Calling All Goddesses and Those who Love Them

Open Call for Art--May 2021

Rage/Love: Goddess -- A virtual exhibit
The UMVA Virtual Gallery - https://umvaportlandgallery.blogspot.com and theUMVA.org
co-curated by: Christine Sullivan, 207-553-3958 xtinejulia@gmail.com, and Ann Tracy anntracy51@gmail.com

The curators have modified 2020’s Call for Art in acknowledgement of present-day circumstances.  

We are expanding the call to invite reflection and response to how women’s lives have been affected during the pandemic.  We are interested in your depiction of the Goddess in whatever form you perceive her.  

Artists selected to participate are required to join the UMVA ($25-$50 sliding scale) if not already members.  No fee if you are already a member.  The curators do not guarantee that all your entries will be included in the show.  

To submit:  Please email up to three (3) 5”x7” JPG files at 72 dpi (dots per inch) 
Filenames MUST be formatted: FirstNameLastName_Title_Dimensions_media_price.  
Submissions due by March 26, 2021, to Christine Sullivan, xtinejulia@gmail.com

Artists will be notified of selection by April 1.   The show opens May 7, 2021.  

Deadlines and dates
March 26 Submit up to three (3) 5”x7” JPG files at 72 dpi (dots per inch)
April 1 Artists notified of entry acceptance

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