April: 30 Days of Inspiration, 2023
Poets and artists are invited to share original work with the community through a poem-a-day matched with an artwork-a-day for every day in April, in celebration of National Poetry Month and hosted by the Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County.
Submissions will be accepted January 15-January 31, 2023
April: 30 Days of Inspiration seeks poems and art that explore what strengthens, connects, revives or calms—from small, seemingly ordinary moments to dramatic occasions, broad landscapes, and abstractions. A different poem matched with a different artwork will be featured on ACCBC social media each day of April, 2023. Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County will curate the exhibition.
POETRY SUBMISSIONS
- Send up to two poems in a single word document (.doc or .docx). Include your name and email in the document header.
- Please use Times New Roman 12 pt font.
- Each poem should be no more than 30 lines.
- Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please let us know immediately if your work has been accepted elsewhere by sending us a note with your name and title of the work to info@bucksarts.org
- We accept previously published work. Include citation/credit in entry.
- ACCBC has permission to use submitted works for digital and print promotional purposes, including the right to archive.
- Please adhere to all guidelines. Submissions not adhering to our guidelines will not be considered for this exhibition.
ARTWORK SUBMISSIONS
- 2D and 3D work accepted.
- Send up to two images (.jpg)
- Web-ready images: 72 dpi, 900-1200 pixels on the longest side
- Quality: Cropped, not crooked, focused, not blurry. If 2D, unframed.
- Labeled: Label images with your name, the title of the work, the medium, and the size: (i.e., Jane Smith-River View-Oil on Linen-16×20.jpg)
- Artists may only submit images once, so make sure they are the best they can be.
- ACCBC has permission to use submitted works for digital and print promotional purposes, including the right to archive.
- Collectors interested in making purchases will be able to reach out to individual artists through websites and via email on social media.The Arts & Cultural Council will not post prices as part of this Art and Poetry initiative and will not accept any commissions on sales of work, though donations after sales are appreciated.
Artists and poets do not have to be residents of Bucks County or members of the ACCBC to participate.
Please adhere to all guidelines. The ACCBC reserves the right to refuse submissions that do not adhere to the guidelines.
WE WILL CONTACT YOU…
…when the exhibition is curated, and we have scheduled the presentations.
THANK YOU.