ART IN THE TIME OF CORONA™ | A Global Art Project

ART IN THE TIME OF CORONA™ is a year-long comprehensive project by Dab Art Co. that records and exhibits artwork created during the current global crisis. The project includes an online exhibition (opening March 23 and updated daily until December 31), weekly YouTube videos featuring selected works and artists, a full-color publication of all selected works, a multi-gallery international exhibition, and a documentary film to be screened in Los Angeles.

Phase 1 consists of an ongoing online exhibition curated daily through the end of 2020. Artists and artworks will be reviewed, juried, and added each day as entries come in. All selected artists and artwork will be featured on the Dab Art Co. website and ARTSY, which receives 2.2 million+ unique visitors monthly. Weekly YouTube videos will highlight selections, feature artist interviews, and provide project updates.

Phase 2 includes publication of a full-color art book in February 2021, which will be added to the permanent catalog in the LACMA Balch Art Research Library. Ten artists from the online exhibition will receive additional features in the publication and a hardback copy of the book. Phase 3 features a multi-gallery 8-week exhibition simultaneously in Los Angeles, Ventura, and Mexico City beginning in March 2021, with a documentary film screening in Los Angeles in April 2021.

Accepted artwork includes painting, printmaking, sculpture, glass, fiber, functional, digital, photography, installation, mixed media, and new genres. Entry fee is $35 for 3 images; additional images cost $5 each (maximum 20 images). Artists may submit multiple times. All selected work must remain available for sale for the duration of the project. Submissions should include at least 3 images, biography, and artist statement. Gallery exhibition notifications will be sent by January 31, 2021. For gallery exhibitions, all work must be original, unsold, and professionally framed or mounted. Artists are responsible for round-trip shipping and insurance. The gallery retains a 50% commission on all exhibition sales.