CALL FOR ARTISTS

Theme of Exhibition:

I am curating a show of contemporary artists who are depicting and investigating the subjects of various neuroses and mental instabilities as the main subject matter in their work. This includes but is not limited to cases of phobias, manias, OCD, depression, anxieties and how these individuals cope with or repress these realities in response to the opinions projected upon them by a changing society.

I am arguing that these contemporary artists depicting this subject matter are rebelling against the fact that for too long these neuroses have been repressed and feared because of the social stigma attached to them, but by depicting these neuroses and personal instabilities as everyday realities, they are opening up a public conversation about this once avoided topic. I want the show to celebrate the “quirks” that make everyone unique.

Requirements:

•Email me either at carlyn2@umbc.edu or carlynthomas26@gmail.com by APRIL 10! including...

•3 images of your work (Any medium acceptable!) 

•Provide medium and dimensions of the work 

•A brief description of the work and artistic intent/purpose

Additional Information:

•Exhibition will be located at Gallery 788, 218 W. Saratoga St. Baltimore, MD 

•Install dates April 27th-29th 

•Opening night May 2nd—Closing May 24th(?) 

•If selected there will be a $20 enrollment fee to help pay for the price of renting the gallery space for the month of May, and to secure your spot in the show.

***The Exhibition is untitled at the moment, but if anyone has any suggestions for a catchy exhibition title that celebrates the individuals’ quirks/neuroses, I am VERY open to suggestions.

*Thumbnail image is Photography by Ginny Huo in her 20 Fan Deaths series on strange Phobias

* Attached image- is a metal sculpture by Audrey Van de Castle