MOCA GA / Gathered VII Open Call

The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA) is calling all Georgia artists for its 7th installment of the biennial exhibition Gathered VII: Georgia Artists Selecting Georgia Artists. This will be the first Gathered exhibition to be held in MOCA GA’s iconic new building designed by Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects! Esteemed jurors and Georgia Artists Hannah Israel, Craig Drennen, and Kelly Taylor Mitchell are committed to offering not only the breadth of talent across the state of Georgia, but also the depth.  The exhibition has steadily evolved over the last twenty years from its original incarnation: Within State Lines, which took place in 2006 and 2009, to Georgia Artists Selecting Georgia Artists, 2013 and 2015, and finally, to Gathered: Georgia Artists Selecting Georgia Artists.  The MOCA GA mission is fully realized within this project as artists are involved in all phases of the exhibition, including selection and review.

In the 2023 incarnation of Gathered, jurors Betsy Cain, Joseph Peragine, and Bojana Ginn selected a diverse spectrum of artwork including sculpture, painting, photography, textiles and new media.  The result was a rich group exhibition celebrating 46 Georgia artists. We anticipate this year’s selections to rival past exhibitions, extoling the breadth and talent encompassed within the state of Georgia’s visual arts community.

This is an open call to all artists 18 years of age and older, living in the state of Georgia. There is a $35 non-refundable entrance fee, with up to $5,000 in awards to be given out.  All artists are requested to submit digital images (or video if new media) of 3 recent works which best represent their practice.  All submissions must be made to mocaga-gathered-vii.artcall.org. Artists whose work is selected should be prepared to exhibit any or all of their submitted works as jurors may select just one, or they may choose multiple works from an artist. As proven in past exhibitions, Gathered VII will be an exciting and thoughtful representation of the art that Georgia artists are currently producing.