DVAA OPEN CALL FOR ART FOR THE 2026 QUARTER 1 MEMBER EXHIBITION

Hallucinations and Transformations

 

What epiphanies can emerge from your nearest hallucination?

What happens when we shift perspective and question the world we see?

 

Hallucinations and Transformations brings together the work of DVAA members in Gallery 2 to consider how our personal realities – and the realities we share – can morph, evolve, and transform. These works explore what we find when we lift the veil of our personal experience to delve underneath. The chaotic nature of reality often outpaces our predictive capabilities. Our minds seek patterns. Our senses gather perceptions. As we move through life, we tell explanations and stories – to ourselves and to each other. The influence of the known and the unknown can shift, sometimes dramatically. This can lead us into liminal, unclear trajectories. The senses can be disrupted. Visions can emerge – of hope and regeneration, and also of fear and dissolution. We are seeking pieces that grapple with the sometimes shaky nature of reality: how it is informed by different experiences, how it can spiral in and out of control. How might we find resistance through destabilization? How might we build connection through sharing our disruptions? Through motion and process, we explore how imagination and creativity can transform reality.

Guidelines and Submission Requirements 

All artwork must respond to the theme in some way.
The theme can be interpreted in many ways and we look forward to seeing what it brings to mind for you.

  • Submissions are for DVAA members only and there is no submission cost.
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  • Size restrictions
    There is a 36” limitation for wall-mounted artwork, with variable dimensions for non-wall-mounted submissions accepted on a case-by-case basis. We are also accepting video works which can be displayed on a monitor.

  • All work must be ready to install (framed, wired, ready for pedestal, etc).

  • No more than 3 artworks per submission.

  • Members are not guaranteed acceptance into this exhibition.
    Work will be reviewed and selected by the curatorial subcommittee of the Exhibitions Committee.

  • Selected works must be dropped off and picked up within the dates specified below.

Important Dates

Application Deadline Monday, December 8th

Artists Notifed Wednesday, December 10th

Exhibition Runs January 27th - February 22nd

Opening Reception Saturday, January 31st from 5-7pm

Closing Reception Sunday, February 22nd from 12-2pm

Artwork drop off at DVAA December 11th - December 21st during open hours

Artwork pick up at DVAA February 24th - February 26th 11-5pm

SUBMIT HERE