INTERNATIONAL OPEN CALL FOR ART
2023 FUTURE ART AWARDS
WOMAN. LIFE. FREEDOM.: YEAR OF HOPE
An arts-based expression of hope for the future of Iran.
Global Open Call For Art
Submission Deadline: Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 by 5pm Pacific Time
In January 2023, MOZAIK Philanthropy launched WOMAN. LIFE. FREEDOM.— a virtual exhibition and arts-based expression of global solidarity with the revolution for freedom in Iran. Featuring 50 contemporary artists from Iran and beyond its borders, the group exhibition sheds light on the first 90 days of the revolution through the power of art.
In the spirit of renewal and hope, and in cross-cultural celebration of Norooz 1402, MOZAIK Philanthropy has opened its second international open call art. We are inviting all artists of all ages and creative practices, from around the world, to submit works that represent the future of Iran in this year of hope. Persian New Year brings time for reflection, intention and vision for a better future to come.
As generations of women, men and youth throughout Iran rise up in defiance of a brutal regime, the demands for a humane revolution for a free Iran — for regime change from below, for the people and by the people — and for the complete emancipation from all forms of oppression, discrimination, exploitation, and dictatorship ring true. These universal ideals reverberate throughout peaceful protests in cities across the world, in solidarity with the Iranian people, and as aspirational human rights for all people, in all places.
The women-led movement for a free society in Iran will not live at the margins. It will continue to blossom and grow mighty like the flowers laid on a haft-sin to celebrate Spring.
This is the year of two springs.
This is the year of hope.
ABOUT THE FUTURE ART AWARDS: YEAR OF HOPE
Artists are encouraged to interpret the hopeful future of Iran using any medium. Previously, over 300 artists have exhibited their works in Future Art Awards group exhibitions, including photographers, painters, sculptors, street artists, muralists, mixed-media artists, visual, multi and interdisciplinary artists, illustrators, animators, 3D artists, Web3 poets, cartoonists, technologists, filmmakers, art writers, composers, weavers, dancers, and creative performers.
ABOUT THE WOMAN. LIFE. FREEDOM. MOVEMENT
The people of Iran and people all over the world have risen up to protest the tragic death of the 22-year-old Jina Mahsa Amini, a woman who died in police custody after being reportedly beaten by the Iranian morality police on September 16th, 2022. Now, months later, tens of thousands of people have since been imprisoned in Iran by the Islamic Republic, and hundreds of others have lost their lives in this escalating humanitarian crisis. Artists, writers, journalists, educators, labor activists, political dissidents and even children have demanded Freedom with their lives. The movement's slogan, "Zan, Zendegi, Azadi," which translates to "Woman, Life, Freedom", originated in Iran's Kurdish region and has reverberated around the globe, over the past months, marking a renaissance for women's rights, emblematic of the fight for human freedom, everywhere.
Evaluation
All submissions are evaluated by an independent jury of artists and arts professionals in a blind review process, including featured and special mention artists and art writers from previous Future Art Awards and Future Art Writer Awards, modeling a circular economy where previous prize-winners ‘pay it forward’ to the next generation of grantees in the arts. All projects are viewed and judged randomly and anonymously using Submittable to ensure unbiased and fair judging.
The 2023 Future Art Awards: WOMAN. LIFE. FREEDOM. (Year of Hope) will honor outstanding contemporary artworks for creative excellence across the following categories: originality, personality, quality of composition, creativity, skills, concepts of activism, justice or representation, overall emotional impression, and adherence to the awards’ interpretive theme: WOMAN. LIFE. FREEDOM.: YEAR OF HOPE
Selected artists will be featured in the WOMAN. LIFE. FREEDOM.: Year of Hope virtual exhibition and will receive a $1,000 prize honorarium.
Eligibility
All global artists welcome.
All forms of art welcome.
Free to Submit.
