Visionary Art Collective is a contemporary art & artist development company based in New York City. Our mission is to uplift artists through magazine features, exhibitions, podcast interviews, and our mentorship programs.

In this exhibition, we’re celebrating the true definition of emergence - a process of coming into being. For many artists, the creative practice provides a space for new ideas and discoveries to surface, grow, and materialize. Whether it be a painting, sculpture, photograph, or installation, art has the innate ability to turn the metaphysical into the physical. We’re seeking work that explores the notion of emergence by taking abstract ideas and turning them into a physical form. Our virtual exhibit will be a culmination of representational, figurative, abstract, and conceptual work.

Eligibility: This opportunity is open to artists of all backgrounds and experience levels. We accept submissions from artists around the world as we are an online art platform. Must be 18+ to submit.

We accept all 2D & 3D mediums, including painting, drawing, photography, digital, prints, fiber art, collage, mixed media, sculpture, ceramics, and installation art. We do not accept film or video at this time.

Selected work from this exhibition will be included in our print magazine, New Visionary, which is available quarterly.

To submit your work, please visit: https://visionaryartcollective.submittable.com/submit/259044/emergence-virtual-exhibition?step=submission

Deadline: May 7, 2023 at 11:59pm EST

This exhibition will be curated by Jessica Libor. Jessica is an American artist, founder of the Visionary Artist's Salon, and curator for Era Contemporary Gallery. She received her Master of Fine Arts from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 2014. Jessica works in her studio in the Philadelphia area while also coaching artists and hosting The Inspired Painter podcast. To learn more about Jessica Libor, The Visionary Artist's Salon, or Era Contemporary Gallery visit jessicalibor.com + eracontemporary.com + thevisionaryartistssalon.com

Visionary Art Collective’s mission is to connect contemporary art with education. The submission fees we receive go towards funding our platform and enable us to continue providing opportunities and free educational resources for artists and educators around the world.