Exhibition Information
The history of art is full of examples of interrelation, “collaboration” and reciprocal influence between exponents of different artistic genres. We could mention poets, novelists and writers in general who have inspired their literature in visual artworks, such as the formidable influence of El Greco on Spanish and universal literature. We can also refer to the frequent exchange of ideas between Picasso and Stravinsky; and to how much the music of Tomás Marco inspired Joaquín Michavila´s paintings.
More recently we can talk about the “collaboration” between artistic partners, such as painter Emilio Vedova and composer Luigi Nono; or the one between painter Jackson Pollock and composer Raphaël Cendo.
But we want you to focus in this exhibition, on poems and song lyrics as sources of inspiration for visual artists.
We invite you to create and submit works of painting, drawing, engraving or collage, inspired by poems or song lyrics. That's the challenge this time.
The resolution of the image of the works you will submit is of great importance, so that their quality and artistic values can be clearly appreciated by the Gallery and the curator. For this reason, images that have a minimum of 1500 pixels are recommended.
Just as important as the quality of the image is the text written by you, in which you will convincingly explain the relationship between your visual artwork and the poem or song lyrics that inspired it. We request to include as part of that text or description the fragments of the poem or the song lyrics that were your source of inspiration.
We want to emphasize that in addition to the artistic and creative values of visual artworks, the Gallery and the curator attaches great importance to the description you submit together with the image. Please take this into account.
We are looking forward to receiving your works, and we wish you many achievements in the creation process, great imagination and inspiration.
Exhibition Terms
Applications:
All artworks must be original and submitted by the author. The artist is responsible for the submission.
For this exhibition, we accept all media.
We highly encourage all artists to accompany all submissions with a supporting statement that explains the relationship between the work and the theme of the exhibition. In making the final decision, the curator will be looking carefully at the supporting statements as well as the actual images.
Applications are accepted on our site until February 28, 2025.
Video: How to Apply to the People & Paintings Exhibition.
The House Artists are allowed to participate in exhibitions with independent curators.
The House Artists will not be able to receive the Gallery Award (where the Gallery is involved in selecting the winner).
Applications:
Applications period: September 30, 2024 - February 28, 2025 - $10 first artwork ($5 for every additional artwork included in the same application).
Exhibition:
Exhibition dates: March 3, 2025 - March 14, 2025
The 20 artworks selected by the Exhibition Curator will be exhibited on the main page rotation banner on our site for the duration of the exhibition.
Within two weeks of the exhibition, each of the 20 selected artworks will also be posted on our main Facebook Page and other media accounts we curate: Gallery Instagram, Gallery Twitter, Gallery Pinterest, Alignable
Prizes and Awards:
1) 20 artworks will be chosen by our Exhibition Curator. Each selected artwork will receive a Certificate of Selection
2) Curator’s Award (Monetary Prize $100)
3) Gallery Award (Monetary Prize $100) - awarded by the Exhibition Curator and People & Paintings Gallery
4) Popular Vote Award (Monetary Prize $50) – will receive the artwork with the most “likes” on this page of our website during the exhibition (March 3, 2025 - March 14, 2025)
We highly recommend posting all applied artworks to our Facebook group “People& Paintings Open”. To help, we added the button “Share” to the application process.
Gallery reserves a right to choose the winner in this category if the numbers of likes in the sources above will be compromised or contested.
Results:
1) The 20 selected artworks will be announced by Sunday, March 2, 2025
2) The “Gallery Prize”, the “Curator’s Award” and the “Popular Vote Award” will be announced by Sunday, March 16, 2025
Additional Information:
After you submit the application, we highly recommend posting each applied artwork to our Facebook group “People& Paintings Open”. To help, we added a button “Share” to the application process.
After the exhibition is over, we will keep the exhibition works available to the audience in the “Previous Exhibitions” section.
After the Exhibition Catalog is ready, you will be able to download it for free from the exhibition page on our site.
Location: Online Exhibition
Exhibition Dates: 03 Mar 2025 - 14 Mar 2025