Digital Compilation | Open call
We invite you to join our Artist-in-Residence, Cindy Bonaparte, in contributing to our upcoming healing justice arts program, Sowing Seeds of Care and Refusal.
We will select up to 20 artists in this open call to submit work for digital display in conjunction with the in-person exhibition running June 1 - September 28, 2024. This digital exhibit will run as a 10 minute video compilation of submitted work. This video will be displayed in our gallery space and online during the program run at Sovern LA. Artists can submit art in any medium. We encourage image & audio visual submissions from performance artists, poets, and writers as well, in short form, up to 30 seconds for video.
As part of the application, linked above, all artists, including visual artists submitting still images of work, are asked to submit an audio recorded response to a prompt related to the show theme to accompany their work submissions.
Performance artists are strongly encouraged to propose a live performance piece as part of programing for the show and can use the application link above to apply.
Sowing Seeds of Care and Refusal is an invitation for artists and viewers to engage with the Dagara Medicine Wheel to explore how we care based on each person’s gifts. This program offers a space to reconcile our higher purpose with our actions, emphasizing the interconnectedness of our collective well-being.
This exhibition and related programs are made possible through The Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture’s Community Impact Arts Grant. This exhibit and related programs aim to spotlight works that reflect themes of collective care. In alignment with Sovern’s mission to foster dialogue and change utilizing art as a modality for healing justice, we hope to create synergies and dialogues between artists whose practices complement and intersect with each other, facilitating collaborative opportunities and enriching the viewer experience. Our chosen presentation formats are designed to foster participatory experiences for audiences. Artists will have the opportunity to collaborate on public programs that engage the community in reflection and conversation.
Exhibition Run Dates
June 1 - September 28, 2024
Deadline for Submission
May 13, 2024
Curator
Cindy Bonaparte
Theme
If your purpose and gifts were cared for more, what do you imagine that would look or feel like? What might that inspire? What might you have to refuse or let go of to give more care to the world around you? How do you define care in terms of the results you wish to see now and in the future.
The Work
Artists can submit art in any medium. Please submit audio files in .mp3 format, video files in .mp4 format, and images as high resolution .jpgs. Proposals will not be accepted, only completed works.
*Any audio recording will only be shared publicly as part of the exhibition and maintained as archived with the artist. No portion of your voice recording will be used without your consent.
We will select up to 20 artists in this open call to submit work for digital display in conjunction with the in-person exhibition running June 1 - September 28, 2024. This digital exhibit will run as a 10 minute video compilation of submitted work. This video will be displayed in our gallery space and online during the program run at Sovern LA. Artists can submit art in any medium. We encourage image & audio visual submissions from performance artists, poets, and writers as well, in short form, up to 30 seconds for video.
As part of the application, linked above, all artists, including visual artists submitting still images of work, are asked to submit an audio recorded response to a prompt related to the show theme to accompany their work submissions.
Performance artists are strongly encouraged to propose a live performance piece as part of programing for the show and can use the application link above to apply.
Sowing Seeds of Care and Refusal is an invitation for artists and viewers to engage with the Dagara Medicine Wheel to explore how we care based on each person’s gifts. This program offers a space to reconcile our higher purpose with our actions, emphasizing the interconnectedness of our collective well-being.
This exhibition and related programs are made possible through The Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture’s Community Impact Arts Grant. This exhibit and related programs aim to spotlight works that reflect themes of collective care. In alignment with Sovern’s mission to foster dialogue and change utilizing art as a modality for healing justice, we hope to create synergies and dialogues between artists whose practices complement and intersect with each other, facilitating collaborative opportunities and enriching the viewer experience. Our chosen presentation formats are designed to foster participatory experiences for audiences. Artists will have the opportunity to collaborate on public programs that engage the community in reflection and conversation.
Exhibition Run Dates
June 1 - September 28, 2024
Deadline for Submission
May 13, 2024
Curator
Cindy Bonaparte
Theme
If your purpose and gifts were cared for more, what do you imagine that would look or feel like? What might that inspire? What might you have to refuse or let go of to give more care to the world around you? How do you define care in terms of the results you wish to see now and in the future.
The Work
Artists can submit art in any medium. Please submit audio files in .mp3 format, video files in .mp4 format, and images as high resolution .jpgs. Proposals will not be accepted, only completed works.
*Any audio recording will only be shared publicly as part of the exhibition and maintained as archived with the artist. No portion of your voice recording will be used without your consent.
Curator
Cindy Bonaparte Cindy Bonaparte (b. 1985, California) is an artist and educator engaged in Eastern and Afro-indigenous healing philosophies. Her artistic practice includes sculpture, ceramics, collage and installations depicting figurative and organic forms. Across disciplines, her focus on the Black female body points to a return to an uncommodified relationship with the earth and currency. Bonaparte uses natural materials such as fabric, paper and clay to explore themes of heritage, family, identity and relationship with Afro-indigenous practices and spirits. A current material of interest, a raw clay vein found while tending the earth of her Los Angeles neighborhood, has deepened Cindy’s relationship with the land, locality and art process. Bonaparte has participated in group presentations with Sovern LA (2022), the Los Angeles County Arts Department (2023) and Charlie James Gallery (2023). Her solo exhibition Black, Sanctity & Trust at the Crenshaw Dairy Mart (2021) served as an altar for healing the Black body and womb. She is a 2023-24 SoLA Contemporary SEED Artist, an artist–in–residence with Sovern LA, and is a California Arts Council’s Individual Artist Fellow. |
Sovern LA is a nonprofit intersectional community center and gallery, located in LA’s West Adams district, focused on supporting Black and Indigenous women and gender expansive people of color. Fueled by a passion for justice, equality and creative expression, our organization is driven by the collective determination to center healing justice, challenge systemic barriers, empower artists of color and amplify their impact for collective wellbeing. By building a community that uplifts and celebrates diverse voices, we aim to reshape the art world in Los Angeles and beyond, creating a more inclusive and equitable space where artists and communities can thrive together.
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