Calling Black Artists
Calling Black artists, futurists, healers, conjurers, and abolitionists of any and all mediums! The 2020 SKEW curatorial team invites you to submit your work for publication in our annual print magazine or on our forthcoming SKEW digital hub. We encourage you to submit work that speaks to this year’s curatorial theme, “Black Dreams, Futures, & Mutual Support.”
This year SKEW is expanding to include a printed publication and a digital hub for online healing and other interactive spaces. The curatorial team is looking for submissions spanning diverse mediums including: essays, poetry, photography, sound healing, moving images, videos, visual art, illustrations, performance art, and more. Read on for details.
The regular deadline to submit is September 4 and the late deadline is September 9. For this issue, we are adopting a model of cooperative ownership, shared between the issue’s curators, designer, and contributors. We will compensate all accepted artists with a small stipend, as well as a portion of the magazine sales.
The cover of SKEW Issue 01 which includes 100 beautifully designed, full-color pages showcasing the work of more than 30 diverse contributors.
ABOUT SKEW MAGAZINE
SKEW is an experimental art and dialogue magazine produced annually by Level Ground. From poetry to artwork to photography to essays and more, SKEW features exciting, thought-provoking new work from members of the Level Ground Collective and other artists selected by each issue’s curatorial team.
SKEW began in 2018 as a digital monthly zine/blog conceived and led by Collective artist Donald Scherschligt. Last year, we launched the inaugural print edition of SKEW at the opening night party of our seventh annual Festival. Click here to explore last year’s issue and buy a copy!
SKEW’s 2020 curators, clockwise from top left: Lola Rose Eros, pastelShade, Leslie Foster, Wikkid_Beat
MEET THE CURATORS
This year’s issue is curated by a team of four talented and inspiring Black artists: Lola Rose Eros (he/she/they); pastelShade (they/he); Wikkid_Beat (she/her); and Leslie Foster (he/him). Their chosen curatorial lens for this year’s SKEW is “Black Dreams, Futures, & Mutual Support.”
To learn more about our curatorial team, click here.
PRE-ORDER SKEW ISSUE 02 FOR 15% OFF
SKEW Issue 02 launches in November 2020. If you’re as excited as we are, it’s tough to wait that long! To help make November get here a little faster, we’re offering a 15% discount on every pre-order of SKEW Issue 02! What are you waiting for? Pre-order SKEW today.
Every purchase of this year’s SKEW will also come with exclusive access to our SKEW digital hub launching this fall. With COVID-19 social distancing guidelines still in place, we are excited to offer this new online home for all things SKEW, where you can watch panel discussions, attend live events, and explore exclusive digital content from the comfort of your home.
NEED MORE INFORMATION?
If you have any questions or need further information, please email info@levelground.co. Thank you!