Those Who Tend

Those Who Tend: Juried Exhibition in New York City

Visionary Art Collective is partnering with Warnes Contemporary Gallery in New York City to present our annual in-person juried group exhibition, Those Who Tend, curated by Kaylan Buteyn. These days, we have so much to tend to—countless demands that deserve our attention. Our art practice needs nurturing, our children need feeding, our gardens need weeding, and our inboxes need clearing. We are pulled in many directions, tending to various aspects of life. Yet, the most important tending we often overlook is towards ourselves. This call is a reflection for "those who tend"—an invitation to submit work created amidst the challenges of balancing a life full of responsibilities. Artist parents who are juggling their art practice, careers, domestic tasks, caregiving, and carving out time for self-care are invited to submit their work. 

Those Who Tend will be presented at Warnes Contemporary in Brooklyn on April 24, 2025 and will run for approximately six to eight weeks. This exhibition will be actively promoted through social media on Visionary Art Collective, Warnes Contemporary, and the Artist/Mother Podcast. Additionally, a select number of artists will be chosen for an exclusive interview on the Artist/Mother podcast and featured in New Visionary Magazine.

Eligibility: This opportunity is open to artists who identify as parents and caregivers based in the United States. We welcome artists of all career levels to apply.

We accept all 2D & 3D mediums, including painting, drawing, photography, digital, prints, fiber art, collage, mixed media, sculpture, ceramics, and installation art. We do not accept film or video at this time. 

This exhibition will be curated by Kaylan Buteyn, artist, curator, and founder of the Artist/Mother Podcast and Kinhouse Artist Residency. Buteyn’s work investigates physical representations of generational care through paintings, quilts, domestic textiles, abstraction and collage. She has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions at galleries that include Peep Space in Tarrytown, NY, Ground Floor Gallery in Nashville, TN, Janice Charach Gallery in Detroit, MI, Spilt Milk in Edinburgh, Scotland, among others. She has been the recipient of artist grants from the Indiana Arts Commission and Metro Arts Nashville and her work has been featured in publications including Milked Mag and Create Magazine. In 2019, as a social extension of her art practice, Buteyn founded the Artist/Mother Podcast sharing interviews of working artists who are mothers. Buteyn has spent the last 7 years facilitating community for artists in many forms including creating exhibition opportunities for artists worldwide, organizing a critique group program for hundreds of participants, facilitating virtual programming, in-person artist retreats and more. Buteyn is the founder of the Kinhouse Artist Residency and co-directs Kinhouse Gallery in Fort Wayne, IN. She holds a BA in Communications and a BA in Studio Art from Houghton College and an MFA from the New Hampshire Institute of Art. She lives with her partner and their 3 children in Fort Wayne, IN. 

Commission: 

Artwork included in this exhibition must be for sale. The artist will receive 50% of profit from sold artwork and Warnes Contemporary will receive 50%. Selected artists will sign a consignment agreement prior to the exhibition, and must  include a return shipping label upon mailing their artwork to the gallery. 

Additional info:

You may submit 1-2 images of your work for $22, 3-4 images for $25, or 5-6 images for $28.

Requirements:

• Please be sure to include high-quality images of your work, 72 DPI, minimum 800 pixels wide
• All 2D images must be cropped to show only the artwork
• 3D work must be photographed against a white background
• Bio, 300 words max
• Artist Statement, 300 words max
• Files no larger than 10 MB

Artists will be notified eight to ten weeks after the deadline. All communication regarding this exhibition will take place via Submittable. 

Visionary Art Collective’s mission is to connect contemporary art with education. The submission fees we receive go towards funding our platform, and enable us to continue providing opportunities and free educational resources to artists and educators around the world.

Questions? Email us: admin@visionaryartcollective.com