An Art Show hosted by NTARUPT and 500X Gallery to Shed Light on Consent in Healthy Relationships & Its Power to Help Reduce Teen Pregnancy
NTARUPT is looking for artwork inspired by the message of CONSENT in healthy relationships — made by you, our Dallas-Fort Worth community members. The extended deadline for the open call is Monday, January 17 and we’re asking…
What is CONSENT to you? Tell us in your artwork.
The Art of CONSENT Art Show Open Call is for Dallas-Fort Worth area artists and non-artists who have a visual message about CONSENT combined with the desire to have their work exhibited at 500X Gallery for a chance to win $500! Additionally, you can sell your piece during the exhibition and Art Show on January 29th, and the exhibition from January 30 – February 6; artists set their own price for their pieces.
Why “Art of Consent” Matters More Now Than Ever?
“Texas education board approves new sex ed policy that does not cover LGBTQ students or consent,” reads a Texas Tribune November 2020 article title. The news was covered as far as Europe and China.
“The newly adopted Sex Education Curriculum standards in Texas focus more on abstinence and birth control. They require discussions on boundaries but do not require instruction on giving or recognizing consent. This in the wake of an epidemic of uninvestigated college campus sexual assault allegations. This is despite federal data showing Texas consistently has one of the highest teen birth rates in the country, which studies show correlates with a history of abstinence-only education. About 39% of Texas high school students report having had sex, but less than half of them used condoms and a small percentage used birth control pills. Self-efficacy taught through lessons of consent and boundaries will increase adolescents ability to clearly articulate their personal boundaries on if when, and on what terms sexual contact will be permitted.”
Competition Rules
We have extended the deadline to Monday, January 17! Follow the below competition rules and REGISTER HERE
- They must be original pieces about the theme: the power of CONSENT and why it’s important to educate our young people about what it is. And how increasing this knowledge can help fight teen pregnancy.
- Artists are allowed to submit up to two (2) pieces of artwork but an artist can win only one (1) time.
- Type: Photography, Sculpture, Collage, Mixed Media, Painting, Drawing, Graphic Art and Prints, Illustration.
- Size: Maximum size of each piece: 40” including framing.
- Must reside in the Dallas-Fort Worth and/or North Texas region
- Must not: Art must not explicitly depict sexual elements. They should be suitable for a general audience.
- Artists set their own pricing – starting at $50. Gallery commission is the standard commission fee of 40%.
A maximum of 30 artworks will be selected to participate in the exhibition.
If you are selected to exhibit your pieces at 500X, NTARUPT will notify you by January 17 and you must take your art to 500X Gallery Saturday, January 22 – 12-5 pm.
CONSENT Art for the #MeToo Movement
To provide inspiration for your pieces, here is artwork sparked by the #MeToo movement – the messages of CONSENT are woven throughout. Similar to what NTARUPT is doing with “Art of CONSENT”, The New York Times asked readers to submit work and featured it in this 2018 article, “The #MeToo Moment: Art Inspired by the Reckoning.”
‘Peeling Back the Silence’
Graciella Delgado, “This is a watercolor piece, portraying three individuals of different ethnic groups and genders, that demonstrates how the victims of sexual assault and harassment vary. The individuals are removing tape from their mouths to signify victims finding the courage to come forward. Having more than one person in the piece shows the unity within the movement and how rape culture affects more than just a few people.” —Graciella Delgado is a 17-year-old artist in Houston, Tex.
‘A Collection of Body Parts’
Alicia Tatone – “I was around 15 and a man approached me on the street, said he liked my shoes. I thanked him. That was the first time I felt myself seen as nothing but a collection of body parts. It wasn’t the last.” — Alicia Tatone is a graphic designer in Brooklyn, N.Y.
‘Oh Yeah, Me Too’
Hilary Campbell – “The cartoon is pretty self-explanatory, but for me it’s just about how women who share stories often find out that we all often experience the same pain, no matter how different our backgrounds.”
