Home Grown Exhibition and Publication Call

The 'Home Grown' exhibition and publication by The Starving Artist is a multidisciplinary creative call that invites artists, writers, and practitioners to explore food as a cultural, political, and social lens. It focuses on themes such as land, labour, identity, memory, farming systems, food equity, and community connection, and seeks to highlight how food systems shape lived experiences of belonging, survival, and collective heritage.

The project is a curated initiative that brings together artistic and written works examining the deep connections between food, land, labour, memory, identity, and community. It presents food not only as nourishment but as a symbolic and material force that reflects cultural histories, political systems, and social relationships. The final outcome may include both online and physical exhibition formats, alongside a published compilation of selected works.

Key focus areas include food systems and agriculture, food access and inequality, memory and heritage, and food as social and political practice. Contributors are encouraged to reflect on how food systems shape daily life, the hidden labour behind food production, cultural meanings embedded in cooking and sharing meals, and the emotional and symbolic significance of food in communities.

A wide range of artistic formats are accepted, including painting, drawing and illustration, sculpture and installation documented through images, photography, digital art, mixed media, collage, performance art documented visually or via video links, and video art. The deadline for submissions is June 30, 2026.