***EXTENDED DEADLINE --> 30 AUGUST 2022***

 

Artists directly impacted by the Marshall Fire are invited to explore a number of themes within the parameters of the Marshall Fire context + of visioning new life within this context. These themes include the:

• Concept of palimpsest in relation to rebuilding (e.g. representations of where destruction ends and rebuilding might begin)

• Paradox between destruction and renewal (e.g. melting of glass)

• Boundary between the physical person and physical structure (e.g. representations of the ways in which person and home are one and the same, albeit physically autonomous from one another)

• Altered state of people, places, and things post-fire (e.g. literal landscape painting of burn site)

Contributions will co-shape vision of the exhibition itself and contributors are invited to discuss ideas + approaches with curator. There are no limitations on the media or method, however large pieces may be difficult to accommodate.

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Proposals should be submitted to healingart@marshallrenews.com by 30 JULY 2022. Finished artwork is not requested by the deadline; art proposals are acceptable. Please do not hesitate to reach out with questions.

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Jurors will give awards for artwork in the following categories:

• strongest resonance with the community, especially fire victims

• most compelling vision of renewal, healing or rebuilding

• most visceral

• most climate aware