FLOURISHING
21 SEPTEMBER
2023
to flourish
celebrating living and flourishing together
18 - 29 September
During the September school holidays, the Forest Hill Community Chase Community Space will be beautifully transformed into an engaging art gallery taking us on an exploration of what it means to flourish - as individuals and as a community.
We invite 10 established or emerging artists to submit a piece of work to be exhibited in our pop up gallery at Forest Hill Chase Shopping Centre and in our digital gallery.
People just starting out and creative folk who would like to dabble are invited to submit work to be displayed alongside one another in our virtual gallery and on the community wall. We will be selecting a total of 25 artworks on a first come, first serve basis.
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Performing artists may submit work in video format via youtube to be included in our virtual gallery. There will be opportunity for intimate performances throughout the two week exhibition period. Please contact us to express your interest.
Writers of all genres will have the opportunity to include their work in our virtual reading room as well as provide physical copies for our reading nooks in the Community Space.
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Additionally, the exhibition will include a collaborative community artwork and a series of workshops and art making activities will be offered throughout the duration of the exhibition.
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Together we will delve into the experience of flourish and uncover the moments of connection that create flourishing and how they can be shared with others.
All ages, all mediums, all abilities
to flourish will have impact far beyond that of the exhibition: Artwork will be sold via a silent auction with 40% of funds raised going directly to LifeCare's family violence recovery programs and 35% going directly to you, the artist.
The remaining 25% will go towards financing the exhibition & administration
Follow us on social media
we will be posting ideas and tidbits to get your creative juices flowing as well as activities to be included in the collaborative community artwork.
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Together, we are exploring the idea that "to flourish" is not a destination, or some grand event or life achievement. It is a moment by moment thing and it is seldom realised alone. It is each small interaction and every little step taken. It is the time you didn’t think you could and someone stepped in and showed you different. It is feeling at the end of your tether and somebody says “I’ll help”. It is a smile given, a laugh shared, a shoulder to cry on and an ear to listen. It is that little thing that makes the day feel like life is worth living and gets us up again tomorrow. To flourish is a celebration of our strengths and talents but also of the power of love, friendship and community in bringing them to fruition.
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Submit Your Art
how to get involved
Artistic Medium: Whatever your preferred medium may be—painting, drawing, collage, sculpture, photography, digital art, mixed media, installation art, or something we haven't thought of — we invite you to express yourself in your chosen artistic form.
Theme: "To Flourish" is the theme we invite you to explore. We encourage you to let your imagination run wild and interpret this concept in your own unique way. We can't wait to see your artistic voice come alive!
Submission Process:
ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING ARTISTS:
Applications for established and emerging artists are due no later than midnight FRIDAY 18 AUGUST. Artists are to send a description of the work you propose, an artist statement and either a digital portfolio or a selection of 4 jpg images of your work to: connect@citizencmovement.org Selected artists will be notified by Wednesday 23 August. Works need to be delivered to Forest Hill Chase Community Space no later than 3pm on Friday 15 September.
AMATEUR ARTISTS
Please submit a jpg image of your work to connect@citizencmovement.org and tell us a little something about yourself. It doesn't have to be fancy - just a "hello, this is me". The submission deadline is FRIDAY 25 AUGUST. Selected works will be notified by Friday 1 September and need to be delivered to Forest Hill Chase Community Space no later than 3pm on Friday 15 September.
Selected works:
In addition to your bringing your artwork to the space, you will be asked to please provide us with the following:
Visual Arts
high-quality images or samples of your artwork. These can be taken with a phone camera but please ensure the lighting is decent and there are no shadows over the work. For 3D works, we ask for 3 - 6 images.
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Performing Arts
Please provide video recordings uploaded to YouTube. For audio, please submit files in mp3 format
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Written Word
Please submit work in both word and pdf format. If selected to be a part of the exhibit at The Community Space, you will be asked to provide a printed copy of your work.
Follow us on social media
we will be posting ideas and tidbits to get your creative juices flowing in the lead up.
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