PULP STICTION: CALL FOR ART SUBMISSION
Collage was conceived in defiance and it has since belonged to those who refuse to accept the world on the terms it was handed to them. You take what exists. You tear it apart. You rebuild your reality. That is the tradition you are working in.
This is a national open call for collage artists. There is no entry fee. We are looking for work that engages, in whatever way feels true to you, with collage as an act of resistance. That could mean political dissent. It could mean personal survival. Cultural reclamation. Grief. Rage. Community. Joy. The refusal to be erased. There is no single correct answer. The tradition is wide and it belongs to everyone.
This exhibition will be presented at Hopkins Hall Gallery on the campus of The Ohio State University, one of the largest public universities in the country. We can think of no better place to ask hard questions about power, money, and who gets to make culture.
Collage and collage-adjacent work are both welcome. Collage-adjacent means any work where collage methodology is central, even if the final form extends beyond paper and glue. Mixed media, textile, zine, and digital collage built from found or photographed material all qualify. If your process involves taking existing material apart and reassembling it into something new, you are in the right place. Not sure if your work qualifies? Submit it and let your artist statement do the talking.
We believe that paying artists is part of resistance. Every selected exhibiting artist will receive a stipend. The budget is public. You can read exactly where every dollar goes at the link below this form.
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I decided that, if I’m going to ask you for monetary support, you should know exactly where your donations are going. This is a breakdown of all planned expenses, artist stipends, ad contingencies. The “Amount Raised” column shows what I can currently pay everyone based on the amount that’s been raised (please help me pay these lovely folks).