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DANK MEMES: Stories of Cultural Viruses

An Epidemic of Imaginary Proportions

Art Rise Savannah   /   Deadline: 06/12/16

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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

Location

1522 Bull St, Savannah, GA 31401

Fees

$15 for Art Rise Members for four images; $25 for non-members for four images

Requirements

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.

Awards

$150 to First Place Winner; $50 to one Honorable Mention

Contact Information

Alexandra Chamberlain
1522 Bull St
Savannah, GA 31401

P: 912-376-9953
W: http://NonFictionGallery.com
E: exhibitions@artrisesavannah.org

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