The 34 Gallery invites artists to join our creative community to help reduce global rates of suicide, depression, PTSD and other mental health issues among youth and adults. This month, we are particularly interested in works related to stress, anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) caused by economic hardship and/or a lack of personal safe spaces.
Our June Open Call, “Home," has been created by our 34 Gallery Team to generate discussion on positive safe spaces where we feel authentically ourselves. Previous Winners can be found on the Open Calls Page. Our initiative aims to channel the power of art to explore monthly mental health themes through art therapy.
Themes: We ask artists to explore the connection between home, consciousness and subconsciousness. We invite you to depict the wonder of home life (during childhood & as an adult), reclaiming your physical space after trauma, and/or the place where you feel the most yourself. Your work should reflect the haven that gives you strength to recharge during challenging times. Share your vision of Home with us!
Additional theme suggestions: Coping with a difficult home life as a child, dealing with financial distress as an adult, and/or managing PTSD from domestic violence.
Remember: Artists create Golden Ages. Join us in starting one! Let's remind humanity to embrace the light of who we are. Your artistic advocacy with us can and will make a difference. As a Mental Health Art Gallery, we are asking Creatives to mobilize to help save lives at this time. Someone seeing your work can be inspired to keep going with hope and resilience despite their struggles.