Femina Potens Art Gallery is currently taking submissions for our 2009 Visual Arts Exhibition season. Femina Potens is a non profit community art gallery and performance space dedicated to the advancement of women and transgendered artists located in the heart of San Francisco’s Castro District. We are looking for art works in all mediums painting,photography,mixed media, sculpture(although small sculptures and wall mounted sculpture is best due to space restriction),performance artists, video artists, installation and new media. Please fill out an online artists application(www.feminapotens.org) and submit a proposal for art works including an introductory letter of interest, artist resume, bio, artists statement, and 10 images on cd and printed for review by our curatorial staff. Also please let us know if you are interested in our artists representation program and services such as artists consultations,marketing,online portfolios, and exhibits inour network’s venues. All submitted art works will be considered for group shows. Our 2009 season we plan to explore the following thematic shows. If your work doesn’t fit into one of these shows please still submit works as these are only suggestions.
*Ritual* - Art work on the subject ofTattoos,Body Modification,Scarification,Piercing *Green Living* - Art work around inner peace,animal rights, veganism,environmentalism,yoga, meditation *Welcome to the Big Top* - Ariel performance, contortion, and circus themed art works * Lube me up* - an exploration of women,bikes and leather culture *Pop Pop Fizz Fizz* - Classic pop art and pop surrealism
Femina Potens is also looking for works that relate to the mental,physical,emotional and spiritual health of the queer community as well as site specific installation artists that can create works for a commission around such subject matter.
Submission deadlines are September 1st 2008. Please send all proposals to Femina Potens Visual Art Submissions Tina Butcher 1305 Franklin #600 Oakland CA 94612. For more information please visit www.feminapotens.com. Please make sure that all materials are included in proposal.
Thank you Tina Butcher
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