PAST CALL FOR ARTISTS

WOMEN IN RELIGION

International Centre for Studies of Arts and Humanities (ICSAH), in collaboration with Cornaro Art Institute, Limassol, are pleased to invite submissions to the exhibition “Women in religion: from spiritual leadership to female empowerment”. 

This event is a part of a scheduled cultural programme of science, arts literature, and music and precedes a homonymous international conference to be held at the Luiss University, Rome, Italy, in May 2023 (TBC). https://icsah.eu/call-for-papers

Artists of any experience or nationality, age over 18, and working in any medium (including video no longer than 30 seconds), are invited to submit work answering to the above theme.

The exhibition will take place at the Cornaro Art Institute, Limassol, from 7th - 10th October 2022.

Application deadline: 15th September 2022.

The exhibition will take the form of a looped video display for international works, in conjunction with the production of an e-catalogue. Local artists may submit work for physical display: 2D & 3D welcomed.

The selection jury will consist of executive members of ICSAH, the Dante Alighieri Society of Nicosia, and the Cornaro Art Institute, Limassol.

Artists selected to participate will be asked for a €15 contribution to cover production costs.

It is more than a cliché that gender plays a crucial role in religion, as most religious orders in the world were, and currently are, dominated by men. The role of women in cultic settings is, as a rule, secondary, as is also the authority of female ministers of religion, while the social benefits of those appointed with religious duties are also incomparable with the privileges received by men. Hence, this year we invite works that explore the female share in leadership roles related to religion (such as goddesses, saints, prophetesses, priestesses, nuns, preachers, witches, shamans, gurus, heads of religious orders and more), and/or explore attitudes towards such women. We welcome works that deal with all religious systems from ancient to present times.

To take part please send an application to icsah.eu@gmail.com by 15th September 2022. 

Applications should include:

● Name of the artist/s

● Contact details: mobile number including international dialling code, email address

● A short CV/resume that includes information about previous artwork, links to website and/or social media

● Title of the work

● Medium, including size and dimensions. (2D work by local artists should be no larger than 250mm x 250mm).

● A summary of how the work relates to the theme, no longer than 100 words.

For further information please see our website www.icsah.eu/ 

Please address any further enquiries to icsahcy1@gmail.com.