Before you read another word, take a moment and picture a place that still lives inside you not the one you visited last week, but the one that left an imprint, the one your mind returns to without permission, the one that rises unannounced in quiet moments. Maybe it’s a coastline you once stood besides, or a street that shaped your childhood, or a room where you finally felt like yourself. Maybe it’s a place that doesn’t exist anymore, except in memory or a place that never existed at all, except in your imagination.

That is the power of landscapes and places: they stay with us, they shape us, they echo through us long after we leave them behind.

And as the submissions for Landscape & Places begin to arrive, we can feel how deeply artists understand this not through explanation, but through brushstrokes, textures, light, perspective, and the emotional weight carried in every choice they make. These aren’t just scenes. They’re experiences. They’re invitations. They’re portals.

If you love art, truly love art, you know exactly what I mean.

What Makes These Submissions So Captivating

The artworks shared so far don’t simply depict environments; they reveal relationships. A horizon becomes a memory. A room becomes a confession. A street becomes a question you’ve been meaning to ask yourself. And what’s most surprising is how quickly these works pull you into worlds you’ve never walked through but somehow recognize, because great art does that. It reminds you of something you didn’t know you remembered.

Some artists are giving us wide-open landscapes that feel like breathing deeper. Others are offering intimate places that feel like listening closer. And many are creating emotional or imagined terrains that exist somewhere between reality and intuition, capturing the inner places that shape how we move through the outer world.

As you look at these submissions, you start feeling that quiet shift, that moment when art stops being something you observe and becomes something you feel inside your chest. That’s when you know a theme like this is alive.

A Glimpse into Submissions So Far

Here are just a few of the world’s artists have generously shared:

1. Gouache Painting of Patagonia Artwork Submitted by Marina Rossini @marinarossini.creates

2. Into The Vast Photography Submitted by Petra Ljutic @pettramaliah

3. Auroras At Sunset Artwork Submitted by Ariana Bove @arianas.studio

4. Whispers of Spring in the Valley Artwork Submitted by Rania El Osta @raniaelosta

5. A Path Through Silence Artwork Submitted by Irina Forrester @forresteririna

These pieces don’t simply show places, they hold them, protect them, reinterpret them, and invite you into them in ways that feel intimate, sincere, and quietly transformative.

Please note: These submissions do not represent final selections.

Who can Submit

This open call is for:

• Women-identifying and non-binary artists
• 18+ from anywhere in the world
• All mediums: from painting and photography to textiles, sculpture, digital art, mixed media, video, installation, and beyond

Whether you’re emerging or established, whether you create from memory or observation, whether your landscapes are real or entirely imagined, your perspective adds something essential to this theme.

How to Submit

The process is intentionally simple, because your time and creativity matter:

1. Visit the submission form.
2. Share your name, email, and a brief bio or statement.
3. Upload a professional photo of yourself (no selfies).
4. Submit 1–3 artworks with the necessary details.
5. Choose if you’d like to participate in an optional interview.

That’s it, your world becomes part of something larger.

Ready to Share the Place That Lives Inside You?

If the places inside you could speak, the ones you love, the ones you miss, the ones you dream of, the ones you’re still trying to understand, what would they reveal through your art? What would they whisper to someone standing in front of your piece, seeing your landscape before they know your story?

There is still time to let your world be witnessed, explored, and felt by those who understand the power of place. art lovers, collectors, viewers, and future admirers who are already waiting to step into the landscape only you can create.

Let the world experience the places that have shaped you. Let them see what you see. Let them feel what you feel.