Collective Worlds: Open Call for Art

Artists have the ability to conceive entire universes, constructed around personal or political beliefs, local or global concerns, or feelings of despair or hope. They may be expansive and vast, or intimate and circumspect, populated by few or shared by many.

While assembling these diverse realms, artists ask: In what ways can we communicate our ideas? Are those ideas optimistic or cynical? Should we utilize an interior perspective or an exterior existence? Do we draw on media and popular culture, ritual and faith, fantasy or actuality? 

This creative impulse is an essential part of human existence. It allows us to assign a visual voice to a moment that has happened or has yet to happen. By employing these domains we discover how our internal acuity can lead beyond personal transformation to an interconnection of systems collectively greater than our own.

Collective Worlds asks artists to present the alternate realities in which they are a part of, shape, or envision.

Juror Bio: 
Meghan Clare Considine is an art historian and curator specializing in modern and contemporary visual art and performance and their relationships to radical politics. She is currently the 2021-2023 Graduate Curatorial Fellow at MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA. She has previously held positions at the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum and the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art.

Application Deadline: September 23, 2022
Exhibition Dates: November 19th- December 17th, 2022

Notification of Acceptance: Hera Gallery will contact artists by October 22, 2022
regarding their inclusion in: Collective Worlds

Eligibility: Hera Gallery seeks work in all media, 2D, 3D, and video for this timely, critical exhibition. 3D limited to 100 lbs and must fit through a 5’10” x 6’8” door. 2D must also fit through said door.
Artwork Delivery: Local delivery instructions will be sent to all accepted artists.
Delivery Due Date: Artwork must be at the Gallery by Saturday, November 10, 2022
Return Shipping: Artist is responsible for all shipping costs and shipping containers.  Artist must include prepaid return shipping label.
Sales Commission: Hera Gallery retains a 35% sales commission.
Insurance: Although the utmost care will be taken in handling your work, Hera Gallery assumes no responsibility for damage, loss, or theft. Artists are responsible for their own insurance.
Photography/Publicity: Hera Gallery reserves the right to photograph work for publicity.  By entering this exhibition, you agree to the use of your name, likeness, certain personal information, and artwork in any publicity material or documentation developed for the exhibition.

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

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Eligibility Criteria

Hera Gallery seeks work in all media, 2D, 3D, and video for this timely, critical exhibition. 3D limited to 100 lbs and must fit through a 5’10” x 6’8” door. 2D must also fit through said door.