CFP: Scholars’ Lab Data Art Call For Proposals

The Scholars’ Lab at the University of Virginia Library has released a call for proposals for “creative works that tell evocative, artistic, and thought-provoking stories with data” to be displayed in the Scholars’ Lab community space. From the call:

We use “data art” rather than “data visualization” to emphasize we seek physical, compelling, data-inspired or data-enriched compositions that inspire or educate visitors. These can be, but do not need to be large-scale research projects. They should be based on some kind of specific data, but we define data broadly to include analog, ephemeral “data” such as photo albums, archives, and personal records, as well as digital datasets. Projects should take a material form—that visitors to our space can examine and/or interact with. They can be graphical (2D) or multidimensional exhibits, and can also incorporate sound or other analog or digital media.

Proposals must include a title, artist bio, an artistic plan for the work including description and link to any websites, images, or video of the work if it already exists, and a project explanation (one page or less). Submissions should be sent to Laura Miller (lam2c[at]virginia[dot]edu) by end of day on May 16, 2025. The artist(s) of the accepted piece will also receive a $1000 award.