While the ancient Greeks identified eight major types of love, humans have an infinite number of ways to love. This exhibit will explore the concept of love in all of its forms: romantic love, love of family, love of pets, young love, enduring love, strong friendships, soulmates, etc.
It is also true that love is one of the most important forces in the history of the world -- having been the theme of countless works of literature, film, architecture and even struggle – and as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. noted “...Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” As this show’s curator likes to say “while time is finite, love is infinite, so fill your time with love.” Spell check sometimes changes that first part into “while time is finite, love is intimate…” – that works for me as well.
Artists were encouraged to explore what love means for them, including artworks that explore the varied definitions of love compiled by the ancient Greeks (erotic, affectionate, familial, playful, enduring, obsessive, unconditional, etc.) or any of the countless contemporary ways of expressing love. June is Pride Month, and all forms of love will be acknowledged in this exhibit.
Questions? Contact curator TJ Feeley (tjfeeley@gmail.com)
All About Love is a Del Ray Artisans exhibit open to all area artists; however, Del Ray Artisans members pay a lower entry fee. If you are not a member, you may join Del Ray Artisans now.
Entry to this exhibit is by online submission. Art may be two- or three-dimensional, and in any medium. No strict size limits, but please be considerate of other artists and the physical limits of the gallery before entering oversized pieces. Oversized pieces of merit will be accepted if space permits. If submitting a multi-piece 2D artwork (such as a diptych or triptych), all parts must be framed together into one piece unless cleared in advance with the curator. Art should be ready to hang or display with wire and screw eyes, mounting and/or display stand, framed, matted, or with edges finished. We cannot show work that is not ready for exhibition. Example of a professionally framed artwork with flat screw eyes and wire:
If your artwork hanging system varies greatly from this example, contact the curators. See DelRayArtisans.org/exhibits/art-guidelines for additional details.