Deadline: 1-Jun-22
JAM Humanities invites visual, literary, and performing arts submissions for their virtual exhibition, Reproductive Justice is for Everyone!, an international exhibition in the JAM Museum.
Reproductive Justice is for Everyone! asks artists to explore the myriad manifestations, experiences, emotions, and meanings of reproductive justice from present day struggles and organizing to the aspirational and everything in between.
Reproductive justice centers intersectionality and the experiences of people who are often marginalized in society, including people of color, people who are poor, and people who are queer and and trans. It calls attention to many aspects of reproductive health that are often overlooked, such as maternal death rate disparities for Black women in the US, discrimination in pregnancy healthcare for men who are transgender, economic barriers to abortion and prenatal care for people who are poor, stigmas surrounding menstruation, and effects of poverty and institutional violence on children.
There is no fee for submission. Artists may submit up to 2 of their own works for consideration; artwork may be solo or collaborative.
Eligibility Criteria
- JAM Humanities welcome submissions that interpret reproductive justice in broad and universal terms, as well as interpretations that are deeply personal. All accepted work must be choice-affirming, as well as gender-affirming. Because reproductive justice affects people of all genders, we ask artists to use gender-neutral language in general in their descriptions, titles, etc.
- They will accept submissions from artists around the world who work in all mediums, including but not limited to sculpture, ceramics, fibers, metal, painting, drawing, printmaking, collage, writing, poetry, film and video, performance, installation, etc.
- This exhibition will be juried; all artwork will be evaluated based on creativity and artwork quality, and how well the submitted work relates to and engages with issues relating to reproductive justice.
Important Dates
- This exhibition will be juried; notification of acceptance will be sent by email by July 15, 2022. The exhibit will open on August 15, 2022
For more information, visit https://www.jamhumanities.org/rj/