ART EXHIBITION FOR COP11

Dont Let Our Future Dry Up! Desertification and Land Degradation In Namibia

CALL FOR ARTWORKS

The Ministry of Environment and Tourism is inviting visual artists from all walks of life to join the artistic dialogue about: Desertification in Namibia and the effects and causes of land degradation in Namibia.

Closing date to hand in artworks: Tuesday August 20, 2013*

These artworks will form part of the side events program for the COP 11 Conference that will take place in Windhoek September 16-27, 2013. Exhibition Opening: Sept. 16, 2013. Exhibition Duration: Sept. 1627, 2013 Why this exciting opportunity? This project will show the creative face of Namibia and will inspire the international delegates and illustrate Namibias fight in combating land degradation and desertification. This exposure to an international audience will create new networking opportunities for many artists. Exhibited artworks will be for sale. Media/Material: Any material or visual art media (painting, photography, printmaking, textiles, sculpture, installation etc.) Public art, installations, land art are welcome The use of recycling and sustainable material is appreciated Funding for material support is available for concepts submitted by August 1, 2013 How to participate: Hand in the submission form with your artwork/s by August 20, 2013, at the National Art Gallery of Namibia. A selection panel will proof, if all requirements fulfilled (relation to the content, creativity/originality, quality standards).

The Conference of Parties (COP) is part of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) joining 195 countries which are party to this convention and who meet every two years. This is the first UNCCD COP to be held in Southern Africa. Between 2000-3000 international delegates are expected to attend and work together to find solutions to improve the living conditions for people in dry lands, to maintain and restore land and soil productivity, and to mitigate the effects of drought. The UNCCD is particularly committed to a bottom-up approach, encouraging the participation of local people in combating desertification and land degradation. We invite the artists to hand in a broad variety of artworks, include artists statements. The exhibition will take place at the National Art Gallery of Namibia and other venues as well as in public spaces.
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Requirements for Public Art & Installations: If you hand in public art, art installations (inhouse) or land art, please hand in your concept until June 20. The deadline to deliver these types of artworks is September 10, 2013.

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ENTRY FORM: ART EXHIBITION COP11

First Name/s (or Group)_______________________________________________________________ Surname___________________________________________________________________________ Region_____________________________________________________________________________ Postal Address______________________________________________________________________ Phone_____________________________________________________________________________ E-Mail _____________________________________________________________________________
Only Namibians and artists with residency in Namibia can participate. Please attach the copy of your ID or passport.

Status: Professional

Student

Nonprofessional

Signature/Date_________________________

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Number of artworks ____________________ (no limitation)

DESCRIPTION OF YOUR ARTWORK/S (Title, size, medium)

Artists price of artwork (NAD):_______________

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CONCEPTUAL IDEAS / INFO / ARTISTS STATEMENT

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Dont let our Future Dry Up! Desertification and Land Degradation In Namibia

Background
Namibia Arid Namibia is locked in a battle on two fronts: to provide sustainable livelihoods for its rural population, while holding back desertification. Water is scarce throughout the country. The central plateau and limited grasslands to the north, where half the population lives, are sandwiched between the Namib desert, stretching 1,400 km along the Atlantic coast, and the Kalahari to the southeast. Desertification Arable land per person is shrinking throughout the world, threatening food security, particularly in poor rural areas, and triggering humanitarian and economic crises. Forced to take as much as they can from the land for food, energy, housing and income, the poor are both the causes and the victims of desertification. In reverse, desertification is both a cause and a consequence of poverty. Desertification occurs slowly as areas of degraded land spread and merge together, rather than through advancing desert. It is comparable to a slowly but clearly progressing skin disease. Land Degradation Land degradation and desertification threaten fertile land throughout the world. The consequences are alarming: smaller harvests, reduced availability of clean water, increased vulnerability of the affected areas to climate change and, not least, food insecurity and poverty. It is estimated that 1.5 billion people in all parts of the world are already directly affected. In view of the worlds growing population, food security is one of the most pressing challenges of our time. A temporary or permanent decline in the productive capacity of the land, a decline in the lands usefulness which is a loss or reduction in the lands capacity to provide resources for human livelihoods. Another one is loss of biodiversity, which is a loss of range of species or ecosystem complexity as a decline in the environmental quality. Land degradation is a major threat to development and a driver of poverty in Namibias rural areas and it is a threat we are committed to addressing. Hon. Uahekua Herunga, Minister of Environment and Tourism

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