Living with chronic pain is a multilayered experience. This exhibition approaches the subjects of illness, pain, and disability through the lens of intersectionality. It promotes care and visibility by prioritizing narratives of self-representations, advocacy, and community building.

The call is open to artists who self-identify as living with a chronic illness, intended as a set of conditions that impact the body (and therefore the mind) for an extended period of time and whose work speaks directly to the experience of living with pain, or addresses the relationship with medicine and the medical system, or artists whose work advocates to dismantle ableism and promotes an intersectional approach to care and disability.

We extend a special invitation to all chronically ill artists who self-identify as belonging to one or more historically marginalized groups as defined by race, immigration status, and gender. The call is open to regional, US, and international artists.

Deadline to submit artwork: June 15th, 2023, 12 am CT, (USA). (Late submissions will not be juried). Selected artists will be notified by July 12, 10 pm, CT, (USA).

Link to the submission form with info about the jury and the call: https://forms.gle/nSqhCn6Y2T2FjBxK6

More info and statement here: https://www.rochesterartcenter.org/exhibition/chronicles-of-the-chronic

For questions about the call and about accessibility accommodations email Curatorial Assistant Ivonne Yañez at [email protected]