home grown

voices from production, consumption + care in food systems, land-based ecologies + collective agricultural heritage

open call

The Starving Artist invites artists, writers, and creative practitioners to participate in our upcoming exhibition and publication, “Home Grown.” This project explores the lived realities of food on how it is produced, consumed, shared, withheld, and remembered.

Home Grown is interested in the everyday, often invisible relationships we have with land, labour, and nourishment. It listens to the voices embedded in farming, cooking, harvesting, feeding, and surviving. It asks how collective agricultural knowledge, inherited practices, and embodied care shape who we are and how we live together.

We welcome work that reflects on food not only as sustenance, but as memory, politics, labour, identity, and connection to land.

artistic mediums

We encourage you to explore diverse artistic mediums, that can be displayed in both online and in-person formats (tbc location) including but not limited to:

Painting, drawing, and illustration
Sculpture and installation (Images of work)
Photography and digital art
Mixed media and collage
Performance and interactive art
Video art and animation (submit as image stills or video links)

SPECIAL CALL

We are particularly welcoming stories, recipes, and oral histories that explore farming, food preparation, and the narratives attached to them.

No AI Generated Content

details

Locations: Global submissions welcomed
Ages: Open to artists of all 13+ due to sensitive topics
Number of works: Each artist may submit up to 10 pieces

please apply here

Google Form: https://forms.gle/h4ieGzr95BUAf8jL8

Submission Deadline: Jun 30th, 2026

don’t forget

There is no submission fee and no participation fee as we firmly believe in providing an accessible platform for artists to share their voices and stories.

themes to explore

farming equity + production

What does it mean to be in agriculture today? Is there a space for traditional practices? How has technology impacted farming today? What about gender roles and accessibility? Share your insights.

realities of consumption

Reflections on eating, access, scarcity, abundance, inequality, and the everyday politics of food.

collective agricultural heritage

We are interested in how recipes carry memory, how farming practices hold generational knowledge, and how stories of food connect people across time, land, and culture.

food as a tool for...?

How food is prepared, shared, preserved, and offered as an act of care, resistance, and continuity.

stay in touch

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If you have any questions or require further information, please feel free to reach out to the same email address.

hello.thestarvingartist@gmail.com

artworks by ally zlatar. all images are the intellectual property of the artist and cannot be used externally without explict permission.

Disclaimer

When submitting your artwork to The Starving Artist for Home Grown exhibition & publication, you agree to the following:

The Starving Artist Initiative has permission to use & showcase your artwork for marketing, image use, & publication purposes. We do not sell your artworks or charge for participation. Any funds raised from sales of publications will support The Starving Artist Fund.

We can feature your work in the exhibition & publication indefinitely unless agreed upon otherwise. We can reproduce & edit images of your artwork for promotional, design & documentation purposes.

Publication and Exhibitions: Your artwork may be included in the publication, exhibitions & media publicity. Each artist will receive a digital download, but no monetary compensation will be provided. The Starving Artist is not liable for any harm, loss or damage during any stage of the project process.

By submitting your artwork, you confirm your understanding and agreement to these terms.