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2 Mar 2022

Art Calls Past Presence: 2nd Annual Juneteenth Commemoration

Sulfur Studios Savannah, Georgia, United States

Sulfur Studios

Opportunity Description

U.S. National Deadline: April 1, 2022 – For this call Sulfur Studios ask artists to consider their own personal history – present or past – as it relates to the Black experience in the United States. To honor the sacredness of this day we are encouraging Black artists who are descendants of the enslaved via chattel slavery in the United States to apply for this Call-for-Entry.

From ancestral explorations to modern media narratives – what is your story and experience? Does the past continue to affect your lives in the present moment, if so, how? What are your hopes and dreams for the future? Submit your vision in any medium for consideration for this exhibition.

Past Presence will be on display in the Main Gallery at Sulfur Studios from June 2nd – 25th, 2022.

JURY
This exhibition will be juried by several esteemed artists, educators and curators from Savannah, Georgia; Amiri Farris, artist and educator; Antonia B Larkin, artist, curator and Visual Arts Specialist at the Savannah Cultural Arts Center; Lisa Jackson, Education and Community Outreach Liaison at The Savannah African Art Museum; Billie Stultz, Founding Director and Head Curator at The Savannah African Art Museum.

AWARDS
1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Prizes – Artwork and write up featured in our end of year publication, plus a Sulfur Studios gift bag.

FEES
Artists may submit up to 3 artworks for $35. Sulfur Studios Supporters pay $25 per 3 artworks.

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DATES
Past Presence will be on display in the Main Gallery at Sulfur Studios from June 2nd – 25th, 2022.

  • 4/1 @ 11:59PM – Deadline for submissions
  • 4/11 – Artists notified
  • 5/9 – Artwork Arrival Deadline
  • 6/2 – First Day of Exhibition
  • 6/3 – First Friday Opening Reception from 5 – 9PM
  • 6/19 – Juneteenth Commemorative event + Juror’s Talk
  • 6/25 – Closing Day of Exhibition

About:
Sulfur Studios is a project of ARTS Southeast – a nonprofit whose mission is to make Savannah a destination for art and culture in the Southeast by supporting established and emerging artists and engaging a diverse community with creative programming by developing awareness and appreciation of the arts.

Sulfur Studios
2301 Bull St
Savannah, Georgia 31401

Opportunity Categories: + Open to Multi-Media. Opportunity Types: Art Calls. Opportunity Tags: Deadlines 03 March thru April, Open to U.S. Artists Only, and Special Opportunities. Benefits: Cash or Value Awards, Exhibition - Group, and Publication.

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