About the Open Call

Language has long been wielded as a weapon — misogynistic terms, often used by men, become instruments of control and erasure, with words used to diminish, demean, and silence women. 'Quiet Piggy: We Cannot Be Silenced' is about the enduring power of art to confront disparaging language and reclaim agency. The exhibition confronts the language of degradation head-on. The title Quiet Piggy is deliberately provocative: a derogatory term crudely tethered to negative connotations about the female body, horrifyingly used to shame, silence, and marginalize. By reframing and challenging this insult, the exhibition subverts the term into a narrative of resistance. Here, the term becomes a rally cry for resilience. Voices are not hushed but amplified. To remain silent in the face of such language is complicity; to speak and to defend is defiance. This exhibition insists that women’s voices, bodies, and truths cannot be reduced, censored, or erased.

What is Offered

An immersive virtual gallery exhibition hosted online from February 18–March 31, 2026. The exhibition will be widely promoted, highlighting each participating artist with statements and encouraging viewer interaction on social media. WMG will not take a commission for any sales of accepted work.

Requirements

Open to women and non-binary artists (including trans women and femme/feminine-identifying genderqueer artists) from local, national, and international communities. Artists must address the exhibition theme in their work and artist statement. Submit up to three artworks in any medium that has not been previously exhibited at WMG, along with a 100-250 word artist statement. Artwork must uphold standards of respect and responsibility; submissions that incite violence, promote hate speech, target individuals with slander, or contain gratuitously graphic content without clear artistic/political context, cultural appropriation without thoughtful engagement, or plagiarism will not be accepted.

How to Apply

Artists may submit up to three works plus an artist statement related to the exhibition theme via Submittable. Include a short artist statement (100–250 words) explaining how your piece relates to the exhibition theme and its motivation.