OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS: REVERENCE

SUBMISSIONS DUE SEPTEMBER 14

Exhibition from April – July 2027

Submissions Due on September 14

Entry Fee $25

As this will be a sight-specific installation, we encourage artists to wait before starting on any new pieces for this show.

Artists will create unique pieces for display in this exhibition, where each painting will be a “panel” in the windows. When accepted, artists will be provided with specific dimensions for their works. Canvas sizes will range from 33 x 10″ to 60 x 44″

Please submit three examples of your work, an artist bio, and CV.

Reverence is a state of deep admiration in which art can often express where words cannot fully reach. The act of creating art and the act of worship are not wholly separate; both arise from a desire to encounter mystery, meaning, and that which lies beyond ourselves. Throughout human history, art has long since given form to awe, fear, faith and search for the sacred.

From the walls of prehistoric caves to the ceilings of temples, shrines, and sanctuaries, humanity has long used images, symbols, and objects to grapple with the divine. Art has served not only as decoration but as a practice of devotion and exploration.

In the exhibition Reverence, we invite artists whose work engages with these themes in ways both personal and universal. Whether rooted in spiritual practice, ritual, nature, memory, or profound human experience, we seek works that embody a sense of awe and contemplation.

The gallery will become a sanctuary of artwork, where each piece is presented as though it were a stained-glass window. Together, these works will form a constellation of perspectives, inviting viewers into quiet reflection and reverence.

As this will be a sight-specific installation, we encourage artists to wait before starting on any new pieces for this show. Artists will create unique pieces for display in this exhibition, where each painting will be a “panel” in the windows. When accepted, artists will be provided with specific dimensions for their works. Canvas sizes will range from 33 x 10″ to 60 x 44″

Please submit three examples of your work, an artist bio, and CV.

*Featured stained glass windows from Fourth United Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, TN