Call for art: "Spectrum"

Group Exhibition at Aplomb gallery in Dover, NH

Spectrum is a juried group exhibition exploring color as a wide scope of perception, emotion, and lived experience. Beyond the visual, Spectrum reflects the many ways individuals see, feel, and interpret the world. Artists are invited to submit work anchored by one dominant color, used literally or conceptually, as a central element of meaning. Themes may include healing, resilience, identity, transformation, grief, hope, and personal perspective. All media are welcome. Juried by Carson Jackson.All exhibition entry and commission costs go towards The Aplomb Project, a 501(c)3 dedicated to supporting trauma survivors with the healing power of art.

Exhibition Timeline: May 1–June 25
Application Deadline March 30

About the Juror:

Maine-based artist Carson Jackson is a largely self-taught contemporary abstract artist known for his distinctive style, combining mixed media and found objects to create unique works that challenge conventional interpretation. He's developed many of his own unique styles over his career and now combines them to create his pieces. His work, a reflection of his life's journey: a treasure hunt of experiences, moments, and images, each lovingly transmuted into his art. With unique style and guided by his curiosity and an inclination towards the unusual, Carson’s artworks resonate with the interplay of darkness and light, illustrating life's trials in a poetry of visual narrative. As the son of a Cuban refugee, he has embarked on an extraordinary journey that has spanned both geographically and professionally. Jackson's travels have taken him from the seaside gardens of Ogunquit, Maine to the fierce El Salvadorian surf, through the Fjords of Norway, and during his period living in the Outer Banks. Prior to his career in art, Jackson worked as a model in Central America and as a creative director, experiences that further enhanced his artistic sensibilities. His prior career in healthcare, healing people has given him unique insights and perspectives which show in his work. Having helped with life-saving procedures and seen the fragility and resilience of life first-hand, add an emotional and vivid depth.