Giddy Arts invites submissions for a group exhibition exploring responses to climate change - from emotional landscapes to hopeful futures. Open to emerging and underrepresented artists working in all 2D visual art forms.

We are pleased to advertise an open call for a new exhibition Seeds of Change at Giddy Arts, a refill & eco shop, cafe and gallery space in Saltaire.

We are inviting submissions from emerging and underrepresented artists, working in 2D formats to respond to the theme of climate change in all its complexity - from fear and grief to regeneration and hope.

This exhibition will be curated in the downstairs gallery at Giddy Arts, with a focus on thoughtful, imaginative, and visually engaging work that invites audiences to reflect on the climate crisis and our relationship with the natural world.

Theme: Responding to Climate Change

Artists are invited to explore the emotional, political, material, or conceptual impacts of Climate Change.

You might consider:

• Personal emotions or anxieties about the future of the planet 
• Local environmental changes (floods, droughts, deforestation, loss of green spaces)
• Imagining alternative futures, resilience or ecological hope
• Sustainable making practices: using found/recycled materials or natural processes 
• Translating data, science, or headlines into visual language 
• Humanity's shifting relationship with nature: loss, care or responsibility 
• Contrasts in our landscapes: urban/rural, synthetic/natural, decay/regrowth 

Submission Guidelines: 

• Open to artists working in 2D visual formats: painting, print, drawing, photography, digital art, mixed media, textiles 
• Artists may submit up to 2 works for consideration 
• Maximum size: A1 (59.4 x 84.1cm) due to space limitations 
• All works must be ready to hang 
• There is no submission fee 
• Giddy Arts will take a 40% commission fee on any work sales 

Key Dates:

• Submission dates: Opening from Saturday 23rd August - Saturday 27th September
• Successful selection notification by Sunday, 05th October 
• Drop off dates for Artwork: Monday 13th - Sunday 19th October
• Installation dates: Monday 20th - Weds 22nd October
• Exhibition dates and Private view to be confirmed