16th Annual International Juried Exhibition - Solastalgia

Contact InformationThe University of North Carolina at PembrokeContact Email: [email protected]

Requirement OverviewLocation Eligibility Type: InternationalEligible Applicant Types: ArtistSubmission Limit: 1Media RequirementsImages | Min: 1, Max: 3Audio | Min: 0, Max: 3Video | Min: 0, Max: 3Total | Min: 1, Max: 3

Opportunity SummaryThe A.D. Gallery at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke welcomes all interpretations of the theme, Solastalgia: the emotional distress of watching your home environment change around you.Artists are invited to submit two-dimensional or three-dimensional works, installations, or digital media (including video-based media). AI-generated work will not be considered.

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General Information16th Annual International Juried Exhibition - SolastalgiaFebruary 11 - March 3, 2027Entry Deadline: Monday, December 7, 2026The A.D. Gallery at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke welcomes all interpretations of the theme Solastalgia, the emotional and experiential distress caused by negatively experienced environmental change while still living within one's home environment.Coined by philosopher Glenn Albrecht, solastalgia is a form of homesickness felt without ever leaving home: the grief of watching a familiar landscape change around you - receding shorelines, vanishing species, drought-cracked earth, wildfire smoke over childhood streets, development replacing the sounds of nature.This exhibition seeks work that gives visual form to that ache; change felt from within a place one still calls home. We welcome interpretations that are personal, political, poetic, documentary, speculative, or abstract.Artists are invited to submit two-dimensional or three-dimensional works, installations, or digital media (including video). Selection will consider originality, composition, technique, style, expression, and craft. AI-generated work will not be considered.This exhibition welcomes interpretations that are personal, political, poetic, documentary, speculative, or abstract.Themes and questions artists might explore:Loss of place-identity due to climate change, extraction, or developmentMemory and landscape — before/after, then/nowSolastalgia as distinct from nostalgia (the pain of change vs. the pain of distance)Community and collective environmental griefResilience, adaptation, and finding new relationships to changed placesThe sensory experience of a transforming environment (sound, smell, light, texture)Indigenous and generational knowledge of land in fluxJuror: Carla RokesCarla Rokes is an artist and educator originally from the Carolinas, with a BFA from UNC Charlotte and an MFA from Pratt Institute. She has been teaching studio art at UNC Pembroke since 2003, where she focuses on Drawing and Design. Her courses range from Art Appreciation to advanced drawing and graduate-level independent study. Alongside teaching, she has directed the university gallery and served as Chair of the Art Department.Her current work investigates emotional and ecological transformation through abstract, layered mixed media drawings. Combining collage fragments, paint, marker, and graphite, she constructs dense, symbolic environments that reflect both personal and planetary unrest. Rokes has exhibited her work nationally and internationally, including solo and juried shows, and has curated numerous national exhibitions, residencies, and workshops. She is active in community arts and professional organizations, using both teaching and studio practice to foster creativity and connection. https://carlarokes.com/home.htmlAwards: $400 first prize, $200 second prize, and $100 third prizeEntry Fee: $35.00Shipping and Handling Fee: Accepted artists must provide for delivery and return of work, as below. Please do not submit work for consideration if you are unable to deliver accepted artwork to Pembroke, North Carolina by Friday, January 22, 2027.CALENDAREntry Deadline: Monday, December 7, 2026Jury Notification: Tuesday, December 15, 2026Delivery of Accepted Work: Tuesday, January 19 – Friday, January 22, 2027Dates of Exhibition: February 11 – March 3, 2027Pick up / Return Shipment: Pick up: Thursday, March 4 & Friday, March 5, 2027Shipped work will be returned after Friday, March 5, 2027.

Application RequirementsEntry Procedure: Each artist must submit work following the guidelines below.Entries must be submitted by Monday, December 7, 2026.Entry Guidelines:• All entries must be submitted on CaFÉ.• Artists may enter up to 3 works• Submitted images should be in JPEG format• Submitted files should be at minimum 1200 pixels on the longest side• A full view of each submitted artwork is required• For Video submissions, all works must be no longer than 5 minutes. If the work is accepted, you will be asked to submit the original file.• An artist statement about the work submitted and how the work engages with solastalgia.• A 1-page Artist CV or Resume. Submitted file should be a PDF.• For information on how to apply for a call, go to https://www.callforentry.org/artist-help-cafe/how-to-apply-artists/• For information on uploading your media, go to https://www.callforentry.org/artist-help-cafe/uploading-media/• If you have any questions or need assistance using CaFÉ, go to https://www.callforentry.org/artist-help-cafe/

Eligibility CriteriaEligibility: Open to all national and international artists. Works must be completed within the last three years and not have been previously exhibited at the A.D. Gallery. Artwork should be original, no mass-produced prints or reproductions. Submitting artists must be at least 18 years of age.Entry Fee: $35.00Shipping and Handling Fee: Accepted artists must provide for delivery and return of work, as below. Please do not submit work for consideration if you are unable to deliver accepted artwork to Pembroke, North Carolina by Friday, January 22, 2027.Acceptance and Delivery of Work: Artists whose work