{"id":16223,"date":"2025-05-29T07:40:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T11:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/?p=16223"},"modified":"2025-05-29T11:40:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T15:40:34","slug":"call-to-artists-open-call-for-kindness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/calls-for-artists\/call-to-artists-open-call-for-kindness\/","title":{"rendered":"Call to Artists: Open Call for Kindness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"\"
Be Kind Human Heart<\/em> by Perry Hoffman
4″x5″; digital collage; 2024. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

CALL TO ARTISTS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open Call for Kindness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

at the Dolphin Gallery in Gualala, California, USA
October 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Deadline to Submit: 4 September 2025<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This is an open call for mail art. This call is open to anyone around the world on the theme of “Kindness”. Participation is free and all artistic, pictorial and graphic techniques, both analog and digital are accepted. The works must be sent by the postal service. Parcels are not allowed and postcards are preferred. The works will not be returned. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please indicate on each work:
Name
Postal address
Email<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The curator team will attempt to post all works received on Instagram @kindness.mailart<\/a>. There will be an exhibit in October 2025 at the Dolphin Gallery in Gualala, California of all the works, coordinated by the curating team. In addition, the curators will select their favorite works to include in a book. If your work is included in the book you will be notified. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Enter:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Send your works to:
KINDNESS Mailart
P.O. Box 384
Gualala, CA 95445<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sales:<\/strong> Curators will select their favorite works to include in a book and proceeds from the book will be donated to the Gualala Arts Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juror: <\/strong>There is no jury and no selection process. The curator reserves the right to not exhibit any works with hateful content. There is no limit to how many works you can submit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fee:<\/strong> There is no entry fee.

Deadline to Submit: Wednesday, 4 September 2025 at Midnight PST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(The text of this call to artists was based on materials provided by the curator, who is solely responsible for its content<\/em>.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CALL TO ARTISTS Open Call for Kindness at the Dolphin Gallery in Gualala, California, USAOctober 2025 Deadline to Submit: 4 September 2025 This is an open call for mail art. This call is open to anyone around the world on…<\/p>\n

Read more →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":16225,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-calls-for-artists","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/perry-hoffman-be-kind-human-heart-1.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2QTD7-4dF","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15053,"url":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/calls-for-artists\/call-to-artists-dance-in-collages-2025\/","url_meta":{"origin":16223,"position":0},"title":"Call to Artists: Dance in Collages 2025","author":"Christopher Byrne","date":"10 April 2025","format":"gallery","excerpt":"Dance a Little Longer by Martin Dosekcollage; 2025. Courtesy of the artist. CALL TO ARTISTS Dance in Collages 2025 Deadline: Tuesday, 15 April 2025 This exhibition of collages will be held during the 22nd International Festival Jazz Dance Open in Pardubice, Czech Republic. The art will be installed in the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Calls for Artists"","block_context":{"text":"Calls for Artists","link":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/category\/content\/calls-for-artists\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/martin-dosek-dance-a-little-longer.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/martin-dosek-dance-a-little-longer.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/martin-dosek-dance-a-little-longer.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/martin-dosek-dance-a-little-longer.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13542,"url":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/calls-for-artists\/call-to-artists-sound-vision\/","url_meta":{"origin":16223,"position":1},"title":"Call to Artists: Sound & Vision","author":"Christopher Byrne","date":"18 February 2023","format":"gallery","excerpt":"Sound & Vision by Mark Watkinscollage; 2022. Courtesy of the artist. CALL TO ARTISTS Sound & Vision: Print Magazine Deadline: Monday, 17 April 2023 \/DRI:M\/SPACE, an art platform dedicated to elevating collage and the artists working in the medium, has issued an Open Call for the second issue of the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Calls for Artists"","block_context":{"text":"Calls for Artists","link":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/category\/content\/calls-for-artists\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sound-Vision-Title-web.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sound-Vision-Title-web.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sound-Vision-Title-web.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sound-Vision-Title-web.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16494,"url":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/calls-for-artists\/call-to-artists-dancing-pixel\/","url_meta":{"origin":16223,"position":2},"title":"Call to Artists: Dancing Pixel: An Exhibition of Animated Collage GIFs","author":"Christopher Byrne","date":"11 May 2025","format":"gallery","excerpt":"CALL TO ARTISTS AT KOLAJ FEST NEW ORLEANS 2025 Dancing Pixel: An Exhibition of Animated Collage GIFS presented as part of The Dancing Pixel Exhibition & The Dancing Pixel Party at Kolaj Fest New Orleans 2025Friday, 27 June 2025 Deadline to submit: Sunday, 15 June 2025 In 1989, CompuServe released\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Calls for Artists"","block_context":{"text":"Calls for Artists","link":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/category\/content\/calls-for-artists\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pixel-Exhibition.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pixel-Exhibition.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pixel-Exhibition.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pixel-Exhibition.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14896,"url":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/calls-for-artists\/kaos-2024-open-call\/","url_meta":{"origin":16223,"position":3},"title":"KAOS 2024 Open Call","author":"Christopher Byrne","date":"14 February 2024","format":"gallery","excerpt":"Collage by Maru\u0161a \u0160tibelj. Courtesy of the artist. CALL TO ARTISTS Beneath the Surface: Liminal Places KAOS 2024 Open Call(EU Residents Only) Deadline: Sunday, 31 March 2024 This year\u2019s\u00a05th edition of KAOS International Festival of Contemporary Collage\u00a0will take place in Kranj, Slovenia between\u00a031 May and 10 August 2024 with a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Calls for Artists"","block_context":{"text":"Calls for Artists","link":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/category\/content\/calls-for-artists\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/marusa-stibelj-kaos-org.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/marusa-stibelj-kaos-org.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/marusa-stibelj-kaos-org.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/marusa-stibelj-kaos-org.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":12760,"url":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/calls-for-artists\/call-to-artists-new-data-new-dada\/","url_meta":{"origin":16223,"position":4},"title":"Call to Artists: New Data\/New Dada","author":"Christopher Byrne","date":"27 June 2022","format":"gallery","excerpt":"Motherland by Erika Lawlor Schmidtcollage. Courtesy of the artist. CALL TO ARTISTS New Data\/New Dada at Stone Valley Arts at Fox Hill in Poultney, Vermont, USA16 September-23 October 2022 Deadline to apply: Monday, 1 August 2022 Artists are invited to submit collage-based works that explore, echo, translate or reinvent Dada.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Calls for Artists"","block_context":{"text":"Calls for Artists","link":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/category\/content\/calls-for-artists\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/erika-lawlor-schmidt-motherland.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/erika-lawlor-schmidt-motherland.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/erika-lawlor-schmidt-motherland.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/erika-lawlor-schmidt-motherland.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9368,"url":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/content\/calls-for-artists\/call-to-artists-dance-in-collages\/","url_meta":{"origin":16223,"position":5},"title":"Call to Artists: Dance in Collages 2023","author":"Christopher Byrne","date":"22 March 2023","format":"gallery","excerpt":"Inebriety by Martin Do\u0161ek 11\"x7\"; paper and glue (analog collage);\u00a02022. Courtesy of the artist. CALL TO ARTISTS Dance in Collages 2023 Deadline: Saturday, 15 April 2023 This exhibition of collages will be held during the 20th International Festival Jazz Dance Open in Pardubice, Czech Republic. The art will be installed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Calls for Artists"","block_context":{"text":"Calls for Artists","link":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/category\/content\/calls-for-artists\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/martin-dosek-inebriety.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/martin-dosek-inebriety.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/martin-dosek-inebriety.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/martin-dosek-inebriety.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}