Theme Suggestions for the Halloween + Dark Art Exhibition

If you're wondering whether your artwork fits this exhibition's theme, we've put together this list of ideas to help inspire you. These suggestions are just a guide—feel free to interpret the Halloween or dark art theme in your own unique way! Whether your work leans towards the eerie, the supernatural, or something more psychological, as long as it relates to Halloween, darkness, or the themes below, you're encouraged to submit.

Halloween-Related Themes:

• The Supernatural & Haunted

  • (e.g., ghosts, spirits, haunted houses)

• The Occult

  • (e.g., witchcraft, rituals, magic)

• Monsters & Mythical Creatures

  • (e.g., vampires, werewolves, zombies)

• Death & Afterlife

  • (e.g., skulls, skeletons, memento mori)

• Samhain & Pagan Rituals

  • (e.g., seasonal cycles, offerings to nature, harvest)

• Day of the Dead / Día de los Muertos

  • (e.g., sugar skulls, ancestral celebrations, altars)

• Masks & Disguises

  • (e.g., hidden identities, masquerades, face-changing)

• Creepy Clowns & Circus Horrors

  • (e.g., sinister jesters, twisted carnivals)

• Pumpkins & Autumn Imagery

  • (e.g., jack-o’-lanterns, harvest, falling leaves)

• Gothic Horror

  • (e.g., Victorian era, dark castles, old crypts)|

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Dark Art Themes:

• Isolation & Loneliness

  • (e.g., solitude, emotional desolation, feeling lost in the darkness)

• Decay of Humanity

  • (e.g., moral corruption, societal downfall, dystopian futures)

• Obsession & Addiction

  • (e.g., compulsions, twisted desires, spirals of control)

• Surreal & Nightmarish Realities

  • (e.g., distorted worlds, dream-like nightmares, alternate planes of existence)

• Taboo & Forbidden Subjects

  • (e.g., controversial issues, unspeakable topics, hidden truths)

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Feel free to interpret these themes broadly—your art doesn’t need to fit neatly into just one category. As long as your work touches on the supernatural, the mysterious, or explores themes of darkness, horror, or transformation, it’s welcome in this show!.

Artists of all levels can apply.

We encourage beginner and emerging artists to try out and submit their work for review.

Yes it’s free to submit. If you are accepted there is a small participation fee.

Anyone! We encourage artists of all backgrounds to apply. All mediums are accepted and include (but not limited to) painting, photography, printmaking, video art, installation, films, sculpting, mixed media, poems, illustration, digital, ML/AI and more.

It does not matter if you are overseas, we welcome international artists!

We differ from other similar galleries & exhibitions by providing the following below to participants :

• We provide photo documentation for you. So even if you are an international artist not living in the city you will still get the photos for your portfolio, website and socials!

• Social Media Spotlight: Your art receives a special dedicated feature post on all our channels (this isnt offered on many competitors & is usually an additional service/fee).
  

• Targeted Paid Ads:Unlike other platforms that rely solely on their social media following, we take a different approach. We strategically place your art in front of potential buyers and interested parties beyond our own following. We understand that follower count doesn't always equate to genuine art buyers. Our goal is to connect your work with the right audience, ensuring maximum exposure and real opportunities for sales and recognition.

• And most importantly we are offer promotional and advertising services to creatives at competitive prices

Submitting your application is completely free of charge. Why not give it a go! Nothing to lose!

Please refer to the specific event details above as each event is different

Our team combs through all entries to ensure we have received all the correct information from you. From there, we will send you a Submission Confirmation from us when this has been done (or, a request for additional information). If you have not received a Submission Confirmation email from us, your entry has not been received. Due to the large volume of entries we receive, your Submission Confirmation email can take up to 5 business days to be sent to you (after you submit the application form)