CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: The Art of Sharing: food, knowledge, stories, space (working title)
Root Division invites artists working in all media to submit work for The Art of Sharing: food, knowledge, stories, space (working title), to be presented at Root Division in Spring 2024.
Presented in conjunction with TASTE, Root Division’s annual culinary event, The Art of Sharing: food, knowledge, stories, space (working title), examines the intimate act of preparing and sharing food with others, and the rituals, traditions, and conversations that accompany it.
Across time, culture, and geographical location, the act of preparing and sharing food and drink with others is a universal phenomenon that creates many opportunities for connection. From learning a cultural recipe from a relative and conversations about politics that occur at the dinner table, to the physical act of sharing a meal, this exhibition invites artists to reflect on sharing food and its connections to culture, politics, community, knowledge-sharing, history, tradition, ritual, ceremony, resilience, resistance, and related topics. Applicants are welcome to interpret the theme in a metaphorical and/or literal sense.
Priority Deadline: Monday, January 15, 2024, 11:59 pm
Exhibition dates: March 27 – April 18, 2024
2nd Saturday Opening Reception: April 13, 2024
TASTE event: Thursday April 18, 2024
Artists will be notified if they were accepted within two weeks of the deadline.
HOW TO APPLY
Submissions are accepted through a Digital Application Form.
What to include in your application:
- Email Address
- Full Name, Artist Name (if different than full name) and Pronouns
- Mailing address
- Phone number
- Website and social media handle (if you have one)
- Support material: up to 4 images, including the work intended for the exhibition and if you like, images of previous work. Please know that total images are 4 regardless of combinations of previous work with intended works. All images must be labeled with artwork title, image description, media/materials (example paint on canvas), dimensions of the work listed as Height x Width ( x Depth if applicable) in inches, and year. You may submit a link to a 3-minute section of video or audio.
- Resume up to 2 pages
- Artist Statement up to 1 page
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.