El Comalito Collective is looking to showcase the amazing works created by the women of our communities. “Muxeres: Conversations on Identity” will be a show about the intersections of identity that many women face (class, race, gender, sexuality, etc.). It will focus on women whose identities don’t fit into the polarized dominant narrative. How do muxeres deal with their intersecting identities? The call is for women who use art as a method of communicating their ideas about this topic. The work may include celebration, unresolved feelings, and lingering conflict in regards to identities. This is open to all women. Transwomen and gender non-conforming folks highly encouraged to submit.
Exhibition will run from September 2nd, 2017 – September 30th, 2017 DEADLINE to Submit: July 15th, 2017. We will notify those whose work has been selected via email no later than July 20th, 2017.*
HOW TO SUBMIT:
Email ElComalitoCollective@gmail.com the following, using “Muxeres” in the subject line:
. Name, email, phone number and location (for print and promotional materials)
. A Picture to be used along with your Bio
. A Brief Bio and Artist Statement of no more than 350 words each . A Brief Description of each piece submitted.
.Limit is up to 2 submissions with high resolution images of each, with titles, media, dimensions and prices
. We will accept all forms of media but we are a small humble gallery so we ask that the work submitted be no bigger than 3ft x 3ft in size . All selected artists are responsible for getting their work to El Comalito Collective (Vallejo, CA) by Sunday, August 6th and for picking up their work no later than Sunday, October 8th, 2017 during our regular business hours. After October 8th a $5 storage fee per piece per day will apply. . All work needs to be ready to exhibit (framed and/or ready to hang with all hardware provided).
* El Comalito Collective collects a 30% commission for all sales during the exhibit and will email selected artists an Artist agreement with all of the terms for the work. Submitted works do not have to be available for sale.
About the curator: Lorena Cruz
Lorena Cruz Santiago is a Mexican-American artist from Northern California. She received her BFA from Sonoma State University in 2016 and is an MFA candidate at Cranbrook Academy of Art. Through printmaking, photography, and performance, Cruz’s work explores topics of identity, and immigration. Born to two immigrant parents from Oaxaca, Mexico, Cruz creates work that humanizes immigrants, and challenges the structures that deem them . Her work has been featured in the Juried Student Show at Sonoma State University, and El Comalito Collective in Vallejo, California.