The new date for launching this exhibition is April 11, 2024.
Cogs in the Machine: Breaking the Mechanisms of Oppression
For centuries, artists worldwide have expressed social and political views through their art, sometimes risking their own lives or livelihood in the process. Artists continue to take up political and social topics, often creating controversy, and always aiming to influence for change.
The Creative Action Coalition is looking for artwork expressing the soul of the colonized, the oppressed, and the displaced. Response to oppression can take on many forms, sometimes all at once: pain, anger, despair, and as Frantz Fanon has discussed, feelings of alienation and internalization of colonial prejudice. Recognizing this phenomenon can lead to positive expressions such as empowerment, seeking accountability and hopeful visions of the future.
As part of wider conversations such as the colonization of the Americas and African nations, we aim to create a platform where the creative community can contribute to, participate in, and expand upon observations on the complex nature of the U.S. government’s position on colonized and oppressed nations both within the US and around the world (Native Americans, Armenia, Palestine, etc.).
While individually we might feel that we are no more than cogs in the machine, the possibility exists that as a larger community of artists we could break down some of the barriers of the systems of oppression, enough to weaken or break free of their negative influences upon our psyche, and enable us to instigate tangible change.
Whether performance art, paintings, photography, sculpture, environmental art, online work, animation, moving image, poetry/spoken word, sound art, or any digital work… we invite you to share your feelings through your art. All mediums are welcome.
TWO WAYS TO SUBMIT WORK:
The submission period for this exhibition has expired. We are no longer accepting work. Selected artists will be notified via email on February 29, 2024.
1) ONLINE FORM:
To be considered for this online exhibition & catalog, please fill out the Google form at this link and upload any images or PDF files as prompted. You will need to sign into your Google account to have access to the form.
2) EMAIL WITHOUT ATTACHMENTS:
If you do not have a Google account, please follow the instructions below:
IMPORTANT: Our Contact Form does not accept attachments.
• Email: Please use our contact form to email us the following information:
• Bio & Link to Website: In the Contact form message box, copy and paste up to 100 words, reflecting your activities as an artist (or a group of artists) in paragraph format. Include link to your artist website or social media page.
• Numbering Submissions: You may submit up to 3 works. Please number each entry clearly. Ex: Work 1: Link, Statement, Details; Work 2: Link, Statement, Details; etc.
• Links to Images: Include links to view images of up to three works that you’d like us to consider.
• Work Title, Year, Statement: Include up to 100 words per maximum 3 submissions.
• For video and audio entries: Include LINKS to view/hear your work on YouTube, Vimeo, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, your website or other popular channels.
SUBMISSION DETAILS
This call is for an online exhibition accompanied by an online catalog, to take place at Creative Action Coalition’s (CAC’s) website (https://creativeactioncoalition.com).
If your work is accepted for this exhibition, you will be asked to send images, video and audio files in specific formats.
ARTIST AGREEMENT & CONDITIONS
• You may submit up to 3 works.
• All mediums are welcome.
• Archives: All accepted work will remain indefinitely in the https://creativeactioncoalition.com archives and in any posts where they may have been shared on CAC’s social media sites. Only through written email requests by the person who has submitted the work, will we remove the provided materials, within a reasonable period of time. The removal of the work from social media pages requires direct links to the shared posts.
• Fees: There is no fee for submitting work. Selected artists will not be paid a fee and they will not be charged a fee for featuring their work(s).
• Notifications: Only artists whose work(s) are accepted will be notified.
• For any accepted work: artists will be asked to complete and sign an Artist Agreement Form and send additional materials as needed.
• Promotional Use of Accepted Entries: CAC may utilize accepted entries (images, text, segments of moving images, sound pieces, etc.) for promotional purposes or for any future fundraising or grant proposals.
• Copyright:
Artists will retain full copyright to their works submitted. Creative Action Coalition (CAC) will not interfere with artists’ ownership of the copyright to their featured work, but CAC is not responsible for the online viewers’ handling of the submitted work. CAC will use the materials submitted exclusively for the purposes presented in this form, including for promotional or grant-writing/ funding purposes. Any other possible future use by CAC will occur only after further email communication and permission from the artists.
The artist is solely responsible for the copyright of the work and takes full legal and financial responsibility for any unforeseen copyrights issues related to the presentation of the work on CAC’s website, online or printed catalog, advertisements, or social media pages.
The artist hereby guarantees to be either the owner of the copyright for the use of all images, text, sound, video, and other submitted materials, or has full legal permission to use them from their original authors, owners or co-owners, and to have them featured on CAC’s website, social media pages, catalog, or any other uses listed in this agreement.
DEADLINES
The following dates are subject to change.
— February 15, 2024: Submission deadline
— Up to 10 days after receipt date: Acknowledgement of receipt of submission(s)
— February 29, 2024 March 8, 2024 (new date): Notification of accepted works (only)
— March 21, 2024The new date is April 11, 2024: The online exhibition will begin on this date. The works will remain on our website indefinitely.
Thank you. We look forward to seeing your work.
