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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: Family Trauma, Social Anxiety, Avoidant Personality Disorder (AvPD), Depression, Loneliness, & Substance Abuse Recovery.

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

Themes: As artists, the holiday season is one of work for end-of-the year events, networking, and celebration. But what happens when the holidays carry hidden weight that keeps us from enjoying any of it? This month, we ask you to channel your energy into providing support for others struggling during this time of year.

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

• Family Trauma, including child abuse and domestic violence, is a dominant factor in suicidal ideation and suicide attempts during the holidays.
• Social Anxiety is cited by up to 40% of youth and adults as a reason why the holidays cause mental health distress.
• Avoidant Personality Disorder (AvPD) is strongly correlated with increased odds of chronic suicidal ideation.
• New Year’s Day has the highest suicide risk among major holidays for individuals with depression.
• Loneliness is a frequent issue cited during the holidays by people in mental health crisis.
• The risk of relapse during Substance Abuse Recovery spikes 150% during the holidays with additional increases in suicidal ideation and mental health crisis. 

This month, artists are invited to explore what "Festive" means. Delve into ways you've healed family trauma with your own unique traditions. Seek out glimpses of past holidays that provide hope through loneliness today. Authenticate the experience of celebrating the season on your own terms. Remind us why the holidays matter to the child in all of us. Show us what "Festive" 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 November 27th. 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 a holiday experience that you have healed and your process for doing so. Or describe a tradition you created to celebrate the holiday season that provides meaning and hope for you.

Selected artists will be notified by December 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.

The 34 Gallery is proud to present “Snowfall,”  an open call inviting artists worldwide to explore the peace behind Snowfall. This is also a contemplative theme regarding our warming planet and disappearing glaciers. While snow must be depicted within the artwork, consider a few concepts:

• What landscapes capture the beautiful silence of snowfall?
• When in your life was snowfall a pivotal point?
• How would the world be if snow became a truly rare phenomenon?

Theme:  Snowfall brings a sense of peace into a situation. When the snow falls, people stop and watch the skies. For one brief moment, time stands still, and an inner peace is formed, just from watching the snow fall and accumulate. There's something about watching the moonlight dance on the snow, that excites the soul. This open call invites artists to explore:

Q: The emotions that are stirred from the first snowfall of the season.

Q: How landscapes form into a majestical scene of peace and tranquility.

Q: The awareness of our connection to the Earth’s water and weather systems.

“Snowfall” is about transformations within life. Consider how the snowfall intertwined itself into a life event. Perhaps the snowfall hid a mystery, which will only reveal itself through digging through the snow.

Submissions should reflect:

• The ever-changing landscapes.
• If a mystery was disguised by the snow.
• Soul-searching as you watched the snow fall.
• A beginning, or an end, to a memory.

• Light and Shadows: How the contrasts between light and shadows within the environment enhance emotion..
• Sunny and Moonlight: When the feeling of the snow changes from sunny and uplifting, to dark and precarious.
• Cityscapes and Landscapes: If the soul of snowfall changes when it falls onto a bustling city, or a serene landscape.
• Silence and Cheerful: Children laughing as they throw snowballs at each other to the silence of the streets and neighborhoods.

Traditional Interpretations:

• Snowfall on the mountain range.
• The first holiday snowfall.
• Watching the snowfall from a window within a warm home.
• Catching the first snowflake, and watching it melt.

Outside the Box Concepts:

• Snowfall on another planet.
• If the snow became a different color, when it landed.
• A different material depicting snow.
• The symbolism behind snowfall spiritually.

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

• Opens: November 1, 2026
• Deadline: November 27, 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 "Snowfall"
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 December 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.