Lavender Mountain: An Exhibition of Queer Appalachian Art
Lavender Mountain Call for Art
Call for Art Deadline: Friday June 9, 2023 at 11:59PM
Exhibition: July - September, 2023
Where: VAE Raleigh, Raleigh, NC
From July - September, 2023 VAE will be exhibiting the work of Queer Appalachian artists in an exhibition called Lavender Mountain. VAE is seeking submissions of 2D, 3D, and installation art for the exhibition.
Lavender Mountain draws on the rich Queer visual history and legacy of Appalachia, pulling focus to contemporary artists and issues currently facing Appalachia and her people. The call for art is open to any contemporary Queer artist that currently lives in, or makes work influenced by Appalachia.
The Appalachian Regional Commission defines Appalachia as, "made up of 423 counties across 13 states and spans 206,000 square miles, from southern New York to northern Mississippi. The Region’s 26.1 million residents live in parts of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, and all of West Virginia.
The Region also comprises three federally recognized and five state recognized Native American Tribal Communities, with Tribal entities in Appalachian Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, New York, and North Carolina."
The call for art closes on Friday, June 9th at 11:59PM. Artists will be notified in mid-June. If you have any questions or request accommodations, please email Ant. Please do not reach out about the status of your application. Applications that are incomplete will not be reviewed.
Entry Information:
To use the online form to submit information about and images of your work, please review these instructions for naming your files.
All files should be named like so: LASTNAME01_TITLE.jpg, LASTNAME02_TITLE.jpg.
Still images should be sent as jpegs should be at least 1000px at their widest dimension, not to exceed 2MB per image. 2D artists may submit one JPEG per entry. 3D artists may submit two JPEGS (one full shot and one detail) per entry. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
Video samples should be edited to no longer than 2-minute excerpts. It is strongly preferred that video & audio artists submit their work online through clips or URL addresses to online sharing formats like Hulu, Vimeo, Youtube, or Dropbox. Videos submitted as uploaded files should be no larger than 10MB (as that is the largest file eligible for upload on our entry software). Video pieces will only be accepted for exhibition if they are captioned, either with open captioning that is integrated into the video or closed captioning that can be turned on when needed. Read info about captioning videos on Youtube, with iMovie, or Quicktime! Please only submit video art or video documentation of an art piece that requires video to be fully experienced. Do not send video walk-throughs of static exhibitions or video slideshows.
Audio: Audio should be submitted as separate MP3 files. Each track should be no longer than 2 minutes. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
Web-based: Web-based work should be submitted as a URL listed in the work sample list. Please only submit web-based projects. A portfolio website that features audio/video art and still images will not be considered.
Eligibility
This call for art is open to any contemporary Queer artist that currently lives in, or makes work influenced by Appalachia. A maximum of 2 works of any medium, per artist may be submitted. Two-dimensional, three-dimensional, and installation entries will be accepted. Work must be original and completed in the last 5 years. VAE Raleigh reserves the right to exclude work due to size or special requirements. Entries must be hand-delivered to the gallery or mailed in a returnable container.
We will not exhibit or financially support work that co-opts the story of a community without representation from that community acting in a decision making role.
Accessibility
VAE’s gallery entrance, lobby, and exhibition space are all located on the ground floor with accessible paths of travel. The space has flexible seating, accessible water fountains, and restrooms. Our aim is to make entering our exhibitions accessible to everyone. If you need any additional information or accommodations in order to enter this exhibition please email Ant or call 919.828.7834 and leave a message.
Visit our accessibility page for more information.
Sales
VAE Raleigh will retain a commission of 30% for all works sold during the run of the exhibition. If a work is not for sale, please enter "NFS" in the "Price for Entry" field in the entry form. An insurance value is still required for artworks that are not for sale.
Liability
All entries will be handled with the utmost care and respect. VAE is not liable for artwork during transportation to or from the gallery but does carry a blanket inland marine policy that covers most fine artworks and craft items up to $5,000. VAE reserves the right to refuse coverage to artwork with inherent vices, high values, or that is deemed unstable.
