“Revealing the unseen — ghosts, remembrance, legacy, memory, and current social, health, environmental and political turmoil”
"Chasing Ghosts 10: Art that Pierces the Veil through remembrance, legacy, and beyond"
Time flies and it's hard to imagine that Chasing Ghosts is in its tenth iteration! The gallery was celebrating its third year when I conceived of this exhibit. It has proven to be a fan favorite for artists and collectors alike. This year's edition will be VIRTUAL and as always, the emphasis is the idea of revealing the unseen. The term ghost may be interpreted in many ways, not necessarily meant to be a literal elucidation. Do you express your deepest fears or concerns through your work? Do current political, health, and environmental concerns shadow or define your work? What parts of the past leave their mark on your work? Is a legacy revealed through your work or your process? Is memory a vital vehicle of expression for you? Do you inadvertently honor something from your past or concern for the future through your work? Artists are encouraged to enter work that is any interpretation of the call. All mediums and modes of expression are welcome. Verum Ultimum Gallery invites artists to divulge their talent within this expressive, symbolic theme.
The exhibition will open mid October and run for a month. It will be showcased in Verum's virtual gallery spaces, an exhibition book, social media, blogposts, the website, and more.
Eligibility and Restrictions
The competition is open to all 2D and 3D artists, national and international, working in all forms of painting, drawing, photography, graphics, digital, and sculpture are eligible. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older to apply.
Exhibition
Selected artists will be featured in a virtual group exhibition online on the Verum Ultimum Art Gallery website. This includes an exhibition page and virtual viewing galleries that show the work in scale. Artists will also be featured through online blogposts. Social media attention and promotion will remain on this exhibition for 4 weeks.
Exhibition Terms
Works in this show may be for sale or artists may elect a new option (a for exhibition only, NFS option). The gallery commission for this virtual exhibition is 30% percent commission on all sales (handled by the gallery). The gallery will provide artists with prepaid shipping labels when their work sells through Verum Ultimum (for the duration of this exhibition).
Extra Details
Benefits to online exhibitions at Verum Ultimum:
- A higher percentage of artists will be ACCEPTED! This exhibition is not confined by space.
- The website remains comprehensive and exhibitions remain on the website beyond the exhibition dates
- An exhibition book will be produced and will remain in the Verum Ultimum library to be shared with visitors for years to come.
- Social media attention will be focused on this exhibition for 4 weeks.
- 70% of sales WILL GO TO THE ARTIST and Verum Ultimum will provide a prepaid shipping label for the artist to ship work directly to collectors!
- Verum Ultimum enjoys a monthly reach of 8-14K through its website, google, and social media channels.
Verum Ultimum average order value outperforms 93% of sites in the industry.
Entry Fees
There is a $25.00 entry fee for 2 images ($5 for any entries over the minimum); presentation is by digital JPG image files. Details of artwork count as an additional artwork. Payments by credit card at time of entry through Cafe.
Image Use / Copyrights
Artist retains all copyrights to submitted images and represented artwork. Digital images submitted with artist entry are for exhibition selection only and will be deleted after completion of the selection process. By entering the competition, artists selected to exhibit grant Verum Ultimum Gallery rights to use the selected image(s) on printed materials and the gallery web site for promotional purposes only.
Notification
Artists will be notified of acceptance or non-acceptance no later than 30 days after the deadline. Notification will be made via email. All artists who provide a working email address will be notified via email; if no email is provided, artists will be notified via postal mail only if accepted to exhibit. Artist contact information (address, telephone, etc.) is only held for the purpose of contacting selected artists and is not preserved in any database. Entry data and image files are deleted on completion of the jury process.
Deadline
The entry deadline is September 22, 2026. Entries must be submitted via Café by this date.