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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:  Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Insomnia & Parasomnia. 

Themes: Our November Open Call, “Noise," has been created by our 34 Gallery Staff to explore sensory disturbances that impact our emotional state and mental health. As artists, we already know that our world can be volatile, loud and demanding. 

• A body of compelling research confirms that exposure to noise can seriously impact the central nervous system. 

Artists in this call are invited to ask themselves what noise signifies. Explore the sensory elusiveness of everyday conversation, the brash clang of environmental shifts, the unknown sounds in the night that keep us awake. Works should depict the human relationship between external presentation and internal perception, the dance of maintaining sanity when the world around us seems too loud. Create works that authenticate the intangible nuance of being human. Show us what noise means. 

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 mental health struggles. 

Requirements: Submit up to 3 artworks or poems below or to submissions@34gallery.org by October 31st. 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 on your experience of noise and its effect regarding PTSD, anxiety, phobias, nightmares, or insomnia along with your coping mechanisms for these situations. 

Open Medium. Fine Art, Poetry, Audiovisual, Short Film & A.I. Artwork Accepted. 

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, .PDF for poetry.

• What does silence feel like to you?

This October, we invite artists everywhere to pause, reflect, and embrace the art of less. Our Open Call theme is “Silence” — an exploration of minimalism in visual form. In today’s world of constant noise, Silence challenges us to strip away the chaos and rediscover the quiet beauty in simplicity. Through soft tones, gentle forms, and thoughtful restraint, we ask: what does silence look like to you? Not as emptiness, but as presence.

🌿 Why “Silence”?

• Because in a world overflowing with noise, minimalism becomes power.
• Because stillness is not absence — it’s clarity.
• Because silence invites reflection.
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We invite you to create an artwork that embodies silence, calm, and balance.

• Let minimalism, negative space, and soft expression guide your process.
• Think of your piece as a visual breath — a moment of pause.
• Your submission should feel uncluttered, intentional, and serene.

Minimalism isn’t optional — it’s at the heart of this call.

Inspiration could look like:

• A single brushstroke across an open canvas
• One bird in flight against an expanse of sky
• A solitary boat on a quiet horizon
• Simple shapes, tones, or textures that hold space for meaning

The absence of detail is not emptiness — it’s potential.

1. Engage with the Call

• Like, comment “#Silence”, repost, and invite other artists.

2. Create or Complete Your Webbie Social Profile

• Go to webbiesocial.com
• Add a profile photo
• Write a short artist bio
• Upload your artwork

3. Submit to the Open Call

• Click Add New Content
• Navigate to the Open Call tab
• Choose #Silence as the event
• Upload your work and hit Submit

🌌 Let your silence be heard. Your story belongs here!

Tags: #Silence #OpenCall #The34Gallery #WebbieSocial

• Selected artists will be notified by November 10th. 
• Technique for this call : Open Medium. Fine Art Audiovisual & A.I. Artwork Accepted. 
• File Type: .MP4, .JPG, .PNG --File Size: Up to 100 MB for art & audiovisual submissions; Word, Google Docs, .PDF for poetry.
• 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.