Call out for Artists: Public Space Takeover in MONTREAL

Hey artistically inclined friends of The Gild! Our friends in Montreal are doing a takeover of billboards and advertising space in their city and they want your input! Read the call-out below and contact montrealespace@gmail.com. (I didn't attach the flyer 'cause I don't know how to do that on this dang blogspot...)

Greetings,

Montreal’s public space is presently under attack by commercial media companies - Pattison, CBS Outdoor and Astral Media. Here and in many cities around the world, these companies are using our streets for commercial purposes (by legal and illegal means), while neglecting to think about the communities that they affect. It is time to put an end to this and collectively design our streets and spaces to be as participatory, cultural, artistic and stimulating as our communities are.

We’re emailing you today because we need your help as local and global artists, activists and citizens to get this project rolling!! We’ve attached a callout with information about artistic submissions and other ways you can get involved in this amazing community project.

Because we intend this art collage to be a surprise to the community, we ask that you exercise caution when distributing this information. If you know others who would want to jump on board, but don’t feel comfortable passing the info along, we can contact them! You can email us here:montrealespace@gmail.com

Our streets should be a community canvass, not a corporate one.

Thanks!