Call Description

Conflict occurs when value systems clash. In the midst of conflict tension builds and choices between action or inaction, and sometimes even life or death, become focused and amplified. A choice made in a second may have consequences felt for either a few moments or for centuries. Conflict occurs in nature, in societies, between individuals and within oneself.

This exhibit invites artists to submit art showing how the observation of conflict - in their own lives, in nature, between cultures or in society as a whole - and the consequences of those conflicts, manifest in their art. 

One example of this is the artist Katherine Sherwood, who after having a stroke at age 44, and learning to paint left-handed, began making parallels between medical images of her own brain’s arterial paths and King Solomon’s Seals and the Classical Arabic script of the Koran. Consequently she created a beautiful and profound series of paintings.

Edvard Munch created the famous “Scream” after having a severe anxiety attack on a bridge in Oslo, where he felt ‘an infinite scream passing through nature’. Munch made two painted renditions of The Scream, two in pastel, and a lithographic print. Consequently, The Scream had a profound influence on the Expressionist movement and ultimately has become an everyday icon for anxiety and dread.

Consider what work you have, or create something new that you feel expresses “Conflict and Consequences”, be it figurative or abstract, in the medium of painting, drawing, print-making, mixed media, fabric art, and let us present your work in our online exhibition. We are offering three awards: $300, $200 and $100 to artists who best exemplify the theme through originality of expression and craftsmanship.

We are excited to have Kelly Lindner as our juror for this exhibition. Kelly is the director of Western Gallery at Western Washington University. She served as Art Galleries and Collections Curator for the University Galleries at California State University, Sacramento, where she directed three campus galleries and oversaw the university and public art collections. Kelly has also held director and curatorial positions with the George Adams Gallery, New York, as well as the Jacki Headley University Art Gallery, California State University, Chico, and was also the collections manager for Artists’ Legacy Foundation and Estate of Robert Arneson.

The Award winner will be announced  May 10, 2026. 

Timeline

• Application Opens:3/30/2026
• Application Deadline: 4/30/2026
• Jury Dates: 5/01/2026 - 5/05/2026
• Notification Date: 5/07/2026
• Exhibition Date: 5/10/2026 - 6/10/2026
• Award Announcement Date: 5/10/2026

Application Requirements

All artwork must be original.

Artist must be 18 years or older

Applications must be completed online through CaFÉ (Callforentry.org).

The fee for artists to submit art for consideration is $30.00 for 1 to 3 images. 

Contact/Questions: info@L7gallery.com

Eligibility Criteria

For this exhibition we are accepting painting, drawing, printmaking, mixed media, fabric art.

Please note: Photography, sculpture, computer-generated, AI or AI assisted submissions will not be accepted for this show.