---
title: 'DMG ISSUE 1: PRESERVATION – OPEN CALL TO ARTISTS'
description: >-
  Open call for art submissions on the theme of preservation for DMG Issue 1
  publication, based in Chicago. Free to apply.
url: 'https://www.artsume.com/programs/ab83633e-a324-4df6-86b6-c603014313bd'
type: program
status: closed
createdAt: '2026-05-25'
updatedAt: '2026-09-30'
programType: Open call
organization: Damm It Media Group
organizationUrl: 'https://www.artsume.com/o/damm-it-media-group'
deadline: '2026-05-31'
location: 'Chicago, IL, United States'
isOnline: false
disciplines:
  - painting
  - photography
  - sculpture
  - digital art
  - mixed media
  - installation
  - printmaking
  - drawing
  - video
---

# DMG ISSUE 1: PRESERVATION – OPEN CALL TO ARTISTS

**Hosted by:** Damm It Media Group

**Type:** Open call | **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States | **Deadline:** May 31, 2026

## About This Program

> "Preservation"

We are seeking art submissions that represent what preservation means to you. Show us how you hold onto this information and why preserving it is important to you. If your piece is selected, you will be contacted via e-mail.

Preservation can take many forms. Maintaining something physical, something digital, a thought, or an emotion. Artists are able to use their material and technology in creative ways to record their experiences and perspectives, and preserve them for future generations.

What are you trying to preserve? Inspiration or nostalgia? Or maybe you're trying to keep yourself or someone else accountable. Preservation is how we keep a record of things that matter to us most. Preventing loss, feeling lost, and how we return from that. To remember why we are who we are and/or how we got there.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Disciplines:** painting, photography, sculpture, digital art, mixed media, installation, printmaking, drawing, video

### Additional Requirements

Submit artwork via the online submission form. If your piece is selected, you will be contacted via email.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** May 25, 2026
- **Deadline:** May 31, 2026

## Contact

**Contact:** Chris Intz

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIjlHSdBEl65BgO88_3bwkFILtm_XKCzPexwOgrqmXNEkKiA/viewform?usp=header