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!.

HOW TO APPLY

Fill out the form on this webpage.

If you are having issues with the form please email us your submission to The Alchemical Art Space: thealchemicalartspace@gmail.com (put in the the name of the exhibition in the subject line).

Follow the guidelines below before emailing your submission to us:

• Artwork details (title, size, medium and price). (e.g. "Untitled", 50 x 70 cm, Oil on Canvas, Cost.

• Your bio! A short bio about the artist / artwork (135 words max, written in the 3rd person).

• Your email, website and social media (if these are applicable)

Image Requirements: 1-4 images (jpeg format, up to 5MB each image). Please name each file with the title of each artwork (e.g. "Untitled.Jpeg").

Video Requirements: MP4 format up to 100MB

After you email us we will review your submission get back to you in 3-5 business days regarding outcome.

OPEN TO ALL INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS

Have you exhibited with us before?

For artists who have exhibited with us before, please mention this also in the email so we can offer any loyalty offers.

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!

The virtual exhibition allows attendees to view the artwork in a 3D environment from desktop or mobile.

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

• 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.

Submitting your application is completely free of charge.

When you choose to exhibit with us, you benefit from:

• Ample virtual wall space with professional arrangement and curation

• Zero commission on sales.

• Extensive promotion and marketing of the event

Please refer to the information scroll up above, on this page to find detailed participation fee details and pricing if you choose further marketing service optional add-ons

Artists retain 100% of all sales that are made during the show, 0% gallery commissions.

We will link your work & artist profile to the details that you give us (e.g social media, website, contact email etc etc)

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)

Artists of all levels can apply.

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