Open Call 2023
Past exhibition
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FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT NON-VIOLENCE
The MEPAINTSME annual Open Call exhibition provides a venue for emerging, non-professional, and established artists, alike. With selection based entirely on the stand-alone merits of the work, it presents an equal opportunity to every artist who applies. Altogether, I was deeply moved by the caliber of work submitted for this year's open call, and am pleased to present this selection of artworks by 50 international artists from 16 countries.With this effort, I also wanted to give artists and collectors the ability to support non-profit groups whose mission was in line with my own. Last year, the 2022 Open Call exhibition raised over $5,000 to support Ukrainian Relief efforts. This year, mepaintsme will be donating 100% of profits form the sale of artwork to support organizations dedicated to ending gun violence in America, including Sandy Hook Promise, Healing Hurt People, Everytown for Gun Safety, and Giffords Law Center. These organizations have excellent violence prevention programming — each using education, research and advocacy to fulfill their respective missions, with a few programs aimed towards electing candidates who are committed to finding solutions to this growing epidemic.A huge thanks to everyone who submitted their artwork for consideration, and in support of this cause. The response by @mepaintsme followers has been incredible and inspiring.Please join us in support of this duel effort! Your purchase will not only support the work of these talented artists, but will also contribute much-needed funding to organizaions dedicated to non-violence.SELECTED ARTISTS
Dominic Beattie / Marcus Bjernerup / Paul Brainard / Nicholas Burns / Cécile Carer / Shea Chang / Erekle Chinchilakashvili / Craig Coulthard / JJ Cromer / Christian DeFilippo / Meagan Donegan / Salvatore Fiorello / Nicole Frobusch / Jay Gaskill / Jim Gaylord / Grace Hager / Anne Herbert / Clara Holt / Tess Jenkins / Gali Katz / Matías Krahn / Siqi Lao / Margarita Frančeska Loze / Junyi Lu / Ewa Julia Maj / Amelie Mancini / Manuel Marsol / Masoto / Kelly McCallum / Scott McCracken / Aidan McDonah / Andrew James McKay / Patrick Martinez-Mees / Sarah Alice Moran / Chris Moss /Kei New / Sara Osebold / Judy Riola / Bandi Sasha Robert / Samantha Sanders / ZD Sands / Camila Schubert / Gabriel Soto / Samuel Staffan / Jane Sugar / Sebastian Supanz / Jon Vaughn / Allen Yu / Meng Zhang / DW Zinsser -
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