So to Speak — VISUAL ART 2027 Print Issue
Overview
So to Speak, a magazine with a longstanding commitment to feminist and intersectional discourse, is assembling visual material for its 2027 print issue. The publication seeks work that is implicitly or explicitly intersectional, welcoming artists of all backgrounds and experiences. This call is not medium-specific: digital drawings, oil paintings, sculptural works, comics, and other non-video/audio-based practices are all within scope. The jury has signaled an affinity for artists such as Amy Sherald, Tschabalala Self, Sasha Gordon, Ana Mendieta, Jenna Gribbon, and Martha Rosler—figures whose practices engage figuration, identity, political critique, and material experimentation. The issue will be printed, offering contributors a tangible, archival context for their work. Each accepted contributor receives a $100 prize. There is a $4 submission fee, and artists may submit up to five pieces per submission period, whether in a single entry or multiple entries. Files must be in jpg, png, or tif format at 300 dpi, labeled LastName_Title. A cover letter is required. The magazine explicitly states that classical training is not a prerequisite; the curatorial emphasis falls on work that challenges politically, emotionally, or spiritually through traditional and experimental mediums. The inclusion of comics and sculptural works alongside painting and digital drawing suggests an expansive, non-hierarchical approach to visual culture. The curatorial vision favors color, collage, and overtly political themes. This is a call for artists whose work engages intersectionality not as a buzzword but as a lived, formal, and conceptual reality. The print issue will situate selected works within a broader conversation shaped by the magazine's editorial history. Artists should consider how their submission might read in a printed, collective context—where adjacency, sequence, and reproduction quality matter. The $100 prize is a modest but meaningful acknowledgment of labor, and the publication itself serves as a curatorial credential.