the Pen

An idea for a state-side exhibit to follow up Croatia:

Eastern State Penitentiary has alot of exciting spaces to exhibit in.
Word is, that while artist(s) do not have to visit and tour the Pen before submitting a proposal,
no proposal has been funded or approved to date without an in person visit.
The 2010 cycle deadline is very close, so why don't we plan for a 2011 submission... it could be early 2011, so Croatia and whatever transpires is still fresh. A couple of us would have to plan to visit and tour the site... I would be willing. And if anyone is going to the 2010 SGC in Philadelphia, we could multi-task and tour the place then.
more links:
Exhibition Approval: Maximum $7,500.00 per project, includes approval to exhibit during the proposed exhibition cycle. It is not necessary to have applied for or received Proposal Development<http://www.easternstate.org/exhibits/guidelines.php#proposal_development>. Must be for current exhibition cycle. No artist installations can be approved to exhibit on the property without approval through this process. All projects that are approved are for exhibit during one full tour season (April through November), unless otherwise discussed. Artists whose work is currently on exhibit can apply through a separate process to extend their installation by one tour season.

Proposal Development: Maximum $2,500.00 per project, for development of an Exhibition Approval<http://www.easternstate.org/exhibits/guidelines.php#exhibition_approval> proposal. Proposal Development cannot be applied to the current exhibition cycle. This funding is designed to develop an idea or body of work that will later be submitted as an Exhibition Approval<http://www.easternstate.org/exhibits/guidelines.php#exhibition_approval> proposal in a later cycle. It is intended to offset travel costs and artist materials for ambitious projects that may require extensive work to develop. It is not necessary to name which year an Exhibition Approval<http://www.easternstate.org/exhibits/guidelines.php#exhibition_approval> proposal will be submitted. Receipt of Proposal Development does not guarantee later Exhibition Approval<http://www.easternstate.org/exhibits/guidelines.php#exhibition_approval>, nor that the work will ever be exhibited.