Rewriting Her Story - Open Call for Art

Virtual Exhibition

Writer Elizabeth Lesser asks “What story would Eve have told about picking the apple? Why is Pandora blamed for opening the box? And what about the fate of Cassandra who was blessed with knowing the future but cursed so that no one believed her?”

Flipping through the pages of your high school history textbook, how many stories are written about women as monumental protagonists? When was the last time you watched a movie that passed the Bechdel test? When was the last time there were more women than men on the Supreme Court voting on the right to our bodies? 

As brands of “faux” feminism partnered with consumerist culture push out media representing women’s liberation through a patriarchal gaze, how can we reclaim the visual language to share more authentic stories? How can our art share the stories of women, trans women, and non-binary folks written out of the history books? How does your work give voice to the overlooked and underrepresented? 

Hera Gallery is looking for 52 works that rewrite this cultural consciousness for a more inclusive human history. Please share your voice, your story, and her story with Hera Gallery.
Rewriting Her Story will take place throughout the year of 2025. All selected works will be on virtual display throughout the duration of the exhibition on heragallery.org. Each week, Hera Gallery will choose one featured artist and their work from the exhibition to be posted on all social media accounts. The application fee is $15 for three images, and $5 for each additional image (up to 10). Artist members, and those in financial need, should contact info@heragallery.org for a discounted application fee. Participating artists will have the opportunity to speak in one of two virtual artist talks hosted by Hera Gallery.

Rewriting Her Story is a 52-week-long virtual exhibition, open to all artists across the United States. 

Submissions open August 23rd, 2024 - December 1, 2024.

Exhibition Dates: January - December 2025.

$15 submission fee for 3 images, $5 for each additional image. Contact info@heragallery.org for a need-based discount. 

Participating artists will have the opportunity to speak in a virtual artist talk hosted by Hera Gallery.

About Hera Gallery:
Hera Educational Foundation and Gallery promotes contemporary professional artists through a comprehensive exhibition schedule of member work, curated, and juried intersectional social justice shows. Together with thought-provoking programming our organization encourages dialogue that enriches the cultural life of our non-urban Southern RI community. We provide a venue for young talent to find a public voice, and creative support to local health services. Since its inception in 1974, Hera has been resolutely dedicated to gender equity and feminist discourse to challenge perceptions and inspire social change.

Because of its flexibility and commitment to presenting exhibitions with artistic merit and integrity Hera has been awarded numerous grants for its exhibitions and programs including grants from Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, The Champlin Foundation, Rhode Island Council on the Humanities, Rhode Island Foundation, and the Puffin Foundation.

Application Requirements

Must submit 3 images of work. Three images of one artwork, or three different artworks. If accepted, the gallery will ask for additional images and artist statements of all work.

Eligibility Criteria

All US artists.

All media is accepted. Since this is a virtual exhibition- high-quality images of work must be submitted. Poor images will not be reviewed.