PROMPT:

This call centers around the theme of motherhood.

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What is a MOTHER? 

She is the life giver 

Caretaker

Nurturer

Creator

Abundant provider

Fierce protector

North star

Unconditional love

She carries the weight of the world with quiet strength, holding everything together,

even when no one sees. She tends to her nest with patience and care, until her birds find the sky.  

And even then, her love remains—unseen but ever present, like the air they breathe.

 

“There is no savor

more sweet, more salt

than to be glad to be

what, woman,

and who, myself,

I am, a shadow

that grows longer as the sun

moves, drawn out

on a thread of wonder.

If I bear burdens

they begin to be remembered

as gifts, goods, a basket

of bread that hurts

my shoulders but closes me

in fragrance. I can

eat as I go.”

~~Denise Levertov

 

ELIGIBILITY:

~This exhibition invites US-based artists (18 & older) of all backgrounds to submit

~We interpret the term “Mother” broadly, encompassing not only those who have given birth but also individuals who have engaged in the act of caretaking and have been impacted by it

~ This exhibition is open to original art only: paintings, mixed media, analog collage, printmaking, watercolor, ceramic, drawing, sculpture, 3D, fiber arts (no prints, no digital)

~ Entry fee is $30 to submit up to 3 images

(entry fee is non-refundable and does not guarantee acceptance OR critique)