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 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 that will be screened in Los Angeles.

Phase 1 consists of an ongoing online exhibition of art relevant to the global crisis. Artists and artworks will be reviewed, juried, and added daily as entries come in. All selected artists and artwork will be featured on the Dab Art Co. website and ARTSY, an international sales platform that receives 2.2 million+ unique visitors monthly. Weekly YouTube videos will highlight selections, feature artist interviews, guest jurors, and project updates. Phase 2 includes publication of a full-color art book in February 2021 that 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. Phase 3 consists of an 8-week multi-gallery exhibition simultaneously in Los Angeles, Ventura, and Mexico City, beginning in March 2021, with a documentary film screening in April 2021 in Los Angeles.

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). An optional consultation with the gallery curator is available for $50. All selected work must remain available for sale for the duration of the project. Gallery exhibition work must be original, unsold, professionally framed (2D work must be ready to hang), and the artist must own sole copyright. Notifications are sent via email within 2 weeks after the close of each calendar month. Gallery exhibition notifications will be sent by January 31, 2021.