List of Available Themes>>>
Includes all eligible theme proposals provided by members, with similar topics grouped into 46 theme titles
♦ Emulating the Masters
Work that pays tribute to another artist.
Includes:
—–Study of the Masters
♦ Nocturne
Any depiction of night.
♦ Surrealism
Inspired by dreams, the unconscious, irrationality, fantasy.
Includes:
—–Fantastical
—–Slumber
—–Dreamscapes
—–Futurism
—–Animals as People
♦ Local History
Illustrating, preserving, or dramatizing local past events.
Includes:
—–Washington, MO
—–Local Landmarks
♦ Interiors
Life Inside, Architectural Settings.
Includes:
—–Windows and Doors
—–In My Home
—–Still Life
—–Meals
—–Food Glorious Food
♦ Flora
Depictions of the colors, forms, and personality of flowers and plants.
Includes:
—–Plants
—–Flowers and Plants
—–Gardens
♦ Fluid
Includes:
—–Rivers & Streams
—–Creeks
—–River Barge
—–Water
—–Mo Rivers
♦ Cityscapes
Includes:
—–Streets
—–Skyline
—–Buildings
♦ Out of Focus
Images that play with our quest for definition.
♦ Mythology
♦ Animals
Includes:
—–Farm Animals
—–Woof
—–Birds
—–Birds or Birds in Flight
♦ Travelogue
Includes:
—–Exotic
—–Traveler’s Palette
—–Burning Man Festival
—–Southwest USA
—–Western
♦ What is Blue or Blew In
♦ Celebrations
4th of July, birthdays, Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving and more shows a gathering or decoration for one of these events.
Includes:
—–Holidays
—–Party/Celebration
—–Holiday
♦ Expression
♦ Sports
♦ Texture
♦ American Quilts
♦ Connection
Between anything: circumstances, people, places, things, events, etc. People holding hands, tree roots intertwined , overlap of shapes, and puzzle pieces, it can be a bridge, it could also show a broken connection, loneliness or separation.
Includes:
—–Friendship
—–Friends
♦ Native American
♦ Color Crush
Bright, Vivid, Garish, Intense Color
Includes:
—–Mosaic of Colors
♦ Cubism: More than one View
This theme would encourage us to experiment, stretch our imagination and step outside our usual styles it is about giving ourselves permission to take something familiar and see it differently.
♦ Art Inspired by Music Visually interpret a song. each piece could be displayed with the title of the music that inspired it, allowing visitors to experience the story behind the art work.
Includes:
—–Album Covers
—–Song Titles
♦ Monochrome
Includes:
—–Black & White
—–Artist’s Personal Favorite Color
—–Fall Vibes
—–Black and White with a Splash of Color
—–Black and White with a Pop of Color
♦ Tiny
Big ideas can come in small packages! Tiny invites artists to explore the possibilities of working on a small scale. All media and styles are welcome with maximum dimensions for the artwork itself: 8 inches by 8 inches.
♦ Gasp!
Anything that we find inspires awe.
Includes:
—–Would you Look at That?!
—–Inspiring Awe
♦ Unfinished Business
This show invites you to show us your unfinished stories, abandoned places, unresolved emotions, and other works that deliberately expose process. Also welcome are fragments, deterioration, or things left behind.
♦ Between
Let’s explore Transitions and Liminal Spaces! This could be anything from relationships, borders, windows, dusk/dawn, etc. Liminal spaces have become a popular concept in recent years. Artists are invited to bring this idea to this exhibit.
♦ Oops!
We all love happy little accidents…shows us yours! We welcome artwork incorporating an actual artistic “mistake” and a short statement about the mistake and what the artists learned. We are all human!
♦ Again
Repetition, patterns, cycles, traditions, routines, recurrence…show us what happens when art meets the idea of “again.”
♦ What if?
This open-ended call to art asks a simple question: “What if?” What if something in history had happened differently? What if cats were 100 feet tall? What if humans had 12 arms? What if the car had never been invented? “What if” invites artists to imagine the consequences of changing just one thing, where silly or surprisingly plausible. This exhibit is meant to cause a giggle or two…but perhaps also stop and question how one little change can alter everything.
♦ Sun
To submit to Jane Pauley’s Sunday morning all together collage style.
♦ Whimsy
Art that is fanciful and cozy.
♦ Abstract
Includes:
—–Geometric
—–Patterns
—–Constructed Visions
♦ Magnified
A close up image, zooming in.
♦ Speed
Movement, motion, fast.
♦ Fashion
Includes:
—–Hats
♦ Nostalgia
Includes:
—–Frozen in Time
—–Americana
—–Tradition
—–1970’s
—–Vintage
♦ Dance
♦ Social Concerns – Issues
♦ From Above
♦ Under an Open Sky
Includes:
—–Rainbows
—–Clouds
—–Weather
—–Things in the Sky
—–When it’s Raining
—–When It’s Snowing
♦ Transportation
Includes:
—–Classic Cars
—–Automobile
—–River Barge
—–Trains
—–Train Related for Gerald Museum
♦ On the Job
♦ Movie Titles
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