After the Rains

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– Open Call for Artists

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Deadline: 18 March 2026

Exhibition Dates: 1-30 April  2026

 

SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN!

 

CISTA ARTS invites artists to submit work for its April 2026 online group exhibition, After the Rains.

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April often arrives not with drama, but with a quiet sense of adjustment. After the Rains considers what takes shape once intensity has passed—when surfaces dry, rhythms recalibrate, and attention shifts from endurance to living with what remains. Rather than focusing on rupture or renewal as events, the exhibition attends to their quieter consequences: altered grounds, softened edges, and the subtle reorganisation of feeling, memory, and relation.

The works gathered here reflect on states of aftermath—personal, social, and material. They trace how experiences leave residues that continue to shape perception and behaviour long after their moment has ended. In this context, change is neither declared nor resolved; it unfolds slowly, through small gestures, accumulated marks, and minor recalibrations of presence.

After the Rains invites artists to engage with these understated conditions: moments of pause, recovery, uncertainty, or quiet persistence. It offers space for works that are attentive rather than declarative, grounded in observation rather than conclusion—works that remain with the present as it settles, unevenly, into what comes next.

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Submissions are welcome across all disciplines, including painting, drawing, photography, collage, printmaking, mixed media, digital practices, video, and experimental approaches. The exhibition is open to artists at all stages and from all geographical contexts.

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We look forward to receiving your inspiring contributions.

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– Submission Guidelines

Deadline: 18 March 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 ‘After the Rains' 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 April 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