CALL FOR SUBMISSION
OF CATHARSIS AND HEALING
PRESENTED BY VISUAL ARTS OF SOUTH ASIA (VASA) – ARTS FESTIVAL
September 19, 2023 – October 7, 2023
‘Of Catharsis and Healing’ explores how artists create a new impression of normalcy and reality through their art practices to heal and leave behind the upheaval of emotions and fear that has surrounded us in the last three years.
ABOUT US
VASA Arts Festival aims to bring South Asia’s culturally rich and artistically diverse vibrant art and culture to the Canadian mainstream. This year, we invite artists to share art that explores the personal catharsis and healing they have experienced while navigating through the new normal we all face today.
A curated exhibition OF CATHARSIS AND HEALING welcomes submissions of original artworks from professional, emerging and amateur artists across Canada. Artworks may include painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, textiles and mixed media.
We would also like to offer an opportunity for select participating artists to facilitate online workshops of their art form or art practices. Artists facilitating the workshops will be paid an honorarium. Please express your interest and details of the workshop here
SUBMISSION IS FREE. VIEW IMPORTANT DATES BELOW:
Deadline for entry: August 23, 2023 (11:59 pm Eastern Time)
Notification of Selection: on or before September 1, 2023
Artwork Drop off: September 16, 2023, from 1 pm – 4 pm
Artwork Pick up: October 7, 2023, from 5 pm – 7 pm
Exhibition Dates: September 19, 2023 – October 7, 2023
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR SELECTION
- Artists can submit up to 3 images of original artworks, of which up to 2 artworks may be selected to be a part of the exhibition. Artworks must be Original, created in the last 3 years, and not appeared in prior exhibitions. Artworks should not exceed size 36×36 inches; due to space constraints, a limited number of large artworks will be selected.
- Send your submissions here
- Name your submission images with your first and last name, followed by the title of the work. Image files should have a minimum resolution of 72 dpi.
- Results will be emailed with further information no later than August 18, 2023. The curator will appraise artworks per the exhibition theme while looking for creativity that successfully represents the theme’s objective along with technical skill, form and concept.
FINAL SUBMISSION
- If you are accepted, by submitting your entry, you give VASA – Arts Festival the right to publish your images for publicity purposes for the current year and within all future promotions.
- Artwork must arrive with appropriate hardware ready for display. 2-Dimensional work must be to hang. Photographs should be professionally mounted and framed.
- VASA reserves the right to refuse artworks that arrive in an unsuitable condition for display in a gallery setting.
- Accepted entries must remain on display until the final day of the exhibition.
ABOUT THE CURATOR
As an art professional Aparna Rangnekar’s style has developed from her connection to her Indian heritage and her desire to create art across a variety of genres and substrates as a mode of exploring form, texture and different mediums. While her early works have been an array of abstract and expressionist experimentation, she has returned to her original passion of creating large-scale murals using vibrant colours and bold textures to create striking compositions over the last few years.
A compassionate art educator, Aparna also engages with various art groups and not-for-profit organizations promoting Arts and Culture in the community. She has conceptualized and facilitated several community art projects in the Greater Toronto Area, at the Vibrant Brampton South Asian Cultural Festival and for Ontario Culture Days in Milton. Her recent projects include creating murals for Arts Milton’s Public Art project Exclusively Inclusive and Gerrard India Bazaar BIA’s project Adivasi Akruti Art Jam.
ABOUT US
Now in its seventh year Visual Arts of South Asia (VASA) – Arts Festival is an initiative by the Arts & Culture Initiative of South Asia (ACISA), the organizers of the very successful Vibrant Brampton Festival to create awareness and appreciation for South Asian Art and foster inter-cultural understanding that is integral to Canada and its diversity.
Visual Arts of South Asia (VASA) – Arts Festival and exhibition aims to introduce the unique flavour of South Asian art to mainstream art aficionados by showcasing South Asian-influenced art created by Canadian artists from different cultures. The event showcases South Asian culture as it evolves in this country and integrates with Canadian values.
ABOUT THE CURATOR
As an art professional, Aparna Rangnekar’s style has developed from her connection to her Indian heritage and her desire to create art across various genres and substrates to explore form, texture, and different mediums. While her early works have been an array of abstract and expressionist experimentation, she has returned to her original passion of creating large-scale murals using vibrant colours and bold textures to create striking compositions over the last few years.
A compassionate art educator, Aparna also engages with various art groups and not-for-profit organizations promoting Arts and Culture in the community. She has conceptualized and facilitated several community arts projects in the Greater Toronto Area, at the Vibrant Brampton South Asian Cultural Festival and for Ontario Culture Days in Milton.
Aparna Rangnekar
Festival Director & Curator
Website: www.vasaartsfestival.ca
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Email: vasaartsfestival@gmail.com