please pay your application fee at http://nonfictiongallery.com/#!/dankmemes/ and send four images to exhibitions@artrisesavannah.org by midnight on June 12th.
Please label each image in the following manner:
Artist Name _Title _Medium _Dimensions _Year
The subject line for the email should be Dank Memes.
In your submission email please also include a current artist statement, your phone number, address, and artist website.
Your submission will not be reviewed and considered for Dank Memes until payment is received, and ALL of your information is accounted for.
For more information, please contact Non-Fiction Gallery at exhibitions@artrisesavannah.org or visit our website.
$150 to First Place Winner; $50 to one Honorable Mention
Alexandra Chamberlain
1522 Bull St
Savannah, GA 31401
P: 912-376-9953
W: http://NonFictionGallery.com
E: exhibitions@artrisesavannah.org
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