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RISE 2026: Give to Gain!

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RISE 2026: Give to Gain!
Event Date
February 6 - 23, 2026All Day


About RISE 2026: Give to Gain!

RISE is a space for women to be seen, heard, and honoured. This annual exhibition invites all who identify as women to share their artistic voices—bold or quiet, emerging or established—across painting, illustration, photography, mixed media, textiles, sculpture, and ceramics.

Aligned with International Women’s Day 2026 and its theme Give to Gain, RISE explores what grows when we offer our time, our stories, our care, and our creativity. What do we gain when generosity becomes a practice? When women lift one another, what becomes possible—for ourselves, for our communities, for the future?

We welcome works that reflect exchange, reciprocity, resilience, and collective strength. Pieces may speak to personal transformation, shared labour, mentorship, ancestry, healing, or the quiet power of showing up. However you interpret Give to Gain, your perspective matters.

RISE is more than an exhibition—it’s a gathering of voices, a shared platform, and a declaration that women’s creativity shapes culture.

Submission Details

Open to all who identify as women
All mediums welcome
Artists at all stages of practice are encouraged to apply

Application Deadline: February 23rd
Deliver 'ready to hang' art by: March 2nd
Opening Reception: March 5th


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