The plan...roughly

1. Pick a design challenge from one of the issues: creation, justice, children, families, and work.

2. Put together a team that will collaborate regularly to address the issue in the light of biblical inspiration. An example of this is when an artist gets together with other artists, scholars, thinkers, etc., to reflect on the issue in the light of the Bible and thereby create the artwork. 

3. We will host online spaces for us to collectively meditate and share on the themes in the light of the Word along with insights from fellow participants and guests. 

4. Submit your proposed artwork via digital online format (picture, video, graphic design, etc.) along with the Artist Statement and/or accompanying material, if any, by January 15, 2024 to UNMUTE project at: uday@lausanne.org.

5. Artworks will be evaluated in the light of the ways they invite participation by others to meaningfully reflect upon, gain awareness, engage with key ideas and concepts, and act on the issue in the light of the biblical reality. 

6. Artworks selected from submissions will be displayed via an online gallery, accessible by the global Lausanne community and networks.

All copyrights will remain that of the artists. LausanneARTS+ will reserve the rights to display content in one or all of the LausanneARTS+ related events/sites. 

The artworks submitted for this online gallery may be used as part of the larger LausanneARTS 2024 to 2050 global vision. Selected works may be displayed at the upcoming Lausanne 2024 global gathering in Seoul, Korea. 

Artists from this initial round of offerings will be eligible to participate in a second round of thematic submissions by collaborating with others to create new works or build upon current works and themes. 

Applicants will be eligible to apply for some funding for the second phase, estimated dates Feb-May 2024.

What we hope for

The goal here is the process as much as it is the final product of the artworks. 

Collaborate

This means that we seek to spark the creation of new spaces for artists to think and create in collaboration with others who bring critical insights and perspectives.  We welcome and will give preference to collaborative works where artists work in a team to create a work of art. However, if you submit individual artworks, these too will be considered.

Curate

We hope that artful solutions are compelling and relevant for a given context. This means specificity and focus are key in engaging with Scripture and how it speaks to the issue for a given context or community.

It is helpful to think of the artworks as part of a larger process that generates either awareness and interest, a deeper desire to learn more, and ultimately inspires a call to action and or a shift/change in how people think, feel, value, or behave in relation to the issue at hand.

Celebrate

We hope these works will be used as part of the larger LausanneARTS+ vision to generate fresh content that engages the imagination of people conceptually as well as offers practical ways to help people take action and be part of the larger solution. 

Timeline for 1st phase Oct 15, 2023 - Jan 31, 2024

Oct 15, 2023 — Call for artworks 

Jan 31, 2024 — Deadline for receiving proposals (UPDATED deadline)

Issue Theme Concept Notes