We invite artists and writers to submit work exploring the theme of Light and Dark—in all its nuances, contrasts, and in-between spaces. This open call seeks creative interpretations that push beyond the literal and embrace the complexity of duality, convergence, and transformation.

We invite artists and writers to submit work exploring the theme of Light and Dark—in all its nuances, contrasts, and in-between spaces.

This open call seeks creative interpretations that push beyond the literal and embrace the complexity of duality, convergence, and transformation.

Themes to Consider:

• The interplay of light and shadow: How light and dark coexist, influence each other, and create depth both visually and metaphorically.
• Liminal spaces between extremes: The transitions where light fades into darkness and vice versa, exploring uncertainty, ambiguity, and transformation.
• The gray areas of existence: Moving beyond stark dualities to examine how nothing is ever truly black or white, reflecting on moral, emotional, or conceptual ambiguities.
• Opposites interacting: The tension, harmony, or fusion between contrasting elements—hope and despair, clarity and obscurity, life and death.
• Emotional and symbolic weight: What does light signify? What does darkness hold? How do they shape narratives, moods, and perspectives in creative work?
• Metaphors of illumination and obscurity: Light as knowledge, revelation, or purity; darkness as mystery, the unknown, or the subconscious.
• The cyclical nature of light and dark: Exploring patterns of day and night, seasons, personal growth, and transformation through shifting contrasts.

Who Can Submit?

This call is open to artists across all visual media (painting, photography, sculpture, digital art, etc.) and writers working in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, or hybrid forms.

We encourage experimental, boundary-pushing work that brings fresh perspectives to the theme.

Submission Guidelines:

• Artists: Submit up to 3 high-quality images of your work (JPEG or PNG) with a short description of the context of the work  (max 300 words). We will not accept your submission if this is not included. (If you are selected, we might ask you for high-resolution images)
• Your INSTAGRAM tag. We cannot accept submissions without this.
• Writers: Submit up to 1,500 words of prose or 3 poems (PDF or Word format).
• All submissions should include a brief bio (100 words max).
• Film links via YouTube or Vimeo only. Please include a still image of your video

Good luck!