2023 Submissions Now Closed

The Bitchin Heals curatorial committee is keen on works that can be described by 1 or more of the following:

• Engaging and accessible for disabled audiences

• Experimental, avant-garde, post-post-modern

• Illuminating on seldom spoken about topics/themes

• GAY, queer, trans, anti-capitalist, anti-establishment, anti-white supremacy, anti-cishetero-patriarchy 

Examples of PERFORMANCE we are looking for include, but are not limited to:

• Anti-technique, anti-modern, transdisciplinary, and multimedia 

• Dance, not quite dance, other forms of movement, durational performance art, puppetry

• Theatre, participatory performance, experiential performance, infinite performance (no clear beginning or ending) 

• Artist-activist inspired work

Examples of WORKSHOPS we are looking for include, but are not limited to: 

• Harm reduction (sex, drugs, self-harm, and more)

• Disability-centered somatics, dance, movement practices 

• Anti-ableist, secular, meditation offerings (zen, tibetan-Buddhist, or other mindfulness practices) 

• Sound meditation offerings (with sound bowls or other materials) 

• Singing training or voice workshop for medicalized and non-medicalized trans and non-binary folks 

• Accurate sex education for adults that center on lesbian, gay, trans, intersex, asexual, queer and other orientation and gender minorities  

• BDSM and Kink for beginners 

• Creative-practice workshop (maybe you need participants to research a project in development? Maybe you want to test a new methodology of collaboration? Maybe you want to help artists with creative blocks, having difficulty creating the work they want to?) 

• How to make your events more accessible (led by an access professional and/or disabled person with lived experience) 

Examples of VISUAL ART we are looking for include, but are not limited to:

• Interactive pieces

• Small-scale or portable installation 

• Small sculptures in-the-round 

• Pieces that are tactile, textured, non-toxic and safe for anyone to touch

• Works that are accompanied by their own visual description in the artist’s words 

Example of VENDOR/MARKET SELLABLE CREATIONS we are looking for include, but are not limited to:

• Accessories, art, decor for mobility aids and devices

• Stickers and prints

• Soft goods (items made of paper or other materials that are not easily breakable) 

• Small works of art (paintings, drawings, sculptures)

• Tchotchkes (knick-knacks), trinkets

• Fidgets, stim toys/materials

• Home decor

• Upcycled clothing, crocheted/knitted clothing and accessories, original screenprints (all clothing vendors must provide items or available customized order options for sizes 3X to 6X. All clothing vendors must have items that are 1X and 2X as the minimum of their largest sizes). 

The BITCHIN HEALS program will provide:

• Up to 3 hours of tech time at JACK with lighting and sound

• $180 artist stipend

• Marketing for artists and vendors

• Set up and breakdown (will provide tables and chairs for vendors, hanging equipment for visual art, production needs for workshops/performances on a case by case basis)

• Photo/video documentation