"PEACE BE STILL: Artists of Faith Respond to an Anxious Age

CALL FOR ARTISTS:
“PEACE, BE STILL: Artists of Faith Respond to an Anxious Age”
A Call for  Submissions for a Juried Show

The Malcolm Initiative for Art in Evangelism and Missions at Biola University; in collaboration with The Center for Christianity, Culture and the Arts at Biola University; and Upside Down Gallery, a ministry of Jews for Jesus, invite visual artists to submit work for this juried exhibition.

Although our lives are by and large well-provided for—most of us have enough food, money, clothes, and shelter to live well—we remain plagued by elements of human brokenness that we struggle to fully name. This show seeks to provide space for artists of faith to explore this concern—how does my experience of faith intersect with the lived reality of anxiety in my life and the lives of those in my community? We hope and believe that our faith will guide us in our quest to find solutions to our inner world. What happens though, when faith leaves us with questions we have yet to find answers to, at times thickening our experience of anxiety?

As this exhibition explores the theme of anxiety through the lens of Christian faith, all artists who would self-identify as Christian (a follower of Christ) are eligible to submit. This call is open to artists at all stages in their career (student, emerging artists and well-established artists). The exhibition theme is intended to be inclusive rather than restrictive in content and form.

Exhibition locations and dates:
The Green Art Gallery at Biola University — Oct. 25 - Nov. 23, 2022
Upside Down Gallery in Westwood — Dec. 2022/Jan. 2023 (specific dates TBD)

Please see the Prospectus / Call for Artists document for full requirements, eligibility, jury process, and other information: www.tinyurl.com/2022PeaceBeStill

Artists are allowed up to THREE artwork submissions. This call is open to artists at all stages in their career (student, emerging artists and well-established artists). As this exhibition explores the theme of anxiety through the lens of Christian faith, all artists who would self-identify as Christian (a follower of Christ) are eligible to submit. The exhibition theme is intended to be inclusive rather than restrictive in content and form, and the work is informed and shaped by the artist’s faith journey.
 

Eligible Media: Entries must be original art work completed within the last five (5) years and not previously exhibited atBiola University or Upside Down Gallery. Media include painting, photography, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, craft, and mixed-media. All entries must be the original work of the submitting artist (or artists in a collaboration). 

Each entry should be submitted separately via this Google Form no later than SEPT. 15, 2022.
 

NOTE:
A valid Google account is required for completion of this form and image uploads.
Confirmation receipts will be automatically emailed to the confirmed Google account.

A separate preferred email address may be entered under Artist Info in the next section.
The "Artist Email" address will be used for future communication, including artwork acceptance.

If you have any questions about the submission process please do not hesitate to email your questions to Jeff Rau, Biola's Gallery Director, directly at Jeffrey.Rau@biola.edu.