What happens when art meets innovation in Appalachia? Create Appalachia’s 4th annual Digital Salon—this year themed “A Disturbance in the Force”—is calling for digital artists ready to make waves, spark ideas, and stir imaginations.
Create Appalachia Opens Art Call for 4th Annual Digital Exhibit, Digital Salon: A Disturbance in the Force
KINGSPORT, TN: Create Appalachia invites digital artists who are from Appalachia, work in Appalachia, or make work on Appalachian themes and subjects to submit work for our 4th annual juried Digital Salon exhibit. This year’s theme is “A Disturbance in the Force.” This flagship show is intended to honor the artistry and imagination of those who work in digital media. Work from both emerging and established artists is welcome.
Create Appalachia’s founder, Cher Cornett, says,“If you’re an artist using digital methods to create art, you are working in an exciting new era. Digital Salon: A Disturbance in the Force is an opportunity for you to showcase your talent and imagination by sharing the work you create with a little technology in your toolbox! This is our biggest show of the year and it always offers a variety of unique and exciting works. Audiences love it. I hope our region’s digital artists will take the opportunity to submit their work.”
The deadline for submissions is May 12, 2025. The entry fee is $20 for up to 3 works, and a limited number of scholarships are available. All works must have digital elements and must either be by an artist from the region, or working here. Pieces featuring Appalachian themes or subjects are also eligible. Works may be created in any digital media, including but not limited to film, video, animation, game art, digital illustration, graphic design, photography, 3D prints, and wearable art. Artists may offer their work for sale or may designate it as NFS. More details and registration at https://digitalsalon2025.artcall.org/. Questions may be directed to Katie Hoffman, katie@createappalchia.org.
Digital Salon: A Disturbance in the Force will run from June 19th to September 5th,2025. An opening reception is scheduled for June 26th from 6-7:30 PM and light refreshments will be served. Both the exhibit and the reception are free and open to the public.
Create Appalachia’s gallery is at 225 W Center Street, Kingsport, Tennessee, 37660. The building is open weekdays from 8 AM to 5 PM, except on Federal holidays. There is free parking in the Shelby Street garage (215 Shelby Street), along Center Street in front of the building, and on Clay Street. For more details on the exhibit and/or reception visit createappalachia.org or send your questions to katie@createappalachia.org.
Create Appalachia strives to make our region a better place to live and work by supporting innovation and entrepreneurship centered around the combination of creativity and technology. We work to build and maintain a community of like-minded creative entrepreneurs who will generate new businesses, provide jobs in arts-based businesses, and highlight the important role that creativity plays in the region’s economic vitality.
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PRESS CONTACT: Katie Hoffman, Executive Director, katie@createappalachia.org, 423-329-4742
