Open Call for JustArt Newspaper Club Issue 7 Precarity
Submit 5-8 images of your artwork along with a description, bio, and artist statement for consideration in a themed newspaper issue exploring precarity.
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- 12 days left
- Entry fee
- Free
- Award
- Features in JustArt Newspaper Club Issue 7; possible selection for free exhibition with JustArt Collective; social media exposure (6K+ Instagram followers); potential press coverage with media partners; newspaper distributed at UK art exhibitions and bookshops.
- Location
- Online · organized from United Kingdom; online submission and worldwide distribution.
About
Overview
JustArt Collective, an artist-led initiative founded in Hong Kong and active in the UK, invites submissions for Issue 7 of the JustArt Newspaper Club. This issue explores precarity—the unstable conditions that shape everyday life and artistic practice. The collective supports emerging and mid-career contemporary artists through publication, exhibition opportunities, and community engagement.
What to Submit
Artists should submit 5-8 images of their artwork, a description of the work, a bio, and an artist statement. Curators should share past projects, project concepts, a bio, and 5-8 accompanying images.
Key Dates
- Submission deadline: 15 August 2026
Fees & Benefits
- Social media exposure on JustArt Collective platforms (6K+ Instagram followers; 46K+ monthly reviewers)
- Newspaper distributed at UK art exhibitions and bookshops, with worldwide online ordering
- Potential selection for free exhibitions with JustArt Collective
- Possible press coverage through media partners including Our Culture Mag and Visual Art Journal
Distribution & Visibility
The newspaper will be published in a first print run of 80 copies and restocked thereafter. It will be available at various UK art exhibitions, at Kafka Bookshop in London, NewBridge Books in Newcastle Upon Tyne, and for online order worldwide.
JustArt Collective Background
JustArt Collective is a dynamic group of artists and curators dedicated to supporting contemporary art and making it more accessible. The collective fosters community dialogue on artistic practice and aims to redefine the art community through collaboration and shared experience.
Past Exhibitions & Selected Artists
The collective has organized exhibitions including Collective Voices 2nd: Being-in-the-World (Safehouse 1, London, 22–25 May 2026), Collective Voices Art Exhibition (Whitespace Gallery, Edinburgh, 20–26 March 2026), and The Shape of Anxiety (Chilli Gallery, London, 5–8 February 2026). Past selected artists have been featured in exhibitions internationally, including in Mexico and Thailand.
How to Submit
Submissions are made through CuratorSpace. Registration is free and takes only a few moments. Register or log in to submit your work and track submissions and upcoming opportunities.
- Award
- Features in JustArt Newspaper Club Issue 7; possible selection for free exhibition with JustArt Collective; social media exposure (6K+ Instagram followers); potential press coverage with media partners; newspaper distributed at UK art exhibitions and bookshops.
- Entry fee
- £38 participation fee (required for selected participants); includes digital copy of the newspaper.
- Theme
- Issue 7 explores precarity—the unstable conditions that shape everyday life and artistic practice when work, income, housing, health, and creative opportunities are uncertain. The issue invites reflection on how precarity is experienced, reproduced, and resisted across different contexts through artworks, exhibition reviews, and critical essays.
- Eligibility
- Open to emerging and mid-career contemporary artists, curators, and writers internationally.
- Audience
- Emerging and mid-career contemporary artists, curators, and writers
- Format
- Ship your work in
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