Abrazo or embrace is a new call for art and was born out of a desire to celebrate (and embrace) an even broader community of artists during this 10th year of Verum Ultimum. It will push the boundary of what is possible. Every artist that enters this call for art is guaranteed to have 1 work accepted.(please note that Verum reserves the right to exclude entries deemed inappropriate or harmful and may request replacements).   It will be Verum's biggest exhibition to date and will serve to celebrate the depth of talent and vision within Verum's sphere. Verum Ultimum has exhibited thousands of artists over the past ten years with juried exhibitions that customarily feature between 45 and 75 artists per exhibit. Abrazo will embrace the entire pool of entries and will welcome the challenge of creating a cohesive voice from the plethora (it's one of the best parts of the process, making it come together visually, thematically). This exhibition will vibrate with energy, celebration, and acceptance. Verum looks forward to embracing what comes in!

As always Verum is open to the artist's interpretation of the theme and artists may elect to define the theme "Abrazo" literally, figuratively, abstractly, symbolically, socially, politically, culturally, and beyond. What do you embrace? Is acceptance important to your art or your practice or do you prefer to operate outside of the mainstream? What do you embrace through your work? What do you discard or leave out? All mediums are welcome and artists are encouraged to enter small, medium, or large works (no larger than 50" on any side).  Please keep in mind that Verum cannot accomodate an exhibition of all large works (within the virtual 3D space), so if you enter a large work, please make the additinal entry small or medium.  This exhibit will definitely include some large works to balance the space.

Please consider celebrating this 10th year with Verum Ultimum..the scope of this exhibition will be vast!

Some of the particulars of the exhibition include:

EXHIBITION:

Selected artists will be featured in a virtual group exhibition online on the Verum Ultimum Art Gallery website. This includes an exhibition page and virtual viewing galleries that show the work in scale. Artists will also be featured through online blogposts. Social media attention and promotion will remain on this exhibition for 2 or more months, depending on the number of artists (beginning in July).

APPLY THROUGH CAFE

Entry Deadline is June 13, 2023

Snapshot of some of the benefits of this online exhibitions at Verum Ultimum:

All artists will be ACCEPTED!

The website remains comprehensive and exhibitions remain on the website beyond the exhibition dates

An exhibition catalog will be produced

Social media attention will be focused on this exhibition for up to 2 months

​Verum Ultimum enjoys a monthly reach of 20-25K through its website, google, and social media channels.

Verum Ultimum average order value outperforms between 78%-93% of sites in the industry

NEW for this exhibit ONLY Sales inquiries will be directed to the artist (artist will handle all aspects of sale and retain a 100% of the sale)

EXTRA DETAILS

EXHIBITION DATES:

Open in July of 2023 and run for a minimum of 5 weeks (potentially longer).

ELIGIBILITY AND RESTRICTIONS:

The competition is open to all 2D and 3D artists, national and international, working in all forms of painting, drawing, photography, graphics, digital, and sculpture are eligible. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older to apply.

Application Requirements

REQUIREMENTS:
Media
Images - Minimum: 2, Maximum: 6
Total Media - Minimum: 2, Maximum: 6

Entry Fee (Entry Fee): $28
Media Fee (per sample over minimum):$5.00
 

ABRAZO (Embrace)
VIRTUAL EXHIBITION

Verum Ultimum Art Gallery                                                                                                  PO Box 86685
Portland OR 97286

REQUIREMENTS:

Media 
Images - Minimum: 2, Maximum: 6
Total Media - Minimum: 2, Maximum:6

Entry Fee (Verum Ultimum): $28 
TIMELINE SUMMARY:
SUBMISSION DEADLINE 
June 13, 2023

SCHEDULE

NOTIFICATION (by email) of accepted work
June 24, 2023
EXHIBITION DATES
The exhibition will open virtually in July of 2023 and run for a minimum of 5 weeks

Eligibility Criteria

ELIGIBILITY AND RESTRICTIONS: 
The competition is open to all 2D and 3D artists, national and international, working in all forms of painting, drawing, photography, graphics, digital, and sculpture are eligible. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older to apply. 

EXHIBITION: 
Selected artists will be featured in a virtual group exhibition online on the Verum Ultimum Art Gallery website. This includes an exhibition page and virtual viewing galleries that show the work in scale. Artists will also be featured through online blogposts. Social media attention and promotion will remain on this exhibition for a minimum of 5 weeks.

Entrants must be 18 years of age or older to apply. 

IMAGE USE / COPYRIGHTS: 
Artist retains all copyrights to submitted images and represented artwork. Digital images submitted with artist entry are for exhibition selection only and will be deleted after completion of the selection process. By entering the competition, artists selected to exhibit grant Verum Ultimum Gallery rights to use the selected image(s) on printed materials and the gallery web site for promotional purposes only. Verum Ultimum retain no copyrights to artists work. 

NOTIFICATION: 
Artists will be notified of acceptance or non-acceptance no later than 30 days after the deadline. Notification will be made via email. All artists who provide a working email address will be notified via email, if no email is provided, artists will be notified via postal mail only if accepted to exhibit. Type your email address clearly, if a mistake is made you will not be notified. 

PRIVACY POLICY: 
Artist contact information (address, telephone, etc.) is only held for the purpose of contacting selected artists and is not preserved in any database. Entry data and image files are deleted on the completion of the jury proces