Make Art, Not War
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Entry deadlineOct 26, 2026 · 6:59 AM
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Show opensNov 13, 2026
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Show closesJan 3, 2027
Organization:
art629 gallery
Location
Asbury Park, NJ
Entry Fee
Paid Entry
Deadline
October 25, 2026
Exhibition
Nov 13
- Jan 3, 2027
CALL FOR ARTISTS: “MAKE ART, NOT WAR”
A group exhibition at art629 gallery addressing violence, oppression, resistance, and liberation in the world today.
Creating is an act of resistance.We are looking for artists using creativity to document war and conflict, challenge systems of oppression, or imagine a world different from the one we are living in.
If your work touches on one or more of the following themes, we invite you to submit up to 5 pieces to art629 by October 25:
WAR ON WOMEN
Reproductive rights • misogyny • domestic and sexual violence • bodily autonomy • motherhood/non-motherhood • political control of women • trafficking • femicide
WAR & OCCUPATION
Israeli-Palestinian war• Russia–Ukraine war • the humanitarian crisis in Gaza • identity • occupation • displacement • survival • cultural erasure • genocide • children of war • civilian life • grief • hope • solidarity
WAR & DISPLACEMENT
Iran war • Immigration • borders • exile • separation from home • refugees • racism • colonialism • ICE violence
WAR ON LGBTQ+ RIGHTS
• identity • visibility • discrimination • censorship • resistance
ENVIRONMENTAL WAR
Destruction of ecosystems • climate displacement • pollution • environmental injustice • extraction • the fight to protect our planet
*artwork is not limited to topics listed above, these are just suggestions *
A group exhibition at art629 gallery addressing violence, oppression, resistance, and liberation in the world today.
Creating is an act of resistance.We are looking for artists using creativity to document war and conflict, challenge systems of oppression, or imagine a world different from the one we are living in.
If your work touches on one or more of the following themes, we invite you to submit up to 5 pieces to art629 by October 25:
WAR ON WOMEN
Reproductive rights • misogyny • domestic and sexual violence • bodily autonomy • motherhood/non-motherhood • political control of women • trafficking • femicide
WAR & OCCUPATION
Israeli-Palestinian war• Russia–Ukraine war • the humanitarian crisis in Gaza • identity • occupation • displacement • survival • cultural erasure • genocide • children of war • civilian life • grief • hope • solidarity
WAR & DISPLACEMENT
Iran war • Immigration • borders • exile • separation from home • refugees • racism • colonialism • ICE violence
WAR ON LGBTQ+ RIGHTS
• identity • visibility • discrimination • censorship • resistance
ENVIRONMENTAL WAR
Destruction of ecosystems • climate displacement • pollution • environmental injustice • extraction • the fight to protect our planet
*artwork is not limited to topics listed above, these are just suggestions *