Women in Arts Magazine Issue 02: Home

About this call

Women in Arts Network, which has published three printed artist books of women artists and launched Women in Arts Magazine with Issue 01, invites submissions for Issue 02 of its print magazine, themed Home. The theme can be read literally or loosely: a place, a person, a memory, a culture, a body, a language or a feeling of belonging, the home you came from, left or are building. Selected artists are published in Issue 02 with their works, biography and artist statement, listed in the index of artists, and promoted on Women in Arts Network's Instagram through a video feature and an editorial post and in its email newsletter. Every selected artist is automatically considered for the Women in Arts Magazine Award: one artist receives US$500, a 4-page spread in Issue 02 and a published interview. Submissions are reviewed by the Women in Arts Network editorial team in three rounds, on the work and how it speaks to the theme; career stage, representation and social media following are not considered.

Who can apply

• Open to applicants of any nationality
• Medium: Painting / Drawing / Printmaking / Mixed Media / Sculpture / Ceramics / Textile / Photography / New Media / Installation
• Entry fee: $35
• Open to women artists aged 18 and over, including women-identifying and non-binary artists, based in any country, with no restrictions on nationality or residence, at every stage (students, self-taught, emerging, mid-career and established); representation, formal training and exhibition history are not required. One submission per artist, of up to 3 works, which must be the artist's own original work with all rights held by the artist; previously exhibited, published or posted work is accepted and works need not be made for this call. All visual art mediums are accepted; installation, video or performance should be submitted as documentation images or video stills. Work made with digital tools, including AI, is accepted where the artist's own creative authorship is central. Images: JPEG, at most 5 MB each, at least 3000 pixels on the longest side, unedited with no filters, named Firstname_Lastname_Title.jpg. Also required: title, year, medium and dimensions for each work, a biography of up to 100 words in the third person, an artist statement of up to 150 words in the first person, links, and city and country of residence; the form also asks for date of birth, address and a photo of yourself (no selfies). The submission fee is US$35 for up to 3 works, paid with the form and non-refundable; there are no fees after selection, and printed copies are optional at a contributor rate. The form also offers an optional, non-refundable US$19 add-on for a separate interview feature on the network's website, subject to selection. Artists keep copyright and grant a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to reproduce selected works in Issue 02 and its promotion. Selected artists must confirm within 7 days of notification. Results are to be announced.