🎥 Round the Block: Winter Screenings Artist Call-out

 

Winter is coming - and at Blak Dot, we’re firing things up with moving image!

We’re calling out to First Nations artists working in video or moving image to be part of Round the Block, a unique six-week window screening series that transforms our main glass entrance into a circular portal for storytelling and experimentation.

There’s no set theme; we just ask that your work be designed to display in a round format.

Think beyond the square; go circular, go bold, get weird. We welcome experimentation and imagination!

 
 

What’s the deal?

  • We’re selecting three artists to feature one work each over a two-week rotation.

  • Screenings run July 4 – August 17, Thursday to Sunday evenings (twilight onward).

  • Works will be displayed in a circular frame visible from the street.

Selected artists receive:


✔ An artist fee


✔ Tech + installation support


✔ A launch event + potential for another programmed event

Tech specs:

  • New or recent (within 6 months) video or moving image works

  • Basic audio playback available (silent works also welcome)

  • Must be formatted for a round display (measurements to be provided)

  • Final delivery in MP4 via USB or digital transfer (eg. WeTransfer)

Applications close: May 30


Artists notified: June 4

 
 

Whether you’re crafting something new or adapting a recent work, we’re looking for fresh, daring perspectives: on community, culture, climate, futures, politics …wherever your vision leads.

We love to get the fire pit going, let’s light up the block 🔥

 
Blak Dot