Ghost in the Classical Body: Group Exhibition Open Call, Round II

About this call

Culturally Arts Collective invites submissions for Ghost in the Classical Body, a virtual group exhibition about how the conventions of the classical figure persist in contemporary image-making. The curators trace the classical body from Greek workshops and Roman copyists through the Renaissance studio and the nineteenth-century academy, alongside the Byzantine and Slavic icon tradition, and ask where those older conventions survive inside new technology: the contrapposto in a motion-capture pose, the Madonna's tilt of the head in a selfie, the plaster smoothness of a rendered skin. They are looking for artists whose work shows a real working relationship with that inheritance, whether from academy or atelier training, a visual tradition absorbed in childhood, or moving between cities and cultures. Hand-made and digitally born works will be hung side by side. All mediums are welcome, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, video, installation and 3D scanning; the figure should be present, though it may be fragmented, abstracted, veiled or only implied. The curatorial team is Olga Abramova and Andrea Maiello. Selected artists get a social media campaign highlighting each artist, and purchase inquiries are directed to the artist with no commission split.

Who can apply

• Open to applicants of any nationality
• Medium: Painting / Drawing / Sculpture / Photography / Video / Installation / New Media / Mixed Media
• Entry fee: $16
• Open to artists internationally. Submit up to five artwork images (each file up to 15MB) with an artist photo; the statement and bio are optional at submission and requested later if accepted. The figure should be present in the work, though it may be fragmented, abstracted, veiled or only implied. Application fee: General $16, Student $12; members can use a members' code for a free submission.