November Open Call: Noise

Our November Open Call, “Noise," has been created by our 34 Gallery Staff to explore sensory disturbances that impact our emotional state and mental health. This month, we are particularly interested in works by artists utilizing this art therapy open call to address: Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Insomnia & Parasomnia. 

Themes: This theme explores unexpected sensory disturbances in external life that alter our mood, emotions and overall well-being. As artists, we already know that our world can be volatile, loud and demanding. 

• A body of compelling research confirms that exposure to noise can seriously impact the central nervous system. 

Artists in this call are invited to ask themselves what noise signifies. Explore the sensory elusiveness of everyday conversation, the brash clang of environmental shifts, the unknown sounds in the night that keep us awake. Works should depict the human relationship between external presentation and internal perception, the dance of maintaining sanity when the world around us seems too loud. Create works that authenticate the intangible nuance of being human. Show us what noise means. 

Remember: Artists create Golden Ages. Join us in starting one! Let's remind humanity to embrace the light of who we are. Your artistic advocacy with us can and will make a difference. As a Mental Health Art Gallery, we are asking Creatives to mobilize to help save lives at this time. Someone seeing your work can be inspired to keep going with hope and resilience despite their mental health struggles. 

Requirements: Open Medium. Fine Art, Poetry, Audiovisual, Short Film & A.I. Artwork Accepted.  Submit up to 3 artworks or poems by October 31st. Include the following questions in your cover letter: 

• Your artist name, artwork titles, and website/social media links.  
• 1 - 2 paragraphs describing the creative process regarding your work & how it fits with the Open Call Theme. 
• 1 - 2 paragraphs on your experience of noise and its effect regarding PTSD, anxiety, phobias, nightmares, or insomnia along with your coping mechanisms for these situations. 

Selected artists will be notified by November 10th. 

Restrictions: 

• Be advised that this open call also includes a global youth & adult audience. 
• Works that are sexually graphic and/or advocate violence (self or others), discrimination, or hatred (societal/gender/religious/cultural) of any kind will be disqualified.
• File Type: .MP4, .JPG, .PNG --File Size: Up to 100 MB for art & audiovisual submissions; Word, Google Docs, .PDF for poetry.