Mother/Father: Working Artists In Parenthood

In March 2020, WomensWork.Art put on a group exhibition called 'Mother/Father', which explored the works of Artists navigating Parenthood and how it affected their overall bodies of work. The show only stayed open for two weeks before the COVID-19 Pandemic shut down the gallery and the show altogether. Shutting down this show was a huge loss for the Artists, whose works about parenthood were not seen by the public due to the Pandemic.

Five years later, we are reexamining this theme and how the circumstances of Artists has evolved over that time, and how modern parenthood has evolved with it.

Exhibition Dates: March 7-April 26, 2025

*More information and additional programming will be announced at a later date*

-Deadline to Apply: EXTENDED TO February 11th, 2025

-Notification of Acceptance: February 12th, 2025 (by email)

-Drop Off of Accepted Artwork: TBD

Prospectus:
This Call for Entries is open to women, femme-identifying or non-binary people. We are accepting submissions from artists who are living in the United States.

Entry Fee: $30 for up to three (3) works submitted, and $10 for each additional submission (maximum up to five (5) pieces per artist). All submissions must be made through our Call on EntryThingy. We will not be receiving unsolicited submissions through email or in person. No late submissions will be received after the deadline date.

Artwork Dimensions: Maximum size for all submitted artwork is 20 inches on the longest side, or 2 feet diameter for all 3-Dimensional artworks

All visual art files have to be formatted as a .jpg or .png (max file size 20 mb, or 2,000 pixels on the shortest side). All audio visual and music files have to be formatted as an .mp3 or .mp4.

This exhibition will be featured as an in person exhibition.

Sales: All artists will be keeping 70% of their total art sales through this exhibition to help support independent artists. Payments will be made out to the artists either by check or electronic payment (PayPal).

Sales/Shipping: Womenswork.Art will be handling the sales transactions and paying Sales Taxes for all artwork sold in the exhibition. All commissions for sold artwork will be paid either electronically (PayPal) or by check.

Shipping artwork will be the sole responsibility of the Participating Artists, and will have to handle shipping costs and arrangements via Mail Carriers (USPS, FedEx, UPS, etc.) Womenswork.Art will not be held responsible for shipped artwork(s) that are delayed or lost en route to the gallery's provided address.

Due to continuing logistical delays with mail carriers during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Womenswork.Art will not be accepting submissions from International Artists for this show. Please make sure to allow selected artworks ample time to get to the gallery's provided address in order to be installed in a timely manner. Artwork(s) that arrive late to the gallery will not be considered for installation within the exhibition.

Artist Statement: All artists have to submit an Artist Statement to accompany their work(s) submitted, reflecting on how the artwork fits into the theme and the background/inspiration behind the artwork. Artist Statements will be included in the online exhibition along with the Artists' info.

Marketing/Online Promotion: Womenswork.Art will market the exhibition heavily through public relations and social media. Artist contacts are welcome and encouraged. The Gallery will provide you digital tools and material to self-promote. Artists are encouraged to contribute to bring traffic to the gallery and potential sales with Artists' Talks, workshops, etc.