Date: August 11th 2008

Daily Constitutional, A Publication for the Artist's Voice

August news and events

Daily Constitutional
By Proxy (Issue 6, Summer 2008)
Launch
Saturday, August 16, 2008,  5:00 – 7:00 pm

Printed Matter, Inc. is pleased to announce a launch for Issue 6 (“By Proxy”) of the Daily Constitutional, a bi-annual magazine devoted to providing a platform for artists projects and writings. The launch will take place on Saturday, August 16^th from 5:00 – 7:00 PM. Printed Matter is located at 195 10^th Avenue (between 21 and 22^nd Streets) in New York City.

Hot off the presses is the newest issue of the Daily Constitutional! “By Proxy” retains the features that one has come to expect with the periodical, like the Editor's Letter, Dear Mom (by Derek Coté), Manifestoes (by Willow Fox, Justin Lincoln & John Henry Blatter) and two new items, a column by Edward Winkleman and Suggested Readings (by William Platz). The Chorus contains opinions, rants, works, stories, interviews, friction, mania & fodder by Justin Lincoln, Nick Thurston, Evertt Beidler, Carl Gopalkrishnan, Chris Clarke, Sanders Watson, Noel Fignier, Isabelle Webster, Mark Cameron Boyd, Megan Webb, Stephen Ausherman, Anne Rook, Leo Kogan, Blair Butterfield and Barry Hughes. The magazine also features special projects by David Opdyke, and Jack Wax.

SoundCast
The Resonance of the Intimate Sound
Online August - October 2008

Daily Constitutional presents the third in a series of downloadable sound exhibitions at http://www.dailyconstitutional.org/soundcast.html SoundCast is an online exhibition of unlimited edition downloadable sound art from around the world, curated by John Henry Blatter. Our third exhibition entitled "The Resonance of the intimate sound", will be featured through October and includes works by M, Anita Panton, Kevin Logan, Ed Osborn, Sorin Paun, Fabio Paolizzo, Sean O'Neill & Susan Wishart Halawi.

Submissions Wanted for Daily Constitutional Issue VII, "Creative Insubordination", the next Deadline is September 15th.
    WANTED: Artist’s Writing, Artists who Write, Text-Based Work, Manifestoes, “Classified Ads”, Letters to the Editor, Comics, Jokes, Food, Issue Specific Proposals, Multi Issue Ideas, Rants, Raves, Gobbledygook and other STUFF. Writings and submissions wanted for publication. Daily Constitutional is an artist run project consisting of the publication of a magazine in themed issues. Selected writings will be published along with relevant images. A short bio and contact info will be included on the contributor’s pages. The selection process is loose, approached collaboratively, and is carried out by a rotating panel of six fellow artists. For additional information and guidelines please visit us online at http://www.dailyconstitutional.org/

Deadline for the next SoundCast, October 15th, 2008.
    Daily Constitutional reviews submissions for SoundCast on an ongoing basis. Please allow 8-10 weeks for a response as to the status of submitted audio works. Audio works should be mixed for two channel listening (i.e. Stereo). There is no length limit to the audio works, but remember people will be downloading them and large files might be a deterrent to listeners. For additional Information and guidelines please visit us online.

Support the Daily Con
    The Daily Constitutional is an artist run and artist funded project that is only possible with your support, submissions and interest. We would like to thank some of our supporters who helped to make this issue possible; ADA Gallery, The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, The Camargo Foundation, Katra Gala, Quirk, Main Art, Marc de Puechredon and VCU Arts.