Open Call- Sublime Corpus
“Sublime Corpus” invites artists to explore the idea of the body, any body, as a site of the sublime. Here, the “corpus” is not limited to the human figure alone but expands to any physical form that evokes wonder, reverence, or unease. From flesh and bone to celestial, synthetic forms designed by the artist, or insect, the exhibition asks: What bodies captivate you? Where do you find the sublime in the physical?
This show welcomes works that dwell in the tension between the material and the immaterial - where physical forms become portals to something vast, beautiful, terrifying, or beyond easy explanation.
Artists are invited to consider:
Bodies they are personally drawn to whether it be human, animal, celestial, synthetic.
The visceral experience of the body as sublime: beauty, decay, excess, fragility, resilience.
The physical as a gateway to transcendence or transformation.
How forms become charged with meaning, emotion, or spiritual power.
The sublime not only as grand and monumental but also as intimate, uncanny, or unsettling.
Mediums:
Open to all disciplines: painting, sculpture, installation, photography, performance, sound, moving image, or mixed media. Works may be literal or abstract but must engage with physical form in some way.
Tone:
Raw, lush, minimal, maximal—there is no single aesthetic for the sublime. Instead, the show seeks a chorus of interpretations that reveal the strange and potent beauty of physical bodies, however defined.
Anyone can submit up to 10 pieces of artwork—each fitting within a max dimension of 100 by 100cm. Every entry will be proudly displayed, making this a truly public celebration of art.
Key Dates & Details
Submissions Open: Now!
Max size: 100 by 100 cm.
Entry Fee: $35 per artwork or 3 for $90
Entries Close: Friday 26th September, 2025, at midnight (11:59 PM).
Artwork Drop-off: Saturday 27th September and Sunday 28th September, 2025, between 11 AM and 4 PM.
Opening Night: Friday, October 3rd, 2025, from 6–9 PM.
Exhibition from 3rd October to 12th October, 2025.
Key Dates and Details
● Entries Close: Friday 26th September, 2025.
● Artwork Drop-off: Saturday 27th September and Sunday 28th September, 2025, between 11 AM and 4 PM.
● A completed Entry Form and payment of entry fees are required by Friday, 22nd August, 2025, at midnight (11:59 PM).
● Submissions are open to artists of all experience levels.
● Opening Night: Friday, October 3rd, 2025, from 6–9 PM.
● All entries will be exhibited during the Sublime Corpus Exhibition from 3rd October to 12th October, 2025.
● Fitzroy Public Gallery reserves the right to cancel entries or exclude works that violate the Terms and Conditions.
Entry and Fees:
● $35 per artwork or 3 for $90.
Restrictions:
● Accepted Mediums: Both 2D (e.g., paintings, drawings, photography) and 3D (e.g., sculptures displayed on plinths) artworks are welcome.
● All artworks must measure 100cm or smaller on any side, including frames and mounting.
● Paper works must be framed