COSO 2023 BIENNIAL
COSO 2023 BIENNIAL: COSO 10
April - June, 2023
Jurors: Maya Brooks, Kaya Clark, “JP” Jermaine Powell
The 10th iteration of COSO is a record breaker! With a higher submission rate than ever before, COSO 2023 presents 29 artists from across the South. COSO’s goal is to explore what artists and makers in the regional South are currently thinking, discussing, and making work about. VAE firmly believes that art and exhibitions have the power to create social change, and COSO is an extension of our core values, vision, and mission to produce, fund, and exhibit socially-engaged art through community collaboration.
The COSO 2023 Biennial was juried by Maya A Brooks, the Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art at NCMA + SECCA; Kaya AD Clark, the Gallery Manager at MINT + a contemporary artist; and Jermaine “JP” Powell, contemporary artist and winner of COSO 2021.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
Ali O’Leary (GA) Fleeting
Aliyah Bonnette (NC) A Sip of Your Water
Andrew Bailey Arend (NC) The Black Forest
Angel Perdomo (LA) Diamonds and Pearls
Audrey Hynes (GA) Untitled, Stars and Static (Oceans and Reservoirs)
Ashten McKinney (NC) Prowess
Benry Fauna (LA) Dejah No. 1 ; Vincente
Bethany Bash (NC) If You See Something, Say Something
Britt Clark (NC) Fight or Flight
Cecil Norris (NC) The Water Peddler
Charles Cameron (NC) Titled Tiles
CJ Murphy (NC) Irreversible
Clark Munford (NC) If These Walls Could Speak
Huan LaPlante (SC) From Nothing (ex nihilo in nihilum)
Isabel Lu (NC) Bang Chan; Rather Be Shattered Jade
Jane Cheek (NC) Rolling Down a Hill and Staring At the Sky
Julia Koff (NC) Don’t Let ‘Em Get Your Goat
Kat Chudy (FL) Disability Passport; What Remains
Kenn Kotara (NC) Diastolic
Kiara Gilbert (GA) The Ecstasy of St. Sebastian
Logan Burroughs (GA) to heaven
Los Hermanos Negroni (PR) Bomba, lluvia y descarga
Megan Angolia (VA) OhJesustheresabuginthetub!; Never thought I’d disinfect groceries on my porch, but here we are
Norton Pease (GA) Wonder Breed
Sadie Sheldon (LA) 3 Samples from Arabic Scroll (100 views on waking or just before)
tianxing xu (GA) Decary; Pill
TJ Mundy (NC) The Opposition of Identity
Tommy Mclaurin (NC) Power Factory
VInny Verberg (NC) I Can Feel You There
JURORS
Maya Brooks (she/her), North Carolina
Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, NCMA & SECCA
Maya Brooks is currently the Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art at the North Carolina Museum of Art and Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, an intermediary position that forges her passion for technology with art history through exhibition curation and interpretation. Brooks' professional mission is to provide equitable museum experiences for diverse populations. Overall, she strives to restore access, inclusion, and agency in the museum field for historically marginalized communities.
Kaya Clark (she/her), Georgia
Gallery Manager, MINT + Contemporary Artist
Adrianna “Kaya” Clark began her love an air with photography at an early age. Drawing inspiration from conversations with women of the African diaspora about life, love, and living, she captures her subjects in natural light. After traveling the world due to her father being in the Marine Corps, she settled in Atlanta in 1995. After graduating from Spelman College in 1999, she taught third through fifth grades in Atlanta Public Schools for 18 years. When her son was born in 2007, she ventured back into photography, and began sharing her work in Atlanta art shows. From the beginning of her photography career, she surrounded herself with African-American female artists as mentors and surrogate teachers. As a former teacher herself, her former students’ enthusiasm is a continuous catalyst in adding more depth to her work that creates a point of entry for educators and institutions alike to provide spaces and curriculum that use art to build self-esteem, self love, and the beauty in blackness.
“JP” Jermaine Powell (he/him), North Carolina
Contemporary Artist, 1st Prize COSO 2021
“JP” Jermaine Powell is a North Carolina based mixed-media designer, public artist and muralist. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, JP holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Pratt Institute, located in Brooklyn, New York. His paintings and public art projects explore the complexities of human relationships, diversity and community in regards to materialism, and consumerism.
