• Call for Artwork Submissions

    Art and Sustainable Social Change

  • CALL FOR ARTWORK SUBMISSIONS

    Art and Sustainable Social Change
    Open to: Student and professional artists based in Katarokwi-Kingston
    Deadline: May 25, 2022
    Exhibition Dates: July 7–23, 2022

    CALL FOR ARTWORK
    Union Gallery and Queen’s Global Summer invite artists and collectives to submit works in any medium for a community exhibition on the theme of Art and Sustainable Social Change. Informed by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs), Queen’s Global Summer aims to raise awareness and promote conversations about global challenges. This exhibition asks: what roles can art and artists play in addressing issues of global concern and in creating positive social change?

    Artists are invited to submit up to two works in any variety of mediums and techniques, including but not limited to: painting, drawing, print, sculpture, photography, mixed media, video, sound, performance, and installation. Artwork submissions should aim to speak to any one of the UNSDGs or engage with the theme of global problems and challenges broadly. 

    SUBMISSION PROCESS
    Student and professional artists of all levels of experience are invited to submit. This is a community exhibition and there are no artist fees included. Works must be ready for display and completed within the last two years. Artists may submit a maxiumum of two works. Artists must be located in the Katarokwi-Kingston and surrounding area. Shipping is not available; artworks will need to be dropped off and picked up at Union Gallery (101 Union St, First Floor Stauffer Library, Queen's University, Kingston ON K7L 5C4). 

    Curator: Akosua Adasi
    Jurors: Akosua Adasi, Jen Kennedy, Sunny Kerr, Carina Magazzeni

    IMPORTANT DATES
    Deadline for online submission: May 25, 2022
    Notification to selected artists: June 5, 2022
    Artwork drop-off dates: June 28-29, 11am-4:30pm
    Exhibition: July 7–23, 2022  

    If you have any questions, or require accommodations during the submission process, please reach out: Akosua Adasi, Curator, exhibition.QGS@gmail.com / Union Gallery ugallery@queensu.ca

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  • Artwork Submissions

    Artists are invited to submit up to 2 artworks. 

    • Submitting images: jpeg format suggested. Please do not exceed 1 MB or 1024 x 768 pixels.
    • Submitting videos or audo works: a pdf with links (and any passwords) suggested. Alternatively, audio should be mp3 format and videos should be mp4 format.
    • Title all files with your name and the title of the artwork.
      Example: FirstLast-TitleofArtwork.jpg
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  • EQUITY STATEMENT
    Union Gallery is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of our programming and operations. We welcome applications from qualified 2SLGBTQ+ individuals of all races, gender identities, socioeconomic statuses, and (dis)abilities. We strongly encourage applications from equity-seeking communities. We recognize that BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour), QPoC (Queer People of Colour) and 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, +) are disproportionately underrepresented within institutional art spaces. Due to ongoing systemic barriers, we prioritize applicants who self-identify as BIPOC, QPOC, 2SLGBTQIA+.

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