IN PROCESS ************ EXHIBITION OVERVIEW

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Held Ground is a curated group exhibition exploring how artists engage with place, material, and time. The exhibition centers on work shaped by regional influence, hand-based practice, and processes that reflect care, endurance, and attentiveness rather than speed or spectacle.

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This exhibition seeks artists whose work holds space quietly — through material integrity, repetition, labor, and lived experience.

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Eligible Media

• Painting, drawing, encaustic, fiber

• Sculpture, mixed media

• Installation (small-scale)

• Photography rooted in place

• Process-driven or material-based work

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Themes of Interest

• Place and land

• Repair, mending, endurance

• Regional identity

• Slowness, repetition, and care

• The intelligence of materials

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Who Should Apply
Artists working from a strong sense of place, process, or cultural context. Emerging and established artists welcome.

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Submission Requirements

• 5–10 images of recent work

• Short artist statement (max 250 words)

• Bio or CV

• Location (city/state or country)

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Exhibition Location
[Venue]
[City, State]
[Dates]

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Curated by:
Dawn Nielson, Independent Art & Culture Curator