MIST0320 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FROM WOMEN ARTISTS:They got off to a good start. From Ada Lovelace to...

MIST0320 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FROM WOMEN ARTISTS:

They got off to a good start. From Ada Lovelace to Wendy Carlos, Susan Kare to Dani Bunten Berry, to Avril Harrison, Ebony Eyes and jgs, women were in on the ground floor of computing, defining its aesthetic and challenging the rest of us to keep up.

Despite our attempts to set a good example in the ‘90s, the underground computer artscene has not traditionally been a welcoming place for women artists. We tried to redress this to some extent by offering up the world’s first all-women underground computer art collection for IWD 2019, but we still find ourselves somehow continuing to fail to be awash in the creative products of women while digital oases elsewhere bloom and thrive through their involvement. As pointedly demonstrated by knee-jerk criticism of our undertaking last year… there is still much further work to be done here.

For the month of March 2020, we aim to exclusively showcase the works of women creators, casting the spotlight on their creations across all our social network megaphones. Pixel and textmode artists, musicians, painters, illustrators, textile artists and crafters; we don’t care what genre or medium you work in – we just want to share the best of your output with our audiences (a thousand here, a thousand there… it adds up!) and encourage them to follow you to stay current with your future creative undertakings.

Here’s what we ask of you: no later than Friday, March 6th, please send us high-quality samples of work from your portfolio or back catalogue that you would like for us to signal boost, along with a brief bio blurb about your art practice and any relevant social media URLs for us to direct traffic to, through our e-mail account at info@mistigris.org. All rights remain with the artist and we will not be monetizing any of the work that passes through our organization.

If you have further questions, please don’t hesitate to look us up.

(Gentlemen, fear not, your genius will be back on full display for our April Fool’s artpack, showcasing the best of terrible art and the worst of wonderful art.)

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