Submissions
Plunge is open for submissions!
For the second year, Plunge is taking submissions to find our next artist and grow our community!
Our first open call in 2023 received hundreds of applications and we were delighted to create a limited edition towel with the winner, Anjelica Colliard! We were also very honored to be introduced to so many incredibly talented artists, many of whom we are still following very closely ;-)
We're back for more!
Eligibility:
Applications are sought from emerging to established visual artists working in multidisciplinary art to create a limited edition towel for Plunge to be released later this year. Artist must be located in the USA.
Award:
-The chosen artist will receive a total commission of $500 USD.
-The chosen artist will have a limited edition (~50 qty) towel produced with their artwork and sold by Plunge on the Plunge website.
-Each towel will feature a woven label with the artist’s name and Plunge logo, and will be sold with an accompanying editioned print of the artwork.
-The artist will receive two (2) towels from the collection, and have their towel and artwork promoted through all Plunge outlets (website, email newsletter, and social media) to the Plunge community.
-Plunge will conduct an interview with the chosen artist, which will be published on the Plunge website.
Terms of Agreement:
-Artwork should be original work and if chosen should not be reproduced for sale by the artist or another organization elsewhere.
-Artists are welcomed to submit past work for consideration, as long as it has not been reproduced elsewhere as stated above, although special consideration will be given to artworks designed for this open call. Please make a note in your artwork description.
-If chosen, the final artwork will be exclusive to Plunge and used at the sole discretion of Plunge, for creating towels, accompanying riso-printed product cards, and related marketing and advertising in support of the artist-collaboration.
-Plunge will retain all proceeds from sales of the artist-designed towels.
To Apply:
Artwork may be created in any media. It should preferably be formatted in a 1:2 ratio (rectangle) and limited to two (2) or three (3) colors. Media could include 2D or 3D work, including drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, textiles, sculpture, or digital art. Selected artist must be amenable to making adjustments to artwork and colors used in order to meet our parameters for weaving.
Important Dates and Application Deadline:
Applications Open: 12:00 am pst, Thursday, 9/12
Deadline to Apply: 11:59 pm pst, Thursday, 10/10
Artist Selected: End of October
Last year's winner:
