WAUKEGAN, Illinois
Entry Fee: $20
Additional Image Fee: $5
Event dates: Sep 19 – Oct 10, 2026
Entry Deadline: Aug. 22, 2026
Opportunity Summary
ShadowBoxX Gallery invites artists working in analog media to submit work for MYTHOS NEGRA, a juried exhibition exploring dark mythology, folklore, and archetype. We seek works that embody themes such as the femme fatale whose allure brings ruin, the tragic figure complicit in their own downfall, or the wrathful deity dispensing arbitrary punishment. Submit works that confront the seductive, destructive, and terrifying forces embedded in mythic narratives
General Information
MYTHOS NEGRA explores the shadowed realms of myth, superstition, and folklore that emerge from humanity’s deepest fears. Across cultures and generations, art has given form to the inexplicable cruelties of human nature and the unforgiving realities of the world, in an attempt to explain or justify these realities. This exhibition invites artists to examine the dark archetypes, cautionary tales, supernatural forces, or imagined terrors that have shaped collective belief. Personal myths and ritual are also rich areas for exploration.
Application Requirements
- Provide high-resolution images (JPEG/PNG)
- Brief artist statement regarding each work (150 words)@All accepted works must be ready to install or hang.
- Artists are responsible for shipping/delivery. However, this gallery is committed to keeping artist costs to display down as much as possible. Call or email me, the gallerist. In other words, I enjoy stretching canvas for large rolled works which would otherwise be un-shippable.
Eligibility Criteria
Open to professional and emerging artists. Eligible works include painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, collage, assemblage, textile, ceramics, photography (film-based or darkroom), and other physically produced processes. Digital artwork, digital manipulation, and AI-generated work will not be considered.
Application Deadline – August 22
Event Start – September 19, 2026
Event End – October 10, 2026
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