Smoke
We are looking for a diverse range of works that explore the theme of smoke, including but not limited to:
- Smoking (legal items such as tobacco or cannabis)
- Smoke used fancifully
- Abstracted smoke
- Smoking instruments (cigarette, long filter, cigarette holder, pipe, cigar, etc.)
- Or any other interpretation of smoke that the artist feels is related to the theme
This call is open to all mediums including painting, sculpture, photography, video art, mixed media, digital, AI-generated, and more.
Submission guidelines:
All submissions must be original and created by the artist. Artists can submit one work for consideration. The submission fee is $10. Up to five additional pieces may be submitted by selected artists after they have been notified that they have been selected. Submissions must be received by the submission deadline of 11:59pm March 5th, 2023.
All works must be ready to hang or install. Digital submissions must be at least 300 dpi and no larger than 5mb. Video and Digital pieces must be delivered with the intended display (screen, etc.).
Selected artists will be notified by March 21st, 2023 and will be required to deliver their work by March 31st, 2023.
There will be three show-related events that artists are encouraged to attend and must promote at least once on their social media accounts. These events will be:
- Opening Reception - April 7th, 5pm-8pm
- The Smoking Lounge - April 21st, 5pm-9pm
- Closing Reception - April 29th, 6pm-9pm
This show ends after the closing reception on Saturday, April 29th, 2023. Artists are required to retrieve works that have not sold by 5pm Saturday, May 6th, 2023.
The show will be held at I Need That Art inside The Designing Block, 7735 Clayton Rd., St. Louis, MO.
We are excited to see all the creative interpretations of smoke that artists will bring to this show!