Raise Your Voice

"Raise Your Voice" celebrates the one hundred year anniversary of the 19th Amendment and women's right to vote. The exhibition uses history and current issues related to women's rights through contemporary artwork to inspire viewers to think critically about the right to vote and encourage participation in democracy. The exhibit notes that after the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified in 1920, Black women voted in elections and held political offices, however, many states passed laws that discriminated against African Americans and limited their freedoms. Tens of thousands of African Americans worked over several decades to secure suffrage, which occurred when the Voting Rights Act passed in 1965. The exhibit runs concurrently with the Smithsonian Museum on Main Street's "Voices and Votes - Democracy in America" in partnership with Arizona Humanities.

This is a national juried exhibition open to all media. Artists are urged to enter work that is innovative in concept and approach, whether representational or abstract. Work must have been completed within the last 24 months and cannot have been previously displayed at TCA. All work must be the original creation of the artist. Artwork created digitally, including photography, must be signed and numbered in a limited edition of 25 or less with a certificate of authenticity. Giclee reproductions are not permitted. Up to three works may be entered for consideration. Entry fee is $35 ($30 with TCA Member discount), with an additional $5 per image for extra entries ($3 with member discount). The juror is Barbara Rogers, an award-winning artist and retired art professor from the University of Arizona.

Awards include: Best of Show $800, Award of Excellence $500, Award of Merit $300, and two Honorable Mention awards of $100 each. The exhibition runs from October 2 to November 15, 2020. All artwork must arrive ready to hang and suitably matted or framed. All work must be for sale, with TCA retaining a 40% commission. Artists are responsible for shipping to and from TCA. Unsold work will be shipped back after the exhibition closes. Artwork left at TCA for more than 60 days after exhibit closing becomes the sole property of the art center.