Submissions for pairings due: April 13th | Gallery show of all work: in September

 Interpretations: A marriage of 35 visual artists and 35 literary artists, each submitting one work of their own choice with any theme. Then, an art swap: Each visual artist receives a work from one of the writers; each literary artist receives an artwork. The task for each artist and writer: to create a second work of art or piece of writing, which is their interpretation of the other artist’s work. The result: A show of 70 artworks and 70 pieces of writing. The aim of the show: A reminder that we all see the world differently; our interpretations of the world around us are uniquely ours. How will each artist interpret the other artist’s work? How will the viewer interpret the written words and artworks in the show? This will be the 7th year of this extraordinary show. Each Interpretations show has a compendium book with all works included, that will be for sale at the Columbia Art League at the close of the show in Mid-October.

Information for submitting writers: Writing may be fiction, non-fiction or poetry of no more than 100 words. The 100-word written piece should have a title of 15 words or fewer. Work should be submitted by entry form by Sunday, April 13th, 2025. A literary jury will review all the submissions and choose 35 works of writing for the show. You will be notified of the jury’s decision by April 28th. The non-refundable jury fee is $15. Writers may enter 2 works for consideration. Those authors who are selected will be sent a digital image of an artwork. You will then create a second written work based on the visual artwork. This piece of writing must be emailed to the Columbia Art League by 5pm on September 6th.

Information for submitting visual artists: Your artwork may be in any medium but should not contain any written words other than background incidental words. The artwork may be titled, but the title will not be shared with the writer. Your artwork should be submitted by entry form by Sunday, April 13th, 2025. As your work will be selected from the digital image, please make sure that you submit a high-quality jpg of your artwork. Jpg files should be no larger than 3MB. A visual arts jury will review all the submissions and choose 35 artworks for the show. You will be notified of the jury’s decision by April 28th. Those artists who are selected will be sent a written work. You will then create a second artwork based on the written work. Both your artworks must be physically submitted to the Columbia Art League on September 5th or September 6th – so please ensure that your original submission is not sold before the show opens. The non-refundable jury fee is $15. Artists may enter 2 artworks for consideration.

Pricing: 15% will be added to the price of each submitted artwork as compensation for the partner writer. If an artwork sells, the artist will take 65% of the original price with the usual 35% commission paid to CAL, and the additional 15% will go to the author.

Timeline:

Submissions due: April 13th via Entry Form click HERE

All artists will be notified either way on April 28th

Visual artists: drop off your final artwork and original artwork: Friday, September 5th 11:30-6PM and Saturday, September 6th 11-5PM.

Writers: send your final written work via email by 5pm on September 6th. Email HERE.

Show opens: Tuesday, September 9th

Reception: Friday, September 12th

Book launch / reading: Exact date TBA. Will be week of October 11th-16th

Pick up: October 17th + 18th