As a world traveler, JP’s travel experiences have inspired the use of various luxury objects featured in his artwork. Both American and international currencies are often featured symbolically in his three dimensional paintings. In his Modern Currency and Pure Luxury Collections (2018-2022), JP also uses bold, colorful textures, flowers, patterns, and mosaic tile.
JP was recently named the North Carolina Museum Of Art’s Artist In Residence. JP’s artwork has also been featured in the North Carolina Museum Of Art, Raleigh Magazine, The Harvey B. Gantt Center For African American Art & Culture, Duke University, Hayti Heritage Center, Art Space Galleries, RaleighArts, The City of Durham, and the DurhamArtGuild. He is fortunate to have collectors throughout the United States, Argentina, Japan, South Africa, and London.
In June of 2020 JP was formally announced as the 1st place winner of the Fuquay Varina En Plein Air Paint Off. JP’s work has been shown in numerous group and solo exhibitions in Ohio, New York, Maryland, Washington D.C., and North Carolina.
COSO 2023 BIENNIAL: CALL FOR ART
VAE is looking for submissions of 2D, 3D, video, and installation art for the COSO 2023 Biennial. COSO’s goal is to explore what artists and makers in the regional South are currently thinking, discussing, and making work about. VAE firmly believes that art and exhibitions have the power to create social change, and COSO is an extension of our core values, vision, and mission to produce, fund, and exhibit socially-engaged art through community collaboration. The words “contemporary” or “south” do not refer to any particular aesthetic or subject matter.
*Contemporary South
To be considered, artists must be currently working in one of the following 11 states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia.
LOCATION
VAE Raleigh
228 Fayetteville St
Raleigh NC 27601
IMPORTANT SUBMISSION DATES
Application Opens: 10/5/2022
Application Closes: 1/6/2023
Notification of Acceptance: 2/1/2023
EXHIBITION DATES
April 7 - June 30, 2023
VAE is looking for submissions of 2D, 3D, video, and installation art for the COSO 2023 Biennial. COSO’s goal is to explore what artists and makers in the regional South are currently thinking, discussing, and making work about. VAE firmly believes that art and exhibitions have the power to create social change, and COSO is an extension of our core values, vision, and mission to produce, fund, and exhibit socially-engaged art through community collaboration. The words “contemporary” or “south” do not refer to any particular aesthetic or subject matter.
*Contemporary South
To be considered, artists must be currently working in one of the following 11 states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia.
COSO 2023 is FREE to enter! That’s right, no submission fees!
Prizes will be awarded by the jurors and given out at the opening reception in April. The artist who is awarded first prize will receive a solo exhibition in our Cube Gallery!
JURORS
Juror announcements coming soon!
Entry Information:
To use the online form to submit information about and images of your work, please review these instructions for naming your files.
All files should be named like so: FIRST INITIAIL LASTNAME#_TITLE.jpg, FIRST INITIAIL LASTNAME#_TITLE.jpg, etc. (e.g. JDoe1_Untitled)
Still images should be sent as jpegs should be at least 1000px at their widest dimension, not to exceed 2MB per image. 2D artists may submit one JPEG per entry. 3D artists may submit two JPEGS (one full shot and one detail) per entry. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
Video samples should be edited to no longer than 2-minute excerpts. It is strongly preferred that video & audio artists submit their work online through clips or URL addresses to online sharing formats like Hulu, Vimeo, Youtube, or Dropbox. Videos submitted as uploaded files should be no larger than 10MB (as that is the largest file eligible for upload on our entry software). Video pieces will only be accepted for exhibition if they are captioned, either with open captioning, that is integrated into the video or closed captioning that can be turned on when needed. Read info about captioning videos on Youtube, with iMovie, or Quicktime! Please only submit video art or video documentation of an art piece that requires video to be fully experienced. Do not send video walk-throughs of static exhibitions or video slideshows.
Audio: Audio should be submitted as separate MP3 files. Each track should be no longer than 2 minutes. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above.
Web-based: Web-based work should be submitted as a URL listed in the work sample list. Please only submit web-based projects. A portfolio website that features audio/video art and still images will not be considered.
Eligibility
COSO 2021 is open to any living artist. A maximum of 2 works of any medium, per artist may be submitted. Two- and three-dimensional entries will be accepted. Work must be original and completed in the last 2 years. VAE Raleigh reserves the right to exclude work due to size or special requirements. Entries must be hand-delivered to the gallery or mailed in a returnable container.
