Call for Art: QUIET

CALL FOR ARTISTS

QUIET

An Exhibition at the Los Angeles Makery

Following our recent exhibition Systems of Power/Systems of Silence, which explored political force, anger, and collective resistance, the Los Angeles Makery invites artists to submit work for our upcoming exhibition:

QUIET

This exhibition turns toward what follows.

After the protest.

After the rupture.

After the breaking point.

Silence can be peace.

Silence can be grief.

Silence can be healing.

Silence can be avoidance.

Silence can be power.

Silence is not empty. It is full of tension, presence, absence, and possibility.

We are seeking work that explores quiet in all its forms—psychological, political, emotional, physical, spiritual, and environmental.

This exhibition considers silence not as an ending, but as a space of transformation.

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We welcome submissions in all media, including:

• Painting

• Sculpture

• Installation

• Photography

• Video

• Sound (including near-silence)

• Performance

• Text-based work

• Mixed media

Both literal and conceptual interpretations are encouraged.

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Possible thematic interpretations include:

• Stillness after chaos

• Emotional withdrawal or protection

• Meditation and inner quiet

• Erasure and absence

• Isolation and solitude

• Peace and acceptance

• Suppression and censorship

• Minimalism and restraint

• Subtlety and softness

• The unsaid and unsayable

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Exhibition Details

Location: Los Angeles Makery

Submission Deadline: March 22, 2026

Notifications: March 24, 2026

Drop Off: March 29 between 1-5pm

Exhibition Dates: April 2-26, 2026

First Thursday DTLA Art Night/ Soft Opening: April 2, 2026 6-9pm

Opening Reception: April 11, 2-5pm

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Submission Guidelines

Please fill out the form on the Show Submission link!

$25 SUBMISSION FEE paid through the website.

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About the Los Angeles Makery

The Los Angeles Makery is an artist-run creative complex dedicated to supporting experimental, ambitious, and culturally relevant contemporary art. Through exhibitions, studios, and public programming, the Makery fosters dialogue between artists and the public during times of social and personal transformation.

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Curatorial Statement

This exhibition exists in the aftermath.

If Resilience of Power was the scream, this exhibition is the exhale.

Silence is often misunderstood as absence. In truth, it is presence in its most concentrated form.

Silence holds grief. Silence holds relief. Silence holds what cannot yet be spoken.

This exhibition asks: What emerges when the noise stops?