Rolling Submissions until March 21, 2026

Submit Your Art Here

Artists of all backgrounds are invited to share personal or communal stories of immigration and movement. Through 2026, the BEP will consist of traveling visual art exhibits/immersive galleries, performances, show and tells, and workshops. Unifying themes of change, connection, and community will layer individual narratives into a portrait of global migration.

The BEP seeks to illuminate universal threads of intention, survival, and evolution, revealing the connection of stories shared by cultures and communities all over the world (including those who have needed to move due to environmental factors or loss of land). Beneath cultural and racial differences, the same longing for love, growth, and opportunity drives humanity to new places.

Accepting Submissions

visual art, painting, photography, small/medium sculpture, animated media, graphics, sound, music, poetry, short writing, and video.

Hosted at Pilsen Arts & Community House

1637 W. 18th Street, Chicago, IL 60608

Timeline

Final Deadline for Submissions

March 21st

Art Drop Off

March 27 - March 29th

Show Opening

April 2nd

Show Closing

April 26th

Art Pickup

April 26-28th