{"product_id":"january-open-call-exhibition-beginnings","title":"JANUARY OPEN CALL EXHIBITION | BEGINNINGS","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJANUARY OPEN CALL | BEGINNINGS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e12 JANUARY – 13 FEBRUARY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs a new year unfolds, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeginnings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e invites artists to explore the moments, ideas and experiences from which something new emerges: a first step, a change in direction, a quiet realisation or the possibility of starting again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeginnings can be hopeful and exciting, uncertain and fragile, or full of unexpected potential. They might be found in the first light of day, a seed beneath the soil, a journey into unfamiliar territory or the first marks on a blank surface. Work might consider new life, changing landscapes, personal milestones, creative discovery, new relationships or the spaces between an ending and whatever comes next.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe theme may also be interpreted symbolically through ideas of possibility, renewal, growth, transformation, courage and change. Where does a beginning take shape? What do we leave behind, and what might we carry forward? Can something begin again?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhether expressed through landscape, portraiture, abstraction, photography, sculpture, ceramics or installation, we welcome contemporary interpretations that explore the visual, emotional and imaginative possibilities of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeginnings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTheme Keywords\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeginning · Possibility · First Light · New Life · Growth · Emergence · Change · Renewal · Discovery · Journey · Threshold · Transition · Courage · Hope · Becoming · Transformation · Rebirth · Imagination · Connection · New Perspectives · Starting Again\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 4 January midnight\u003cbr\u003eSuccessful applicants notified: Thursday 5 January \u003cbr\u003eArtwork hand-in: Sunday 10 January 1-4pm\u003cbr\u003eExhibition: 12 January – 13 February\u003cbr\u003ePrivate View: Saturday 16 January 6.30-8.30pm\u003cbr\u003eArtwork collection: Sunday 14 February 11am-1pm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stoneleigh Arms Arts Space | Leamington","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57032915747202,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0749\/5991\/3258\/files\/IMG_4062.png?v=1794513723","url":"https:\/\/stoneleigharms.com\/products\/january-open-call-exhibition-beginnings","provider":"Stoneleigh Arms Arts Space | Leamington ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}