ZOZOBRA II

Deadline: 31/05/2026

Country: Canada  |  Adam Strange

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Zozobra is a Spanish word for distress. This call is for artists to step up and fulfill their duty as harbingers of truth and guardians of cultural history against the growing threats of totalitarianism and environmental destruction.

ZOZOBRA II: A Call for Art

The level of anxiety is growing, distress is transforming groups and communities as violence and corruption corrodes the appearance of normalcy. Just how long will western leaders continue undermining democracy, rupturing the rules-based international order, and provoking a global shift toward fascism over oil, money, power and greed. How long will citizens tolerate it?

This call is for artists to step up and fulfill their duty as harbingers of truth and guardians of cultural history against the growing threats of totalitarianism and environmental destruction.

Eligibility: 

  • This opportunity is open to artists worldwide over the age of 18.
  • Deadline to submit: May 31, 2026 midnight.
  • Artists receive promotion through the Suture Zone website.  
  • Selected artists also receive a personal profile page on the website.
  • You may submit up to 2 pieces per submission, along with artist info.
  • Entry is free. Each submission includes up to 2 artworks.
  • Artist can submit more than once if he or she would like more than 2 artworks to be considered.
  • Inclusion will require the payment of a $35 CAD Participation Fee, per submission, to be included in the exhibition.
  • Participation fees are NOT refundable. The entry fee contributes to the on-going web service fees, our team to maintain it and promotion of the site and exhibitions.
  • Suture Zone looks for originality, mastery of medium, strong overall design and composition, creative and clear interpretation of theme and a solid, arresting impression and intention in each artwork.

 

About Suture Zone

Suture Zone is an online gallery and publication based in Canada. Suture Zone has been created to fill a perceived gap in the art world in which artists with a message of social change or political content are caught in the void of galleries not addressing global, political and existential issues, and a lack of media outlets for promotion and dissemination of critical artistic responses to the despotism growing in the world.

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Who is eligible for this opportunity?
This opportunity is open to artists worldwide over the age of 18.
When is the deadline?
May 31, 2026 midnight.
How many works can I submit?
You may submit up to 2 pieces per submission.
How much does it cost? Submission details.
Entry is free.
Each submission includes up to 2 artworks.
Artist can submit more than once if he or she would like more than 2 artworks to be considered.
Inclusion will require the payment of a $35 CAD Participation Fee, per submission, to be included in the exhibition.
Participation fees are NOT refundable.
What publicity will be provided as part of the opportunity?
The exhibited work will be presented on the Suture Zone website and promotion on social media. The main purpose is to create an archive and digital legacy of artwork and create physical publications as anthologies of a particular year.
What are the selection criteria?
Suture Zone looks for originality, mastery of medium, strong overall design and composition, creative and clear interpretation of theme and a solid, arresting impression and intention in each artwork.

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