{"id":8592,"date":"2026-03-04T13:35:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T21:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.art.ucla.edu\/?p=8592"},"modified":"2026-03-04T13:35:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T21:35:53","slug":"visual-artist-collaboration-contemporary-reimagining-of-seurat-for-feature-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.art.ucla.edu\/?p=8592","title":{"rendered":"Visual Artist Collaboration \u2013 Contemporary Reimagining of Seurat for Feature Film"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An independent feature film,\u00a0<em>Alchemy in Venice<\/em>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alchemyinvenice.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">alchemyinvenice.com<\/a>), and we\u2019re seeking a visual artist to collaborate on a key artistic element in the film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The piece will be a contemporary re-envisioning inspired by Seurat\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Sunday in the Park<\/em>&nbsp;\u2014 interpreted through the lens of our photographer character. In the scene, he captures a modern Venice Beach gathering and transforms it into a large-scale artwork using packaging bubbles as a tactile form of pointillism \u2014 turning consumer material into fine art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re looking for an artist excited by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Mixed media<br>\u2022 Material experimentation (bubble wrap \/ texture)<br>\u2022 Environmental or transformation themes<br>\u2022 Reinterpreting classical art language in a contemporary context<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a&nbsp;<strong>credit-based collaboration<\/strong>. While we\u2019re unable to offer monetary compensation, the artwork will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Appear on-screen in a featured sequence<br>\u2022 Receive on-screen credit<br>\u2022 Be included in press outreach related to the film<br>\u2022 Be eligible for IMDb credit<br>\u2022 Remain owned by the artist (licensed to the film)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re seeking someone whose aesthetic aligns with the film\u2019s themes of transformation, sustainability, and creative reinvention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact Jon Fitzgerald<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:jon@causepictures.com\">jon@causepictures.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hihello.me\/p\/8f5d499d-92fd-4507-857c-756b80300ac0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An independent feature film,\u00a0Alchemy in Venice\u00a0(alchemyinvenice.com), and we\u2019re seeking a visual artist to collaborate on a key artistic element in the film. The piece will &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,10,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-calls","category-call-for-papers","category-community-engagement"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.art.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.art.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.art.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.art.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.art.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8592"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.art.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8593,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.art.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8592\/revisions\/8593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.art.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.art.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.art.ucla.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}