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OPEN CALL: 

TASTE • The Art of Food: From Tableware to Ritual

TASTE explores food beyond the plate. We invite artists and makers to respond to food, eating, and the culture that surrounds it.

Food is necessity, pleasure, memory, and community. It is daily ritual and creative expression. We are seeking work that engages with food, eating, and the objects that surround the table - from literal, functional pieces to conceptual, imaginative interpretations. 

1) Artistic & Conceptual Responses

Works that engage with food as image, idea, or metaphor. This can include observational works, alongside conceptual or process-led practices.

Food may appear as subject, reference, or trace, evoking themes of ritual, domesticity, abundance, scarcity, heritage, or desire.

We welcome painting, sculpture, photography, print, ceramics, textiles, mixed media, and other craft forms that explore the theme of food in both literal and imaginative ways.

2) Tableware & Table Objects

Functional or non-functional pieces connected to the table.

We are looking for handmade tableware of the highest quality - the kind of plates, cups, bowls, cutlery and serving pieces that make the act of eating feel special.

We also welcome playful or unexpected takes on tableware - objects that question usability through material or form, or that reinterpret how we use the table.

 

Some works may be practical, others poetic. Some literal, others abstract. All should connect to food, eating, or the shared experience of the table.

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Our open call exhibitions are all about a creative mix of art, contemporary craft, and design-led products. The result is a punchy, unexpected combination - no artform or craft is excluded. While it’s a selling exhibition, we’re happy to consider non-commercial entries too.

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