CONTACT 34 GALLERY

The 34 Gallery aims to channel the power of art to explore monthly mental health themes through art therapy. Your participation is a form of mental health advocacy that also brings global attention to these conditions.

•  This month, we are particularly interested in works by artists utilizing this art therapy open call to address: Complex Grief, Survivor’s Guilt, Depression, Dissociative Disorders, Loneliness, & Substance Abuse Recovery.

Our November Open Call, “Remembrance, II" has been created by 34 Gallery staff to channel the power of art to explore mental health through art therapy. 

Themes: As artists, we recognize that we must utilize quick thinking & creativity to adapt to ever-shifting situations in our industry. But what happens when a catastrophic loss derails our ability to function at all?  This month, we ask you to channel your energy into providing support for others struggling to come to terms with grief.

Each of the conditions covered in this Open Call takes a toll on human life:

• Complex Grief from losing a spouse or romantic partner increases the risk of a death within 3 years for the surviving partner.
• Guilt after a suicide loss affects an estimated 80% to 90%
  of close family members and friends left behind.
• Events that can cause also survivor’s guilt include terrorist attacks, mass shootings, natural disasters, car accidents, and fire evacuation experiences.
• Suicidal ideation among individuals diagnosed with major depressive disorder is 53.1%, with a 31% rate for suicide attempts.
• Loneliness is one of the known stressors experienced by people at risk of suicide 
• Bereaved people show significantly elevated rates of alcohol, prescription medication, and drug abuse along with suicidal ideation in 5 years following major loss. 

This month, Artists are invited to explore what "Remembrance” means. Explore the ways life alters in the aftermath of a sudden loss. Delve into the memories of departed loved ones. Seek out the glimpses of their character you still adore. Authenticate the experience of being overwhelmed by grief everyone else seems able to handle. Remind us why the person you lost matters. Show us what "Remembrance" means to you.

Please Note: 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 mental health struggles. Your artistic advocacy with us can and will make a difference!

Requirements: Open Medium. Fine Art, Poetry, Audiovisual, Short Film & A.I. Artwork Accepted. Submit up to 3 artworks or poems by October 25th. Include the following questions in your cover letter: 

• Your artist name, artwork titles, and website/social media links.  
• 1 - 2 paragraphs describing the creative process regarding your work & how it fits with the Open Call Theme. 
• 1 - 2 paragraphs describing an experience of sudden loss and how you were able to cope with it in the aftermath. 

Selected artists will be notified by November 10th.

• Be advised that this open call also includes a global youth & adult audience.
• Works that are sexually graphic and/or advocate violence (self or others), discrimination, or hatred (societal/gender/religious/cultural) of any kind will be disqualified.
• Technique for this call is open but not limited to: Open Medium. Poetry, Audiovisual & A.I. Artwork Accepted. 
• File Type: .MP4, .JPG, .PNG --File Size: Up to 100 MB for art & audiovisual submissions; Word, Google Docs,  or .PDF for poetry.

34 Gallery is proud to present “Sci-Fi,”  an open call inviting artists worldwide to explore the imagination behind sci-fi. While creating your sci-fi scene, think about a couple of concepts:

• What new technologies would you create?
• Where will these new worlds be located?

Theme:  The Sci-Fi genre has been around for ages. People have dreamed about parts of the future, or what is beyond the stars. From the tales of “Gulliver’s Travels,” to the stories from Star Trek and Star Wars, Sci-Fi helped humans dream of other worlds and technologies. The imaginations behind some of the most pivotal Sci-Fi literature, helped humanity that there is life beyond what we are fed from day one.

This open call invites artists to explore:

• Q: Various alien life forms that are not oxygen-based.
• Q: New technologies that have yet to be discovered.

“Sci-Fi” explores the possibilities outside of our world. Portals to new universes, spaceships flying through the cosmos, or something as pivotal as Quantum Computers, all coexist within the Sci-Fi theme. Sometimes, the most mundane thing or concept, could become the next Sci-Fi experiment.

Submissions should reflect:

• A possible futuristic world.
• If the concept could bring a utopic, or a dystopic vision.
• What technological advancement could become life-changing.
• Worlds and Universes unknown to humanity.

• Textures and Colors: If the worlds/devices are sleek and shiny, or rustic and ancient.
• Utopic and Dystopic: When something new is invented, whether it brings a utopia or a dystopia vision to the world.
• New and Ancient: When something is discovered by accident and it’s new, or an unknown technology coming from an ancient device.
• Earthly and Celestial: When a Sci-Fi concept is from the Earth, or otherworldly from the Multiverse.

Traditional Interpretations:

• New phones and Quantum Computing.
• Spaceships zooming around the cosmos.
• A brand new life form.
• Exploring other worlds.

Outside the Box Concepts:

• The technology behind the Antikythera Mechanism.
• Theories behind alien life forms already on Earth.
• CERN creating a portal which brought multi-dimensional beings to the planet.
• Holographic buildings which could be solid on the inside.

Traditional, digital, AI-assisted, mixed media, and experimental approaches are all welcome. 

• Opens: October 1, 2026
• Deadline: October 25, 2026

Create or Complete Your Webbie Social Profile:

1. 🌐 Visit webbiesocial.com
2. 🖼️ Add a profile photo.
3. 📝 Write a short artist bio.

Submit to the Open Call:

1. ➕ Click Add New Content.
2. 📂 Select Post Type: Open Calls.
3. 🏷️ Choose "Scifi"
4. 📤 Upload your submission and hit Submit.

• 🏆 Be featured in The 34 Gallery’s official digital showcase hosted on Webbie Social and Webbie World.
• 🌍 Gain visibility across Webbie Social’s creator network and partner media.
• 💎 Be featured on The 34 Gallery website and social media.

• Selected artists will be notified by October 10th. 
• Technique for this call : Open Medium. Fine Art, Photography, Audiovisual & A.I. Artwork Accepted. 
• Works that are sexually graphic and/or advocate violence (self or others), discrimination, or hatred (societal/gender/religious/cultural) of any kind will be disqualified.