Call for Art - Deadline June 29th

Sheltered in Place: UMVA Members and the Pandemic

Call for Art

In March, the U.N. called on artists to produce “concise and impactful visuals to help share life-saving information on COVID-19.” Since then, artists have responded with nearly 17,000 designs from 143 nations. In one, Mexican artist Lisa Saldivar depicts the facade of an apartment building, as a crowd of people converse. Bubble letters frame the piece: "kindness not cancelled."

Of course “keeping people safe” requires that many stories be told. Depicting heartache and tragedy, as well as scenes and messages like Saldivar's painting above, contributes to our collective healing. In this spirit UMVA Portland calls on UMVA members across the state to contribute work to our curated online exhibition “Sheltered In Place: UMVA Artists and the Pandemic.”

Deadline: June 29, 2020 – Submit One Image Only

Label your single image (in the name line at the top of the image) in this format:

FirstName_LastName_Title (no spaces in title and include all the underscores as shown here).

Sizing: A single jpg image approximately 2800 pixels on longer side and 72 dpi (no Tiff files, only jpgs).

Brief bio: a brief artist statement in Word doc. format, not a pdf file. Label this Word doc.: Last Name_Title (with no spaces). At the top of the artist statement document include Artist's Name, Title of Work, medium, dimensions, date (optional), price. This statement is limited to 250 words.

Please wait until all your material is compiled to submit.

This show will be "virtual" because the gallery isn't open yet. The show will be featured on the UMVA blog and will link to our Facebook pages as well as the website.

Important: Write 'Shelter' in the Subject Line of the Submission Email & Submit to:

umvaportland @gmail.com

Submit no later than June 29

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