The Vermillion Area Arts Council invites all artists worldwide to submit work to the upcoming digital exhibition: Gathering Steam. The VAAC will host this juried exhibition on their website in place of the Steampunk Pirate Festival for 2022. All steampunk and pirate themed submissions will be considered. Entries can include artwork, costumes, or inventions. There is no entry fee to participate in this show.
To submit your work to the Gathering Steam exhibition, photograph your work and post it on Instagram. For the caption, write “[Title of the work] created by [your full name]” and use the following two hashtags: #vermillionareaartscouncil and #steampunkpiratefestival. The opportunity opens on International Talk Like a Pirate Day, September 19. The last day to enter is September 25, 2022. This exhibition will be juried by Miss Art World South Dakota Klaire Lockheart.
Timeline
09/19/2022: Opportunity opens
09/25/2022: Opportunity closes
09/26-10/10/2022: Jurying Process
11/04/2022: Online gallery publication on vermillionareaartscouncil.com
Guidelines
• All submissions must be steampunk or pirate themed
• Original artwork, costumes, and inventions will be considered for the exhibition
• No hateful, misogynistic, or racist imagery will be accepted
Submission
• Post photographs of your entries on Instagram
• Caption your submission with “[Title of the work] created by [your full name]”
• Use the following hashtags: #vermillionareaartscouncil and #steampunkpiratefestival
• You may submit up to 3 entries