We will not exhibit or financially support work that co-opts the story of a community without representation from that community acting in a decision making role.
Accessibility
VAE’s gallery entrance, lobby, and exhibition space are all located on the ground floor with accessible paths of travel. The space has flexible seating, accessible water fountains, and restrooms. Our aim is to make entering our exhibitions accessible to everyone. If you need any additional information or accommodations in order to enter this exhibition please email Ant or call 919.828.7834 and leave a message.
Visit our accessibility page for more information.
Sales
VAE Raleigh will retain a commission of 30% for all works sold during the run of the exhibition. If a work is not for sale, please enter "NFS" in the "Price for Entry" field in the entry form. An insurance value is still required for artworks that are not for sale.
Liability
All entries will be handled with the utmost care and respect. VAE is not liable for artwork during transportation to or from the gallery but does carry a blanket inland marine policy that covers most fine artworks and craft items up to $5,000. VAE reserves the right to refuse coverage to artwork with inherent vices, high values, or that is deemed unstable.
SPONSORSHIPS
Are you, or your business interested in sponsoring COSO? Email Ant for more information.
Questions? Email Ant! (they/them)
CALL FOR ART: THE BLACK CULINARY EXPERIENCE
In support of VAE’s upcoming exhibition that centers the Black Culinary Experience, we are seeking mixed media submissions to be included in the exhibition. The exhibition will open in early/mid-May and close at the end of July, 2022. The concept is to focus on the rich food traditions of the African Diaspora. The Untitled Black Culinary Experience exhibition is the embodiment of food as joy, liberation, and preservation through commensality and visual art.
Call Open: February 22, 2022 - March 28, 2022
In support of VAE’s upcoming exhibition that centers the Black Culinary Experience, we are seeking mixed media submissions to be included in the exhibition. The exhibition will open in early/mid-May and close at the end of July, 2022. The concept is to focus on the rich food traditions of the African Diaspora. The Untitled Black Culinary Experience exhibition is the embodiment of food as joy, liberation, and preservation through commensality and visual art. The open call will be juried by VAE staff as well as the exhibition steering committee. Our steering committee is made up of members in our community whose careers, interests, and practices align with the mission of the exhibition. We have built a steering committee of folks from the US who cook, organize, create art, and/or study trends in the Black Culinary Experience.
We are seeking submissions by artists using any medium; including but not limited to: photography, painting, sculpture, fibers, etc. 2D, 3D, and video works will be considered. We strongly encourage artists with disabilities, undocumented backgrounds, and members of historically marginalized communities to apply.
Who is BCE for?
Members of the African Diaspora living in America
What is BCE?
BCE is the embodiment of food as joy, liberation, and preservation through commensality and visual art. The exhibition will have a focus on food, tools, and eating together.
When will BCE be available to the public?
May - July, 2022. The goal is to have the exhibition be in line with a Juneteenth Celebration.
Why is BCE important?
Food is a necessity that many Enslaved Black Americans and Africans were denied safe access to. Even though they brought their knowledge and expertise to the land and facilitated bountiful harvests, they very rarely were able to enjoy the crops they grew in the same way the slave owners did.
Our ancestors live vicariously through every dish we make.
Entry Information:
To use the online form to submit information about and images of your work, please review these instructions for naming your files.
All files should be named like so: 01_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg, 02_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg.
Still images should be sent as jpegs should be at least 1000px at their widest dimension, not to exceed 2MB per image. 2D artists may submit one JPEG per entry. 3D artists may submit two JPEGS (one full shot and one detail) per entry. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above),
Eligibility
The call for art is open to any living artist. A maximum of 2 works of any medium, per artist may be submitted. Two- and three-dimensional entries will be accepted. Work must be original and completed in the last 5 years. VAE Raleigh reserves the right to exclude work due to size or special requirements. Entries must be hand-delivered to the gallery or mailed in a returnable container.
We will not exhibit or financially support work that co-opts the story of a community without representation from that community acting in a decision making role.
Accessibility
VAE’s gallery entrance, lobby, and exhibition space are all located on the ground floor with accessible paths of travel. The space has flexible seating and restrooms. Our aim is to make entering our exhibitions accessible to everyone. If you need any additional information or accommodations in order to enter this exhibition please email Ant Lobo-Ladd (ant@vaeraleigh.org) or call 919.828.7834 and leave a message.
