Traces of Silence: Mapping the In-Between

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– Open Call for Artists

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Deadline: 16 November 2025

Exhibition Dates: 1-29 December  2025

 

SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN!

 

CISTA ARTS invites submissions for its December 2025 online group exhibition ‘Traces of Silence: Mapping the In-Between’. We welcome artists whose work reflects on themes of quietude, transition, absence, and the unseen dimensions of life and thought.

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As the year folds into stillness, Traces of Silence: Mapping the In-Between invites artists to explore the subtle spaces that exist between sound and quiet, presence and absence, memory and forgetting. Silence is rarely empty — it carries echoes of what has been said, done, or felt. This exhibition seeks artworks that visualise those liminal moments where meaning emerges not through expression, but through pause, distance, or reflection.

Through painting, photography, collage, video, sculpture, or digital media, artists are encouraged to trace the invisible — the gestures, shadows, or emotions that linger between states of being. The in-between becomes a territory of its own: an emotional, spiritual, and spatial cartography of human experience. In this collective mapping, silence transforms into a shared language of connection, awareness, and becoming.

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We look forward to receiving your inspiring contributions.

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– Submission Guidelines

Deadline: 16 November 2025

We are keen to learn about you! Please send us the following information, along with a sample of your work and an up-to-date CV:

• Contact information (full name, email, mobile)

• Details of the artworks (title, size, medium, year, price)

• Artist statement (max 100 words on how your work relates to the theme)

• Short biography (max 100 words, third-person)

• Up to 4 sample images of your work

Please note: Only two artworks per artist will be selected for exhibition.

​Please send your email to info@cistaarts.com and quote ‘Traces of Silence: Mapping the In-Between' in the subject field.

Or apply via CuratorSpace.

 

– Selected Participants Will Receive:​

• Exhibition of your work on the CISTA ARTS online platform.

• The exhibition will launch in December 2025.

• We will publish a professionally produced paperback catalogue of the exhibition in the UK.

• You will receive a complimentary PDF copy of the exhibition catalogue.

• If your work sells, Cista Arts will take no commission.

• Your work will be featured in our daily social media posts titled 'Meet the Artist' during the exhibition.

• The exhibition will be prominently displayed on our homepage during the exhibition period and will later be archived on the 'Past Exhibitions' page.

• We will tag you in our social media posts, and your website or social media account will be linked to your artworks on our exhibition page. This ensures ongoing promotion for all participating artists during and after the exhibition.

• You will receive a certificate of participation.

 

Apply to this exhibition opportunity is free, if your work is accepted, there will be a £30 fee for one accepted artwork and a £50 fee for two accepted artworks. 

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– PARTICIPATION BENEFITS:
Selected artists will have their work exhibited online for the full month on our homepage, included in a professionally produced printed and digital exhibition catalogue, featured in daily social media promotion under our ‘Meet the Artist’ series, and receive a certificate of participation. CISTA ARTS takes no commission on sales.

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For more information, please get in touch with us at info@cistaarts.com