One gift virtually everyone can wish for others at this time of year is peace and joy. How do you, as an artist, pass on your joy? What does peace mean to you, and how can you convey that sentiment? Is joy a colour, a landscape, a portrait, a symbol, an animal, a song, a story? Is peace stillness, a sound, a simple palette, a grounding, a scent, a practice, a poem, an unshakable belief— how can you impart that?
Show Dates: Nov 15 – Dec 22, 2024
Opening Public Gala: Saturday, 16 Nov, 2024, 2-4 pm
Submissions Live: 4 October 2024 Submissions close: midnight 1 Nov 2024
Workshop: As part of ArtPod’s Peace+Joy Squared show, we are hosting a drop-in multimedia card-making workshop. BYOS (bring your own supplies- especially card stock!), drink some cider, eat potluck cookies, and be inspired by other artistic souls around you while you create your annual Christmas Cards. Sharing supplies is encouraged! $5 drop-in.
When: December 7th 1-4pm
Where: Event Room upstairs from the ArtPod.
Facilitators: Angela Menzies and Memet Burnett
Juror: Carolyn Houg
Q: How can we increase the world’s peace and joy? A: YOU SQUARE IT!
Please submit your 2D works in square format, any size, on the theme of Peace or Joy. 3D artists may joyfully play with squares in their surface decoration, literally make works in cubes, or make some other innovative artistic interpretation of our show themes.
We will accept any size work, but consider submitting pieces of a consistent size so we can display them as mini-sets. For this show, each artist will be allowed to submit up to four works for consideration to our juror.