2020 VISION: Seeing ourselves through challenging times

This past year was like no other, a year fraught with stress, uncertainty, isolation, loss, grief, fear, outrage and so much more as we grappled with the challenges both in our daily lives and in the entire world around us: the complex of disruptions and anxieties thrown at us by the Covid-19 pandemic; political corruption and chaotic governance at the highest levels; a threatened presidential transition; the relentless tragedies and injustices spotlighting systemic racism and the huge swell of protests against them; the unprecedented devastation by fires and extreme weather; massive disinformation from multiple sources; and more. It was also a year of inventing ways to cope with this array of challenges, a year of insight and revelations, of finding new ways to connect, of using our strength to push back against personal difficulties and larger problems in the world... in short, of adapting and surviving, and perhaps even making the world a little better in some ways.

2020 Vision seeks your responses to the past 12 months–including the beginning of 2021–however they may have manifested as creative acts. How do you see yourself, how do you see the world around you through all of this? How did you face and cope with your challenges? Submit any artwork reflecting your responses to losses or struggles, your tales of survival, your revelations or lessons learned, your actions to materialize change, your quiet meditations or reflections, or even your acknowledgement of the simple pleasures in everyday life amidst all the stress. We welcome all perspectives on this past year’s unprecedented convergence of challenges.

ELIGIBILITY

• US artists working in any media, including video (video must be 3 minutes or shorter).
• Entries must be original work not previously shown at the Cabrillo Gallery.

SUBMISSIONS
*Important: Please allow extra time to register as a user on the CaFÉ site before making your submission.

• $30 for up to 3 entries that address the concept of the exhibition. Payment may be made by credit card or PayPal.
• Submissions due by February 28, 2021, 10:59 Pacific Time
• Acceptance/Awards Announced March 13, 2021

Please be prepared to submit the following when applying online:

• Brief statements about each artwork submitted
• Titles of artworks
• Year completed
• Media
• Dimensions (inches) H x W x D
• Price or NFS
• Professional quality JPEG images
  • Artworks will be selected by Juror from digital images of artworks, so image quality is critical. Cabrillo Gallery reserves the right to exclude work if image quality is exceedingly poor.  
  • Image size: no smaller than 2000 pixels on shortest side.
  • Image files must be smaller than 5MB.
  • Help with sizing images can be found at this link.

EXHIBITION

• Selected works will be exhibited online at Cabrillo Gallery March 22–April 16, 2021
• Three cash awards will be presented: $300, $200, $100

CABRILLO GALLERY

Cabrillo Gallery presents high quality art and design exhibitions, lectures, and other programming to promote a broad range of discourse about the visual arts and culture. Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, our programming serves to educate and inspire our academic community at Cabrillo College, the greater community of the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas, and beyond. To learn more about the gallery, visit https://www.cabrillo.edu/cabrillo-gallery/

Application Requirements

Eligibility Criteria