The 6000 Circles Project, focuses on the circle as a symbol of balance and unity, a never ending container of feminine energy and light. We are envisioning 6000 circles; created by a multitude of artists, of all genders, from around the globe, both groups and individuals, gathering and making for a series of interactive public and digital installations.
The initial inspiration came from the Obliteration Room created by Yayoi Kusama, where people were invited to place circle stickers spontaneously throughout the exhibition space, thereby creating an interactive and evolving installation. We would like to build upon this concept based on The Calling’s previous interactive installation as part of the Feminine Journey exhibition at the Beseder Gallery in Prague 2022. The intention is to expand its scope and reach to be a fully inclusive collaboration that honors all aspects of the feminine.
The project will run March - November 2024 - a 9 month living project based on the nine months of gestation. Grand kick off will be March 2024 in honor of International Women's Month with pop-ups, exhibitions and events. Closing will be in November 2024 to celebrate the harvest, gratitude and thankfulness and also to speak to it being another important election year for women’s rights in the United States.
The participating artists or groups will self-define and design the parameters for their exhibitions and or individual pieces, as well as the documentation of the circle making experiences. Exhibition possibilities are open ended and can include pop-up, street style, traditional installations or virtual presentations; the only criteria is that the substrate for the images is circular and responds to the feminine journey.
We are asking all participants to document processes, any circle making events, receptions, etc and to share with The Calling digitally. This material will be combined with documentation from other facets of the project. Participants may also use this documentation for their own creative content.
WE are very proud to be in collaboration with:
Women’s Caucus for Art;
Alabama, Florida, Chicago, Massachusetts, Colorado, Texas, Southern and Northern California Chapters
Harmonia Institute
…..with more organizations and artists to come.
Submission Form for Participation
We are so excited to collaborate with all participants as we create this global celebration.
We would like to add you to our active participants list to see how the project is growing.
Please fill out the submission form below with a message to let us know where you’re located and how you want to participate. We would love to be able to follow what you are making and share your work on our Instagram pages. Your name will also be added to receive our monthly newsletter about the 6000 Circle Project.
Please click the PROJECT PDF button below to view and download the 6000 Circle Project Packet.
The Calling - Our Feminesto
We Embrace and Celebrate generosity, joy, inclusivity, curiosity and wonder
We Honor all forms of creativity as pathways to connect to self and community
We Believe supporting the expression of feminine energy, nourishing creativity, cultivating collaboration and encouraging visibility will foster a more balanced legacy for our collective future
Who We Are…
Navigating through our lives is a complex and ever changing endeavor; self identifying as women we share an understanding of a fundamental reality of living in a masculine focused and dominated hierarchy. As creatives we were looking for our circle, a tribe of sensitives beyond our families and friends.
Our paths came together in 2014 through theBecoming, an online coaching program for artists, which lead to a magical and wonderful experience in Prague, 2017 for our first International exhibition. Fast forward to 2020 when we were reunited during the covid lockdown. We worked via zoom for 18 months creating the Calling made up of alums of the Becoming on a journey to reclaim and solidify our feminine creative journey, and exhibited in Prague Sept 2022, the first Calling exhibition.
Our intention is to embrace and embody our feminine attributes, how we think, how we make, what we show and where we show…… breaking the cycle of waiting. Taking our power into our own hands we create our own paths, our own opportunities and our own successes as a path to fulfillment over validation. We are continuing to develop our ideology and collaboration by creating a global community project to bring awareness to and normalize the feminine journey.