Visit our accessibility page for more information.
Shipping Artwork
Ship artwork using sturdy, reusable packing materials. Do not include pre-paid return postage in case the artwork sells during the run of the exhibition. Following the exhibition, each artist who shipped their work will be contacted by the Director of Exhibitions so that the piece may be returned.
Ship To:
VAE Raleigh
c/o Ant Lobo-Ladd
410 Glenwood Avenue #170
Raleigh, NC 27603
Sales
VAE Raleigh will retain a commission of 25% for all works sold during the run of the exhibition. If a work is not for sale, please enter "NFS" in the "Price for Entry" field in the entry form. An insurance value is still required for artworks that are not for sale.
Liability
All entries will be handled with the utmost care and respect. VAE is not liable for artwork during transportation to or from the gallery but does carry a blanket inland marine policy that covers most fine artworks and craft items up to $5,000. VAE reserves the right to refuse coverage to artwork with inherent vices, high values, or that is deemed unstable.
Questions? Email Ant! (they/them)
CALL FOR ART : SELF-PORTRAITURE
VAE Raleigh is looking for submissions to be included in an exhibition of self-portraiture to be on view at Dock 1053 from mid December 2021 - April 2022. (Exact dates to be determined).
We are seeking self-portrait submissions by artists using any medium; including but not limited to: photography, painting, drawing, fibers, etc. Unfortunately we cannot accommodate video pieces at this venue.
CALL FOR ART : SELF PORTRAITURE
Call Open from October 27 - November 29.
VAE Raleigh is looking for submissions to be included in an exhibition of self-portraiture to be on view at Dock 1053 from mid December 2021 - April 2022. (Exact dates to be determined).
We are seeking self-portrait submissions by artists using any medium; including but not limited to: photography, painting, drawing, fibers, etc. Unfortunately we cannot accommodate video pieces at this venue.
Entry Information:
To use the online form to submit information about and images of your work, please review these instructions for naming your files.
All files should be named like so: 01_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg, 02_LASTNAME_TITLE.jpg.
Still images should be sent as jpegs should be at least 1000px at their widest dimension, not to exceed 2MB per image. 2D artists may submit one JPEG per entry. 3D artists may submit two JPEGS (one full shot and one detail) per entry. Follow the filename format for works as indicated above),
Eligibility
The call for art is open to any living artist. A maximum of 2 works of any medium, per artist may be submitted. Two- and three-dimensional entries will be accepted. Work must be original and completed in the last 2 years. VAE Raleigh reserves the right to exclude work due to size or special requirements. Entries must be hand-delivered to the gallery or mailed in a returnable container.
We will not exhibit or financially support work that co-opts the story of a community without representation from that community acting in a decision making role.
Accessibility
VAE’s gallery entrance, lobby, and exhibition space are all located on the ground floor with accessible paths of travel. The space has flexible seating and restrooms. Our aim is to make entering our exhibitions accessible to everyone. If you need any additional information or accommodations in order to enter this exhibition please email Ant Lobo-Ladd (ant@vaeraleigh.org) or call 919.828.7834 and leave a message.
Visit our accessibility page for more information.
Shipping Artwork
Ship artwork using sturdy, reusable packing materials. Do not include pre-paid return postage in case the artwork sells during the run of the exhibition. Following the exhibition, each artist who shipped their work will be contacted by the Director of Exhibitions so that the piece may be returned.
Ship To:
VAE Raleigh
c/o Ant Lobo-Ladd
410 Glenwood Avenue #170
Raleigh, NC 27603
Sales
VAE Raleigh will retain a commission of 25% for all works sold during the run of the exhibition. If a work is not for sale, please enter "NFS" in the "Price for Entry" field in the entry form. An insurance value is still required for artworks that are not for sale.
Liability
All entries will be handled with the utmost care and respect. VAE is not liable for artwork during transportation to or from the gallery but does carry a blanket inland marine policy that covers most fine artworks and craft items up to $5,000. VAE reserves the right to refuse coverage to artwork with inherent vices, high values, or that is deemed unstable.
Questions? Email Ant! (they/them)