Constellations of Becoming: Mapping Inner Futures

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– Open Call for Artists

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Deadline: 18 January 2026

Exhibition Dates: 1-28 February  2026

 

SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN!

 

This exhibition explores the inner transformations, imagined futures, and emotional geographies that shape who we are becoming. We welcome artworks that delve into shifting identities, personal mythologies, speculative visions, and the subtle forces that trace our inner paths.

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As winter loosens its hold and the year begins to take shape, Constellations of Becoming: Mapping Inner Futures invites artists to reflect on the quiet transformations that guide us towards what we are yet to become. February is a month suspended between introspection and anticipation — a moment where inner longings, uncertain pathways, and emerging hopes gather like constellations, forming new patterns of meaning.

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This exhibition explores the ways in which imagined futures, emotional thresholds, and inner topographies influence contemporary experience. Each artwork becomes a map: a visual meditation on desire, doubt, memory, imagination, and the subtle forces that shape identity over time. Rather than fixed narratives, we seek pieces that acknowledge the fluidity of being — the shifting impulses, hidden connections, and speculative visions that compose the self.

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CISTA ARTS invites submissions from artists working across all media, including painting, photography, collage, digital art, video, sound, sculpture, and interdisciplinary practices. We welcome works that consider:

• inner cosmologies and personal myth-making

• speculative futures and states of becoming

• the interplay between uncertainty, transition, and self-formation

• emotional or psychological geographies

• fragmented identities and the search for coherence

• gestures of hope, resilience, or reinvention

 

We encourage artists whose work embraces subtlety, complexity, and poetic inquiry — those who map not the world as it is, but the worlds that might be taking shape within and around us.

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We look forward to receiving your inspiring contributions.

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– Submission Guidelines

Deadline: 18 January  2026

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 ‘Constellations of Becoming: Mapping Inner Futures' 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 February 2026.

• 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