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LOCAL Friday 27 November 2020

COVID: Collecting Our Voices in the Caribbean and its Diaspora

ORANJESTAD — The Museums Association of – Painting
the Caribbean (MAC) invites all artists to submit – Drawing
work(s) for consideration in a virtual exhibition – Sculpture
that will exist on the MAC website and will be – Photography
projected at various sites throughout the Carib- – Digital artwork
bean. We will also accept written works (poetry/es-
says), video works and sound pieces/files.
The COVID pandemic has created an unprec-
edented moment within our time; its impact has GUIDELINES FOR APPLICATION
been felt throughout the world. Knowing that • All entries must be submitted electronically.
artwork can sometimes convey what words • Work should either relate to the topic (i.e.
cannot, this project aims to illuminate how peo- older works dealing with themes of sickness,
ple in the Caribbean and its Diaspora are living health, crisis, wellness) or have been made
and moving through this crisis through creative during the current pandemic.
expression. • Artist should provide name, a short biogra-
• What artistic ways have you found to phy, website or email.
“speak out” or express solidarity and compas- • Artist should provide a short description of
sion? their artwork(s) (maximum 500 words).
• How have these difficult times inspired • Artists may submit up to 3 pieces of original
you to look within and towards the community? artwork per submission.
• What global points of connections, past • Multiple submissions are allowed, however
and present, are being amplified? each submission has a processing fee of
The final exhibition will represent 60 artists: 10 $15.
from the Anglophone Caribbean; 10 from the • There is no age limit for applicants.
Francophone; 10 from the Spanish-speaking; 10 • Submitted artwork images should be high
from the Dutch; 10 from the African diaspora definition (jpeg,tiff or gif, 300 DPI or greater
and 10 spaces are held for media that do not fit and 3.5+ inches in size) and photographed • Maximum file size for any individual image
the usual categories (see below) against a plain (preferably white) back- is 2 MB.
Submission Deadline: November 30TH, 2020. ground. • Video and sound files must be less than 20
Artists will be notified of jury decisions by • Please give proper dimensions and media MB and under 3 minutes in length.
end January 2021 and the exhibition will be in labels.
launched in March 2021. • Text submissions are also accepted (doc, For more information go to www. caribbean-
MAC will accept images of the following: docx, pdf, text). museums.com.q