For Vox’s 21st annual Juried exhibition, "here where the body knows it can hurt", we invite artwork in conversation with labor histories/ ritual gathering/ agriculture/ gastronomy/ sensory heritage/ beekeepers/ hospitality trades/ industry/ Reinvigoration/ the shape of stamina/ Open to the Book of Genesis/ make some edits/ What does inheritance taste like?/ biological ceremony/ The absurdity (perhaps) of ordering a latte at a time such as this one.
In the labor spirit of this show Vox also urges submissions from unconventional applicants, individuals who may not identify as an artist in the traditional sense, but may have a unique perspective as result of experience in horticulture, food/drink service, hospitality, farm work, delivery, labor organizing, etc. Pick up a camera or a pen or a whisk or a drill and make something with teeth.
***personal artistry may include demonstrations, recipe design, tasting menus, brewing ceremonies, performance, satellite proposals, etc.
Application open: April 4th, 2026
Applications due: May 2nd, 2026 (midnight)
Application Fee: $25.00
Final day: $35.00
NOTAFLOF, If the application fee is a barrier for you please reach out to exhibitions@voxpopuligallery.org prior to April 18th, 2026
Juror: Gregory Donell Parker
Gregory Donell Parker is a writer, videographer, spatial designer, and stylist currently based in Philadelphia, PA. He is an artist member of Vox Populi gallery collaborating on in house exhibitions and other curatorial projects. His work kneads themes of obedience, glamor rituals, siblinghood, body memory, geomancy, queer poetics, and traditional Black American iconography. Also pours a nastyyyy latte.
