ART IN THE TIME OF CORONA™ (VOL.2) | A Global Art Project

ART IN THE TIME OF CORONA™ is a comprehensive pandemic art project launched by Dab Art Co. in April 2020. The project runs from 2020-2023 and aims to record and exhibit defining artwork created during civil uncertainty. Volume 2 (Year 2) builds on the success of Year 1, which exhibited over 400 artists.

The project includes three phases: an ongoing online exhibition (updated monthly) running through March 2023, a full-color publication featuring all selected works to be released in February 2022, and multi-city gallery exhibitions scheduled for spring 2022 in Los Angeles, Ventura, Austin, and Mexico City. Selected artworks will be featured on the Dab Art Co. website and ARTSY, which receives 2.2 million+ unique visitors monthly. A documentary film short featuring Year 2 selected artists will be screened in Los Angeles in April 2022. The publication will be added to the permanent catalog in the LACMA Balch Art Research Library. Ten artists will receive additional features in the publication and hardback copies.

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 video consultation with the gallery director is available for $100. Submissions must include at least 3 images, biography, and artist statement. 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 selections will be notified by January 31, 2022.