Judge: Charles Gniech
ART FOR SOCIAL CHANGE: Behind the Wall calls on artists from across Chicagoland to submit artwork for a juried exhibition that raises awareness to journeys of conflict, pain, empowerment and peace. The working title Behind the Wall, references the isolation and suffering that victims of domestic violence experience in their private lives, as well as the healing gained in the recovery process that brings the work to the walls of the Oak Park Art League’s historic Carriage House Gallery.
This exhibition will be presented as a collective passage from conflict to recovery. Works will be selected by the juror, Charles Gniech, that best convey themes of emotion - both conceptual and literal interpretations - including: conflict, pain, trauma, loss, isolation, entrapment, empowerment, resolution, hope, healing and peace.
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