Unsilenced Stories 2027: Off the Charts
Canadian Association for Health Humanities, Kelowna, British Columbia (Rotary Centre for the Arts and Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art)
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About this call
Unsilenced Stories 2027: Off the Charts is a national juried exhibition presented by the Canadian Association for Health Humanities, the Rotary Centre for the Arts and the Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, as part of Creating Space 17: Off the Charts. It explores the stories, knowledges and experiences that sit beyond, between and outside the records through which healthcare institutions define human experience, across six themes from Parallel Records to Rewriting the Record. All media are considered. A multidisciplinary jury of artists, health humanities scholars, clinicians and community members selects the work, and the exhibition period is June 1 to October 6, 2027, including installation and deinstallation.
Who can apply
- Canada only
- Medium: Painting / Drawing / Printmaking / Photography / Sculpture / Installation / Video / Performance / Textile / New Media / Mixed Media
- Entry fee: See official site
- Open to emerging, mid-career and established artists with connections to Kanata/Canada. Artists from Indigenous, Black, racialized, disabled, mad, neurodivergent and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities are strongly encouraged to apply. Work must engage one or more of the exhibition themes (Parallel Records; Bodies Beyond Measurement; Memory, Ghosts, and Inheritance; Indigenous Knowledges, Sovereignty, and Relational Care; Counter-Mapping Care; Rewriting the Record). All media considered. Up to three works or series, with up to three images for each. Submit an artist bio (150 words maximum), an artist statement (250 words maximum) linking the work to the themes, a CV (one PDF, maximum three pages recommended), details for each work (title, date, medium, dimensions or duration) and JPEG images (1800px on the shortest side, under 5 MB each, named LastName_Title_1.jpg). The exhibition runs June 1 to October 6, 2027, including installation and deinstallation; artists are notified in late March 2027. Selected artists are invited into the Unsilenced Stories Digital Archive: artists keep full copyright, grant a non-exclusive licence for educational and research purposes, and can have work removed at any time. The public page does not state an entry fee.