"Existentialism" is an exhibition and a publication surrounding the theme and concept of existentialism- what it means in your artistic practice (or work) and how it is portrayed. We encourage you to take the idea as conceptually or literally as possible, as it is a form of creative research on how existentialism as a concept appears in art.

The exhibition will be hosted on our gallery site and promoted on social media (Instagram, X, and LinkedIn).

A publication (as "Existentialism" will be the fourth issuance of the Material Issue) will be created, printed and sent to participating artists.

We will sell a limited number of these issues through our website store. Please see the shipping section for information on how much you will receive.

Successful Participants:

All successful participants will receive a copy of the publication (or multiple copies [see SHIPPING section below]) sent to their address.

All successful participants will have their submitted work published in our publication and online exhibition on Meta Space Gallery’s website.

Fees:

There are no submission fees for this opportunity.

Participation Fee:

If accepted, you must pay £25 (the base fee for up to 3 artworks). If you have submitted more than 3 artworks and have had more than 3 artworks accepted, you must pay £6.50 for each artwork after the third. [3 extra artworks would require you to pay £19.50 more].

The participation fee helps pay for the printing cost and shipping costs. We also have to pay for our web servers, hosting and other costs accrued by the gallery.

Note: Material Issue 3 (Contrast) was much more expensive than we had expected, so the application fees have been increased for new issues of the Material publication. However - this is due to the good quality of the paper and printing.

Shipping:

Every successful artist will receive at least one copy. We offer up to 2 copies for UK artists. Due to prohibitive shipping costs, we do not offer more than one copy to artists outside of the UK unless you are willing to pay for the printing and shipping costs after the first. Please get in touch with us if you wish to acquire more than one or two copies.

Publication Quality:

The publication is A4, perfect-bound with 200gsm inside and 350gsm cover paper.

The publication will be printed by the end of September and shipped off at the start of October. This will vary depending on how many artists we represent in the publication. The more- the later it may be printed due to more editing. 

Online Exhibition:

The online exhibition will be published live once the printing has started. It will last for the entire month of October.

Submission Guidelines

Do not send anything deemed discriminatory or hateful to any group of people.

Make sure that your work can be displayed in digital format and is a high-quality image. Give a thorough description of the work and your artist statement.

You also permit us to post work you have sent onto our website, articles and social media. We retain the right to remove your work from our website for whatever reason(s). However, your work cannot be removed from the publication once it is printed.

Terms and Conditions

Please read the terms and conditions for the exhibition here: https://metaspacegallery.com/2024/08/05/terms-and-conditions

Please read the terms and conditions for Material Issues here: https://metaspacegallery.com/terms-of-conditions-for-material-publication