2020 sees the 90th anniversary of the painting American Gothic by Grant Wood. In August 1930 Grant Wood spotted the Gothic or Venetian style of window glazing bars at the front of an otherwise ordinary house in a small town in Iowa. Working against the conceit of the architectural style he embarked on a conceptual art project to portray the kind of person for whom, he imagined the house might have been built. This call is about your conceptual journey from Grant Wood's image to a work that you are submitting.

We look for one image for each artist to be supported by a statement of the research and process by which you developed this work together with your contact details. In these Covid days it is not practical to build a physical exhibition and so this collection will be published in hardback book form and as an online representation of the print format.

We will collect a selection of responses to this call as a showcase opportunity for you as an artist. We look for one image for each artist to be supported by a statement of the research and process by which you developed this work together with your contact details. In these Covid days it is not practical to build a physical exhibition and so this collection will be published in hardback book form and as an online representation of the print format. This means that international contributions are welcome and our editors are keen to assist artists from outside the English-speaking world.

There are no charges for submission or, if selected inclusion. Each selected artist will receive a copy of the book, free of all charges and further copies will be made available at a concessional price for the artist’s own use as promotion or gift. The book will carry an ISBN barcode, be available through Nielsen's Bookfinder, and may be eligible for DACS payments.

Each artist retains all copyright in their words and image, the publisher owns the copyright in the published book and may use any artist's contribution only in the context of the promotion of the book.