Visual Voices 2023: "Ancestral Nourishment" Group Exhibition

Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning (JCAL) is seeking multidisciplinary artists to showcase original work for “Ancestral Nourishment,” an exhibition conceived and curated by Seema Shakti Choudhary. Who are your ancestors and how do you honor them through your work? As artists, our creative practice grounds and nourishes our body, mind and spirit. There exists a source of energy and motivation that roots and fuels us to continue creating art. This exhibition is about honoring this source of energy through celebrating our roots, our past, our ancestors and the nourishment and inspiration they provide us to continue creating and telling our stories through art. The way you honor and uplift your ancestors through your practice is open to your interpretation and should encompass your artistic style, subject, medium, or technique that you use in the creation of your work.

Applicants may submit new or preexisting work in any medium. The deadline to submit is September 8, 2023 at 11:59PM. The exhibition will be on display in JCAL’s galleries from November 10, 2023 to January 6, 2024 and is part of their Visual Voices curatorial initiative. Artists selected for this exhibition will each receive a $250.00 stipend.

Requirements

Eligibility:
· Solo artists only; no collectives or collaborations will be considered;
· Artist must be a current resident of NYC. Special priority given to Queens-based artists.

· Artists under 18 may participate with parental or guardian consent, with the minimum age being 13.
JCAL welcomes artists of all races, colors, religions, languages, gender identities, sexual orientations, national origins, ages, disabilities, and socioeconomic and marital statuses. Those who identify as part of underrepresented communities, and whose work centers on the artist’s personal experiences and observations, are especially welcome and encouraged to apply.