Compartmentalization is a skill to create mental and emotional boundaries between actions and feelings, thoughts and decisions, personal views, and societal pressures.

Mental and physical boundaries may be seen as sharing (compartir, Spanish) while separating, two opposing perspectives. How do you express this tension/balance in a work of art? This show explores how we arrange time, space, energy, pleasure, and pain, expressing that in creative work. We invite artists to reflect on the particular ways they navigate work as artists and as women. 

Venue: The Lakewood Cultural Center in Lakewood, Colorado is the artistic hub of the community.  Located at 470 S. Allison Pkwy., it features a 320-seat theater, art galleries, fine art and dance studios, meeting and event spaces, and a full calendar of fine and performing art classes and camps, performances, and special events.

Juror:  Laine Godsey, Lakewood Cultural Center Director of Arts and Education Programs. Laine oversees programs and events in Lakewood's various venues. She is a conceptual artist, an experienced juror, and an enthusiastic host for this exhibit. She has more than 15 years of experience in arts leadership, from community arts programming to curatorial and gallery direction. Under her direction, the City’s exhibition curation features inclusive, well-reviewed shows like Accentuate the Aggregate, Corporeal, Dimensions Variable, and We the People of the Land. She also led the LandMark project for the City, an art project that presented 10 artists’ environmental artwork in public park spaces throughout Lakewood. Prior to Lakewood, she served as the Arts and Community Engagement Coordinator at the Center for Creative Works in Philadelphia where she built collaborative arts programs with the Mutter Museum and Haverford College. Laine Godsey previously served as Co-Director for FJORD Gallery and was an adjunct professor at Lincoln University.

 Timeline

• Submissions will be accepted until March 2, 2025
• Artist notification: March 30, 2025
• Shipped work needs to arrive by Monday, May 19, 2025
• Hand-delivered Artwork Drop Off/Delivery: May 22 and May 23, between 1-4
• Exhibition will run from May 30-August 16, 2025
• Opening Reception: TBA
• Artwork Pickup: Aug. 18, 10-1:00 pm
• Best in Show: Prizes will be presented to one artist for Best of Show ($250) and three Honorable Mentions ($50) will be awarded. The juror will announce the winners during the Opening Reception.

Scholarship: The Women’s Caucus for Art strives to create an inclusive community and recognizes that the cost to enter is often a barrier for emerging artists. 

If this applies to you, please send a paragraph on why you’d like to be considered to wcacompartmentalize25@gmail.com.

We will award the scholarships and send you a code to use for your CaFE Entry. Two scholarships will be awarded on a first come first serve basis. Requests must be submitted before Dec. 1, 2024. . 
 

Application Requirements

Artists may submit up to 3 artworks. Please submit your best image. Optimum image requirements are recommended as follows:

• Dimensions: At least 1200 pixels on the longest side
• File size: Under 5MB
• File Format: JPG or JPEG
• Resolution: 300 DPI is ideal
• Audio/video submit MP4 files

Artists must submit an artist statement reflecting the theme of the exhibit. 1000 words max.

Size: Height 8',  Width 5', depth 3' max. 

Artwork must be ready to hang or display. Multiple pieces positioned together to form a whole must have a set-up diagram. Complex installations or fragile artwork must be installed by creating artist or artist's representative to be included in the exhibition. Fragile work must be labeled as such in the box it is delivered or shipped in. 

Eye-screws and wire or D-rings and wire are requested. No French Cleats or saw-tooth hangers are allowed.

Shipping information will be provided upon acceptance. Artists shipping art will provide a pre-paid return label. 

DEADLINE

The deadline to enter for consideration in this show is midnight (MST) on March 2, 2025. No late applications will be considered. 

Eligibility Criteria

Open to all women-identifying artists. All visual media will be accepted. Submit max. 3 jpg. images of 2D or 3D artwork. Video submissions must submit audio and video file samples.