Need to blow off a little steam in the face of the constantly, purposefully deflating socio-political onslaught of war and deportation centers and public murders and back and forth tariffs and bullshit and and and and and? It’s pretty clear from here that another round of collective catharsis is in order to hold each other up and bolster our community.

We held the first VENT! last year when everyone was reeling from what now seems like a naive, innocent time. Now, things have gotten worse and it can look like dystopia all the way down from here on some days. The process of making art helps. a lot. So VENT! is back, as artists should only get louder and we should shout together. In that light, we invite you to tap into those feelings you either don’t want to face or can’t unsee right now and put them on the canvas, or in the clay, or in a spoken word poem or short play, or in whatever medium you want. Put them over there into that work, and then bring that work to VENT!

Please fill out the form below to be considered for VENT! You do not need to submit a completed work—samples are fine. If you have an idea of what you’d like to make for the event, please include that. The Steam Plant is open each second Saturday for public tours so you can check out the space if you need more info as you plan your work.

Form: https://www.cyrajane.com/vent-artist-call

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