International Virtual Exhibition – Theme: Landscapes & Places | Live Now
When you think about a place that has stayed with you, what comes to mind first? Is it a stretch of land, a certain light at a certain hour, a sound that seems to live in your memory? Or is it something quieter the way air feels in a familiar room, the path you know by heart, or the imaginary world you return to when reality grows heavy? Landscapes and places shape us far more than we often admit. They hold traces of who we were, who we are, and sometimes, who we are trying to become.
With this in mind, the Women in Arts Network invites you to submit your work to our international open call, “Landscape & Places.” This theme is less about depicting scenery and more about exploring your relationship to space the physical, emotional, remembered, or imagined spaces that leave an imprint on you. Throughout history, landscapes have not just existed; they have observed, witnessed, recorded. Places, too, carry stories in their corners and edges, even when those stories never make it into words.
This call asks you to pause for a moment and consider: what kinds of places have shaped your life? Which ones have challenged you? Which ones have held you up? Where does your imagination go when the world feels too loud? And how do these spaces live inside your art, even when you’re not consciously thinking about them?
Why This Theme, and Why Now?
Landscapes and places follow us through time. A coastline from childhood, a city you loved once, a room where you learned something hard, a path you walked alone these experiences form a map that is uniquely yours. No two people carry the same geography inside them, and that is what makes this theme so open, so alive.
We want to know what places matter to you. We want to see how you remember them. We want to understand how you build or transform them through your art.
Your work might be grounded in the natural world mountains, oceans, forests, fields. It might come from human spaces streets, interiors, cultural environments. It might emerge entirely from inside dreamscapes, emotional terrains, symbolic settings that have no physical counterpart but feel real in ways that are difficult to explain.
There is no single way to interpret this theme, and that is intentional. You can approach it through realism or abstraction, through atmosphere or narrative, through detail or impression. What matters is that the work comes from a place that feels meaningful to you, even if its meaning is subtle, shifting, or still in the process of revealing itself.
What You Might Create
You may decide to offer a quiet landscape drawn from memory, something that returns to you unexpectedly.
Or perhaps you’ll create a piece rooted in a real place that shaped you, even if it no longer exists.
Or maybe you’ll explore an inner world, a place that has never been seen by others but has carried you through difficult or transformative moments.
Every medium is welcome painting, sculpture, photography, digital art, textiles, video, installation, collage, mixed media, and more. What matters is the story embedded within the place you choose to share.
Who Can Submit
This opportunity is open to:
- Women-identifying and non-binary artists
- 18+ years old
- All experience levels, from emerging to established
- Artists in any visual medium
Your voice matters here, whether you’re exhibiting for the first time or the fiftieth.
What Selected Artists Will Receive
If your work is chosen, it will appear in our Virtual Exhibition, where viewers from around the world encounter new environments, new interpretations, and new perspectives through your eyes. This digital gallery space creates genuine connection not just between artists and audiences, but between people who may never meet yet feel something shared through a visual world.
You can also opt for an Artist Interview Add-On, giving you space to discuss your process, your influences, and the deeper meaning behind your work. These interviews appear on the Women in Arts Network website and across our platforms, offering your story the reach it deserves.
Your submission will be reviewed by a professional jury, ensuring each piece receives thoughtful consideration.
How to Participate
The process is simple:
- Fill in your details on the submission form.
- Choose whether you’d like to be considered for the Artist Interview.
- Upload 1–3 artworks, with titles, mediums, sizes, and year created.
- Wait for the jury’s decision; selected artists will receive additional instructions regarding the exhibition.
Submission Details
Fees
- Virtual Exhibition: $3 (1 dollar per image)
- Artist Interview (optional): $12
Key Dates
- Submission Deadline: January 12, 2026
- Selection Notification: Within three weeks after the deadline
- Virtual Exhibition Launch: One month after the announcements
What world are you ready to let the world see?
Places carry quiet truths. They hold the echoes of who we’ve been and the possibilities of who we are becoming. They can be sources of comfort or catalysts for change. They might remind you of a person, a season of life, a transition, or a dream you once had.
When you create, do you capture the world as it is or as you feel it? Do your landscapes reveal clarity, or do they embrace mystery? What world are you inviting others to enter through your art?
“Landscape & Places” is your opportunity to explore these questions to show how external scenes connect with internal stories, and how places, both real and imagined, shape your view of the world.
Submit your work today and let your landscapes inner and outer speak with the depth, honesty, and imagination only you can offer.
