MUSEA Intentional Creativity Museum presents
the Under the Southern Skies
Open Call for Art

This juried Call for Art is in collaboration with Museum special guest co-curators, Moana Whatu (Australia) and Rosie Mac (New Zealand) – both graduates of The Color of Woman Intentional Creativity Teacher training and long time MUSEA Guild Members.

The intention for this juried Call for Art is to curate an exhibit that reflects and honors the rich art history of the South Pacific, including the ancient and ongoing gifts it offers the world of art. Gifts that encompass the vast traditions of beauty generated from this region of planet earth. This is an opportunity for you as an artist who resides in this region to express your contribution to this celebration of our human connections to land, sea, and our other than human brethren.

“We are truly proud to bring this Under the Southern Skies exhibit to life. The seeds for this project have been in the works for 10 years, and so seeing this come to life is pure joy. Women started joining Intentional Creativity® trainings in 2013, flying from Australia to attend. Specifically, I’m thinking of Jassy Watson. We have been collaborating with women from Australia on our in-person and virtual team all that time. Having greater awareness about the hemispheres has completely changed the way we work at MUSEA and the way that we look at the Wheel of the Year and time and space. I have had the pleasure of visiting and teaching Intentional Creativity® in Australia and my relationship with women in that area of the world is strong and true. We can’t wait to celebrate their unique contributions to our community!” -Curate Shiloh Sophia

Remember Me, by Moana Whatu (Australia)

This is a juried art call for multimedia submissions to be included in this exhibit. MUSEA Intentional Creativity Museum will host a complimentary virtual Museum Exhibit that will include presentations by MUSEA Curate, Shiloh Sophia, and the Museum Co-Curator team on August 23, 2023.

The following are examples of themes intended to help spark your creativity, but MUSEA’s co-curator team invites you to interpret this art call in a way that reflects your personal artistic style, including but not limited to the Intentional Creativity approach to art making.

• Celebrating your connection with Earth, Sea, and Sky
• Elemental wisdom
• Divine feminine energy
• Connection to supportive matriarchal ancestors
• Art activism for the planet, humanity, and the animal kingdom

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS

This is a Juried Show. This means that pieces accepted are chosen by jury members, via an anonymous process, to be in the Exhibit.

1. Reside in or has connection to one of the three geographical regions of the South Pacific: Australia, New Zealand and Polynesia.
2. Support the promotion of the Exhibit by sharing event details with your community (email, in conversation), posting on social media, newsletters, and personal invitations. We also ask that you invite three guests to attend the show!

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

1. Submit up to 3 works of art from Self-Identified Women living in the South Pacific.
2. Optional: As MUSEA has a philosophy rooted in the power of Art + Story, we are asking each participant to share a short poem or writing (300 words or less) that reflects the ‘story’ of their submitted image.
3. High resolution image in JPG/JPEG format.
4. Cropped without any background (except in the case of sculpture please be thoughtful of the background captured.

MEDIUM

Good quality image in JPG/JPEG format of an artwork. Please note that multiple mediums of artwork are encouraged, including but not limited to paintings, sculptures, collages, sketches, pottery, photographs, etc. NOTE: We have how-to documents and a wonderful support team to answer your submission questions.

The Benefits of Participation

Being included in a museum exhibit is something you can add to your Artist Portfolio, and share with your friends, family, communities and beloveds. We will also be providing you with an official Artist’s badge of Inclusion in our Museum Exhibit that you can showcase on your websites and any place you wish to share it! You will also be provided with media for promoting the live Exhibit and inviting guests to attend.  

Our iMusea Museum website will host an unique Museum Exhibit Page for Under the Southern Skies, and also share the event broadly with our 10,000+ international community, Membership, and Guests. In addition, the Exhibit will be shared over our Social Media channels and housed on our MUSEA YouTube Channel. 

Your participation in our open call for art is a wonderful way to be supported by our Museum in celebrating the the journey along with the transformation.