{"product_id":"february-open-call-exhibition-connections","title":"FEBRUARY OPEN CALL EXHIBITION | CONNECTIONS","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFEBRUARY OPEN CALL | CONNECTIONS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e16 FEBRUARY – 14 MARCH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat connects us to one another and to the world around us?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConnections\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e invites artists to explore the relationships, encounters and invisible threads that shape our lives. From the bonds between people to our relationship with places, memories and the natural world, connections can be familiar and enduring, fleeting and unexpected, or stretched across time and distance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWork might consider friendship, family, love and community; shared experiences and moments of understanding; or the ways we connect through conversation, creativity, culture and touch. Artists might also explore connections between generations, the ties that draw us to a particular place, or the intricate networks and patterns found in nature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe theme may be interpreted through ideas of belonging, identity, interdependence, separation and reconnection. Connections can offer comfort and strength, but they can also be complex, fragile or changing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat brings us together? Where do we find a sense of belonging? And how do the connections we make shape who we are?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhether expressed through landscape, portraiture, abstraction, photography, sculpture, ceramics, textiles or installation, we welcome contemporary interpretations that explore the many ways we connect, relate and belong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTheme Keywords\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConnection · Relationships · Community · Belonging · Togetherness · Friendship · Family · Love · Identity · Place · Nature · Networks · Threads · Shared Experiences · Communication · Distance · Separation · Reconnection · Interdependence · Understanding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Dates\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSubmission deadline: Monday 8 February midnight\u003cbr\u003eSuccessful applicants notified: Thursday 11 February\u003cbr\u003eArtwork hand-in: Sunday 14 February 1-4pm\u003cbr\u003eExhibition: 16 February - 14 March\u003cbr\u003ePrivate View: Saturday 20 February 6.30-8.30pm\u003cbr\u003eArtwork collection: Sunday 14  March 11am-1pm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stoneleigh Arms Arts Space | Leamington","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57032927052162,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0749\/5991\/3258\/files\/Copy_of_WORKSHOP_GRAPHIC_3c589ce4-81ba-4d9b-8d35-ccf5371ca4f7.png?v=1794514881","url":"https:\/\/stoneleigharms.com\/products\/february-open-call-exhibition-connections","provider":"Stoneleigh Arms Arts Space | Leamington ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}