Blind review process by a jury of artists and arts professionals.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: SUNDAY, APRIL 2ND AT 5:00 PM PST
INTERNATIONAL OPEN CALL FOR ART
2023 FUTURE ART AWARDS
WOMAN. LIFE. FREEDOM.: YEAR OF HOPE
An arts-based expression of hope for the future of Iran. Global Open Call For Art Submission Deadline: Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 by 5pm Pacific Time
In January 2023, MOZAIK Philanthropy launched WOMAN. LIFE. FREEDOM.— a virtual exhibition and arts-based expression of global solidarity with the revolution for freedom in Iran. Featuring 50 contemporary artists from Iran and beyond its borders, the group exhibition sheds light on the first 90 days of the revolution through the power of art.
In the spirit of renewal and hope, and in cross-cultural celebration of Norooz 1402, MOZAIK Philanthropy has opened its second international open call art. We are inviting all artists of all ages and creative practices, from around the world, to submit works that represent the future of Iran in this year of hope. Persian New Year brings time for reflection, intention and vision for a better future to come.
As generations of women, men and youth throughout Iran rise up in defiance of a brutal regime, the demands for a humane revolution for a free Iran — for regime change from below, for the people and by the people — and for the complete emancipation from all forms of oppression, discrimination, exploitation, and dictatorship ring true. These universal ideals reverberate throughout peaceful protests in cities across the world, in solidarity with the Iranian people, and as aspirational human rights for all people, in all places.
The women-led movement for a free society in Iran will not live at the margins. It will continue to blossom and grow mighty like the flowers laid on a haft-sin to celebrate Spring.
This is the year of two springs.
This is the year of hope.
ABOUT THE FUTURE ART AWARDS: YEAR OF HOPE
Artists are encouraged to interpret the hopeful future of Iran using any medium. Previously, over 300 artists have exhibited their works in Future Art Awards group exhibitions, including photographers, painters, sculptors, street artists, muralists, mixed-media artists, visual, multi and interdisciplinary artists, illustrators, animators, 3D artists, Web3 poets, cartoonists, technologists, filmmakers, art writers, composers, weavers, dancers, and creative performers.
ABOUT THE WOMAN. LIFE. FREEDOM. MOVEMENT
The people of Iran and people all over the world have risen up to protest the tragic death of the 22-year-old Jina Mahsa Amini, a woman who died in police custody after being reportedly beaten by the Iranian morality police on September 16th, 2022. Now, months later, tens of thousands of people have since been imprisoned in Iran by the Islamic Republic, and hundreds of others have lost their lives in this escalating humanitarian crisis. Artists, writers, journalists, educators, labor activists, political dissidents and even children have demanded Freedom with their lives. The movement's slogan, "Zan, Zendegi, Azadi," which translates to "Woman, Life, Freedom", originated in Iran's Kurdish region and has reverberated around the globe, over the past months, marking a renaissance for women's rights, emblematic of the fight for human freedom, everywhere.
Evaluation
All submissions are evaluated by an independent jury of artists and arts professionals in a blind review process, including featured and special mention artists and art writers from previous Future Art Awards and Future Art Writer Awards, modeling a circular economy where previous prize-winners ‘pay it forward’ to the next generation of grantees in the arts. All projects are viewed and judged randomly and anonymously using Submittable to ensure unbiased and fair judging.
The 2023 Future Art Awards: WOMAN. LIFE. FREEDOM. (Year of Hope) will honor outstanding contemporary artworks for creative excellence across the following categories: originality, personality, quality of composition, creativity, skills, concepts of activism, justice or representation, overall emotional impression, and adherence to the awards’ interpretive theme: WOMAN. LIFE. FREEDOM.: YEAR OF HOPE
Selected artists will be featured in the WOMAN. LIFE. FREEDOM.: Year of Hope virtual exhibition and will receive a $1,000 prize honorarium.
Eligibility
All global artists welcome.
All forms of art welcome.
Up to 5 art submissions allowed per artist.
Free to Submit.
Blind review process by a jury of artists and arts professionals.