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Call for Submissions

September Open Call: Stillness

Our September Open Call, “Stillness," has been created by our 34 Gallery Medical Advisor Dr. Roba M. M. Abd ElAziz to explore emotional numbness after traumatic situations. Previous Winners can be found on the Open Calls page of our website. Our initiative aims to channel the power of art to explore monthly mental health themes through art therapy. Your participation is a form of mental health advocacy that also brings global attention to these conditions.

Submitted on Sun, 07/27/2025 - 17:52

Open Call: Out of the Shadows

Out of the Shadows

Jurors: Karin Bruckner, Stephen Cimini, and Stewart Siskind

November 20 – December 17, 2025

Submissions Deadline: Wednesday, August 20, 2025

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“We find beauty not in the thing itself but in the patterns of shadows, the light and the darkness, that one thing against another creates.”
- Jun’ichirō Tanizaki (In Praise of Shadows)

This open call for submission centers around an evocative and poetic theme that allows for wide interpretation across a range of personal, artistic, and societal experiences. It seeks to explore the quiet power in the yet unseen, the barely visible, the half obscured, the nearly revealed and the implied versus the explicit. 

Submitted on Thu, 07/24/2025 - 19:33

Outland: Sino-Diasporic Publishing Fair 2025

Outland: Sino-Diasporic Publishing Fair spotlights creative publishing practices from Chinese and Sino-diasporic communities in London and worldwide. Bringing together leading practitioners and their works across various regions, the fair aspires to establish a vibrant network that catalyses the translocal and intercultural mobility of Sinophone publications. The second edition of Outland returns to London at XYZ Gallery on 26–28 September 2025, with an extended programme on- and off-site throughout the month.
 

Submitted on Thu, 07/24/2025 - 13:41

DainaMaina Award

Dainamaina Award - 2025

An international competition for creators of children’s and young adult works

A global call for bold, creative voices in children’s storytelling, gaming, and entertainment

In a world facing war, crisis and uncertainty, we believe in the healing power of imagination and the strength of children.

The Dainamaina Prize invites storytellers, illustrators and game makers from around the world to offer children and young people ways to dream, play and understand the world around them.

Who can participate?

Creators with any experience or background in creating and working for children in the following fields can participate in the Dainamaina International Competition:

Submitted on Mon, 07/21/2025 - 08:24

Authors & Illustrators Book Fair

Join us for a vibrant celebration of storytelling, print, and creativity at our inaugural ACS Book Fair! Open to writers, illustrators, and book artists of all kinds, this event invites makers of zines, art books, comics, poetry, fiction, and everything in between to share and sell their work. Whether you're self-published or traditionally printed, we welcome your voice and vision. Come connect with fellow creatives and book lovers in a lively, inspiring environment.

The Authors & Illustrators Book Fair will take place on Saturday, December 6, 12pm-4pm at the art center.

Submitted on Thu, 07/17/2025 - 14:50

Call for Submissions – BigCi Environmental Awards 2025

Call for Submissions – BigCi Environmental Awards 2025

International and Australian artists from all fields are invited to submit entries for the BigCi Environmental Awards 2025.

Two Winners of the Awards will each receive (4) free weeks of BigCi residency and AUD$5,000 prize money.

The winning artists will also be able to explore the Wollemi, the Blue Mountains and the Gardens of Stone National Parks on guided walks and will be given research assistance relevant to their projects. At the end of their residencies, they will present their work at a BigCi Open Day event.

The Awards will be judged by an independent panel of judges (details on our website).

Submitted on Tue, 07/15/2025 - 06:05

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