THEME 
I no longer fear death. I fear not living.
I no longer fear death
I fear not making the most of every day
I fear not giving back

I fear not laughing my butt off
dancing my heart out
singing my soul on

I fear not hugging my loved ones 
And holding on for dear life

I fear not telling people in my life how much they mean to me 
I fear missing an opportunity to say
I love you

I fear not being the loudest and proudest supporter 
for someone when they’re flying 
oh so high 
and being the most empathetic and softest shoulder to cry on 
when they fall back down to earth 

I fear going a day without making one person’s day better

It’s hard living a meaningful life 
But it’s harder living a meaningless one 

I no longer fear death
I fear not living
I see now
life happens when you’re making plans

This poem was written by cancer survivor Anthony Morales. It is a powerful expression of a life no longer driven by fear. We encourage you to take any part of the poem and create a visual, audio, or video piece that reflects on this poem. Unfortunately, no sculptures are allowed in this art call.

Hearts Need Art (HNA) is a non-profit organization located in San Antonio Texas. Our mission is to create moments of joy, self-expression, and connection with those facing life-altering health challenges through arts engagement, advocacy, and innovation. Our vision for the arts-in-health is the universal accessibility of arts engagement to help everyone feel seen, heard, and loved while facing life-altering health challenges.

Exhibition Dates: Opening on World Cancer Day, February 4, 2022 and running through March 4, 2022.

Virtual Reception: A virtual Zoom reception will be held on February 4th. Details and the link to the Zoom call will be released well in advance. 

Juror: Christopher Rabb 

Chris received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing and Painting from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas, in 2005. He then went on to earn a Master of Arts in Art in 2008 and a Master of Fine Arts in Art in 2010, both from the University of Dallas in Irving, Texas. His artwork has been displayed, published, and sold all across the country. Over the last ten years, Christopher has been creating artwork and educating others. Recently, Christopher has launched an online gallery Rabb.Studio, of which he hopes one day to help other artists boost their career. Currently, Christopher lives in San Antonio, Texas creating art full-time.

Awards:  
Best in Show Prize: $200
First place in each category: $50
-Painting/Drawing
-Mixed media
-Audio
-Video
Non-monetary Honorable Mention awards in each category with certificate

Calendar Schedule:

Digital Entries Deadline: December 30th, 2021, before 11:59pm Central Standard Time
Notification of Accepted Entries: no later than January 31st, 2022
Show Opens: February 4, 2022 (online gallery)
Reception: Zoom 
Show Closes: March 4, 2022

Accepted Artwork Notification: Artists will receive email notices of accepted artwork on or before January 31st, 2022. A SEPARATE email notice will be sent on the same date showing non-accepted artwork.

Application Requirements

Entry Details: A non-refundable entry fee will be charged.
$30 one entry, $2 for each additional entry up to 4 pieces.

Payments to be made by credit card, debit (VISA or MC) or PayPal through the CaFÉ application. Diptychs and triptychs count as one piece, use only one image of the entire diptych or triptych. 

Only online entries with digitally uploaded images to CaFÉ will be accepted. Digital entries must be RECEIVED via the CaFÉ application by December 30th, 2021 before 11:59pm Central Standard Time. Notification of acceptance will be posted on CaFE.

General Information: For general information email: ashley@heartsneedart.org and include ART SHOW 2021 in the subject line. For assistance with online entry: Monday-Friday, contact: contactcafe@callforentry.org

Eligibility Criteria

All properly prepared entries (refer to digital file image requirements) will be viewed and judged by the juror. The decision of the juror is final. No more than 2 works by any one artist will be included in the final juried selection.  If your work is misrepresented, we reserve the right to refuse to feature your artwork in the Online Gallery.

NOTE: We prohibit nudity and foul language. This is a family-friendly virtual art show. We reserve the right to refuse artwork which, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, would be offensive to our online visitors.