Let your work be part of the fire we share
There is a fire we share—an ember that refuses to die, even in the wind of tyranny. It burns for freedom, for one another, for the right to live and create without fear. This exhibition invites artists to kindle that flame through their work—to confront oppression with courage and support resilience through love.
Call for Artists
East Village Arts (EVA) invites visual artists, sculptors, photographers, and mixed-media creators to submit work for The Fire We Share, a juried exhibition exploring art as resistance and love as power. We seek work that embodies the struggle for freedom, unity, and human dignity — pieces that illuminate the unbreakable connection between creative expression, the struggle against tyranny, and the manifestation of collective liberation.
EVA will award over $1000 in Awards.
Submission Guidelines
• Using the form below, submit up to three images of your work and a brief artist statement or description by April 01, 2026.
• Selected artists will be notified by by April 27.
• Work must be ready to display upon delivery to EVA.
• EVA requests a 25% donation for work sold during the exhibition.
Questions
Contact Board President Leisha Hultgren
"This is precisely the time when artists go to work." Toni Morrison
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"In the struggle against lies, art has always won and always will." Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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"Tyrants know there is in the work of art an emancipatory force." Ablert Camus
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"Art is an act of resistance, an act of protest, an act of defiance." bell hooks
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"Art must be an expression of love or it is nothing." Marc Chagall
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"This is precisely the time when artists go to work." Toni Morrison 〰️ "In the struggle against lies, art has always won and always will." Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 〰️ "Tyrants know there is in the work of art an emancipatory force." Ablert Camus 〰️ "Art is an act of resistance, an act of protest, an act of defiance." bell hooks 〰️ "Art must be an expression of love or it is nothing." Marc Chagall 〰️
Application Deadline April 01, 2026
Opening Reception May 1, 2026, 7 – 9 PM
Poetry Night May 15, 2026, 7 – 9 PM
Closing Reception June 6, 2026, 6 – 8 PM
Awards
Judges will select approximately 50 works for the exhibit based on the following:
Alignment with Theme
Creativity and Originality
Skill and Technique
Expressive Impact
Based on the same criteria, six cash prizes will be awarded:
First Prize: $500
Second Prize: $200
Student Prize: $100
Three Honorable Mentions: $100/Each