CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Machismosa
Root Division invites artists working in all media to submit work for Machismosa, to be presented at Root Division in June-July 2026.
In the tradition of chisme as lore, “Machismosa” blends the Machismo into the Chismosa, releasing toxic masculinity’s stronghold in Latinidad through radical storytelling, humor, and survival. This exhibition invites Latine artists to express gender deviance in a playful, celebratory light, unraveling machismo’s rigidity and reimagining it as a tale of fluidity, intimacy, and communal strength. Through multimedia works, these artists recast machismo not as an inescapable mold but as material to be deconstructed, transformed, and reclaimed.
Machismosa is curated Aleo Landeta.
Priority Deadline: March 13, 2026, 11:59 pm
Exhibition dates: June 3 – July 25, 2026
2nd Saturday Opening Reception: June 13, 2026
HOW TO APPLY
Submissions are accepted through Slideroom (Digital Application Form)
What to include in your application:
- Name and Contact Information
- Supporting materials / Work Samples:
- Up to 3 images, including the work intended for the exhibition and if you like, images of previous work.
- Resume
- Artist Statement: How does your work relate to the themes of the exhibition?
- $10 Submission Fee
ABOUT ROOT DIVISION
Root Division is a visual arts non-profit located in San Francisco’s Mid-Market/SoMA District. Root Division’s mission is to empower artists, promote community service, inspire youth, and enrich the Bay Area through engagement in the visual arts.
Root Division’s 2nd Saturday Exhibition Series showcases high caliber work with an emphasis on Bay Area emerging artists reflecting contemporary artistic ideas and current social concerns, in a variety of artistic disciplines, aesthetic sensibilities, and forms of cultural expression. Exhibiting over 350 artists and hosting over 6,000 visitors to the gallery yearly through receptions, gallery hours, artist panels, online exhibitions, and digital programming, this dynamic program continues to grow in its relevance and importance in the careers of Bay Area artists and curators.