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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: Insomnia, Synesthesia, Schizophrenia, PTSD, Bipolar Disorder & Borderline Personality Disorder.

Our October Open Call, “The Veil” 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 our creativity comes from the intangible and undefined. But what happens when a mental health condition affects our ability to view reality itself?  This month, we ask you to channel your energy into providing support for others struggling to see the world as it is.

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

• Insomnia doubles or triples the likelihood of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts according to multiple studies.
• Synesthesia often occurs with Autistic individuals.  traits significantly increase suicidal attempts.
• Up to 23% of individuals with Schizophrenia attempt suicide at least once. Globally, up to 13% succeed.
•  Individuals with PTSD are between 3–7 times more likely to die by suicide.
• Suicide is the leading cause of death for individuals diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder.
• Up to 70% of people with Borderline Personality Disorder will attempt suicide at least once.

For 2026, Artists are invited to explore what "The Veil” means. Delve into and convey the brain fog of insomnia. Explore the ways PTSD clashes the present moment with trauma. Seek out the hidden beauty in the ordinary that synesthesia can reveal. Authenticate the experience of cycling between mania and misery that only you can feel. Remind us why the mist of oblivion is not an option. Show us what "The Veil" 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 Fiction & A.I. Artwork Accepted. Submit up to 3 artworks or poems by September 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 how The Arts have helped you attain clarity after a mental health spiral or hardship that altered your view of reality.

Selected artists will be notified by October 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 “Harvest,”  an open call inviting artists worldwide to explore what defines a harvest. While creating your harvest, think about a couple of concepts:

• Who would you invite to your harvest?
• Where would you hold the harvest?

Theme: The harvest signifies a fruitful ending. Whether it's harvesting the crops, signifying the end of a season by celebrating the harvest, or the actual process of harvesting, the harvest is a bountiful event. However, the concept of the harvest changes, depending on the symbolism. The saying “you reap what you sow” is a type of gesture to show that whatever you “plant” in your life, that is what you will receive within the “harvest” of your life.

This open call invites artists to explore:

• How the harvest emphasizes parts of your life.
• The meaning behind a bountiful harvest.

“Harvest” explores the closure of seasons within life. Celebrating the ending of a season could be a joyful and thankful event, or a melancholy situation. Sometimes, the ending of a harvest could bring deviousness into the new “season.”Submissions should reflect:

• A bountiful feast to celebrate the end of a season.
• Melancholy feelings after an emotional “harvest.”
• What items are brought to the harvest.
• Reflection on the colors portraying the harvest.

• Colors and Shadow: How the seasons change, contrasting the shadow from the sun.
• Joyful and Melancholy: Highlighting the difference between a joyful celebration, and the melancholy feelings after the celebration.
• Fruitfulness and Barren: A fruitful harvest compared to an empty harvest.
• Beginnings and Endings: The beginning of reaping what was sowed, and the ending of the season.

Traditional Interpretations:

• Celebrating a Thanksgiving-like festival after a harvest.
• Utilize the tools to harvest.
• Using a cornucopia to show off the bounty.
• Prepping what was harvested, to prepare for a long season.

Outside the Box Concepts:

• Cultural celebrations based on Autumn or the Equinox.
• Symbolic meanings behind “reaping what you sow.
• Data Centers “harvesting” data.
• A black hole harvesting rogue planets and stars.

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

• Opens: September 1, 2026
  Deadline: September 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 "Harvest"
4. 📤 Upload your submission and hit Submit.

• 🏆 Be featured in The 34 Gallery’s official digital showcase hosted on Webbie Social.
• 🌍 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.