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Tomorrow - September 30th Deadline This is it. The final hours to join the Call and Response Book Collaboration project. If you've been on the fence, now is the time to decide. What Is Call and Response? Since 2020, Call and Response has connected over 500 artists across six continents through collaborative art-making. Born during the pandemic to combat isolation and spark creativity, this project has facilitated hundreds of unexpected partnerships that transformed artistic p

Sign up Deadline: September 30, 2025 About Call and Response Since 2020, Call and Response has connected over 500 artists across six continents through collaborative art-making. This international project pairs artists randomly to create work together through a back-and-forth exchange, building unexpected connections and fostering creative community across geographic and cultural boundaries. Now we're taking this digital collaboration into the physical world for the first tim

I chose "A Multicultural View" as our theme because we're living through a moment when difference is being weaponized. ICE raids tear through communities across the country. Racism masquerades as policy. Our multicultural reality—the messy, beautiful complexity of who we actually are—gets reduced to talking points and fear. But here's what happens when artists respond to that fear with curiosity instead of silence: magic. Revolution. The kind of transformation that policy can

Living with an eating disorder and kidney cancer has taught me that our bodies are sites of both struggle and profound transformation. When I encounter Opulent Mobility , I recognize something essential: the radical act of reimagining disability as opulent, as powerful, as beautiful. This is not just representation—this is revolution. Founded by A. Laura Brody, Opulent Mobility creates vital platforms that challenge the de(con)struction of ableist narratives. Their work doesn

Pau Gold from previous Call and Response Call and Response: A Multicultural View “Call and Response” is a project organized by the Shoebox Arts team at the beginning of the pandemic. IG and FB @shoeboxarts.la #shoeboxcallandresponse #collaborationatadistance Drawing on the tradition of Jazz, this project is meant as a way for us to stay connected, to check in with each other and to support each other. This is collaboration at a distance. No Fee to participate. DEADLINE TO SI

Artist Talk Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja and Susan Osborn Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja Susan Osborn Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja Susan Osborn Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja Susan Osborn Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja Susan Osborn Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja Susan Osborn Adeola Davies-Aiyeloja Susan Osborn Aishwarya Vedula and Victoria Martino April Bermudez and Ryan Cheney Bea Martino and Debbie Ferrari Dellis Frank and Ellen Schinderman Heather Dunn and Celine Haeberly Ilke Ilter and Lina Kogan Jade Goegebuer and

Previous Call and Response: Work by Natasha Rudenko Call and Response: Opulent Mobility - "reimagine disability as opulent and powerful" This round we are honored to collaborate with A. Laura Brody and Opulent Mobility who have a show opening at the Brand Library in Glendale, CA April 26th. “Call and Response” is a project organized by the Shoebox Arts team at the beginning of the pandemic. IG and FB @shoeboxarts.la #shoeboxcallandresponse #collaborationatadistance Drawing o

Women's History Month 2025 Artist Talk March 29th Aazam Irilian and Alyssa Ravenwood Anne M Bray and Stacey Moore Annie Clavel and Jade Goegebuer Beatrice Martino and Laura Henneforth Dellis Frank and Aishwarya Vedula Ellen Schinderman and Kelly Hartigan Eva Marie Amiya and Phyllis Chumley Martinez Genie Davis and Adeola Davies- Aiyeloja Ilke Ilter and Shloka Shankar Kathleen Fox and Beck Berrett Laurie Wachter and Sue Cutler Lisa Martin and Amy Bauer Monica Marks and Kimberl

EARTH DAY IS TUESDAY APRIL 22ND!    Previous Call and Response: Genie Davis “Call and Response: Changing the Climate”   “Call and Response” is a project organized by the Shoebox Arts team at the beginning of the pandemic. IG and FB @shoeboxarts.la #shoeboxcallandresponse #collaborationatadistance IG @artandcakela @kristineschomaker Drawing on the tradition of Jazz, this project is meant as a way for us to stay connected, to check in with each other and to support each other.

Women's History Month!!    Previous Call and Response: Emily Wiseman “Call and Response SPECIAL EDITION: WOMEN RESIST”   “Call and Response” is a project organized by the Shoebox Arts team at the beginning of the pandemic. IG and FB @shoeboxarts.la #shoeboxcallandresponse #collaborationatadistance IG @artandcakela @kristineschomaker Drawing on the tradition of Jazz, this project is meant as a way for us to stay connected, to check in with each other and to support each other

In March 2020 when we went on lockdown due to the pandemic, the Shoebox Arts team created “Call and Response: Collaboration at a Distance” as a way to stay connected and to check in with and support each other. We are just finishing up Round 14 and have enjoyed the process, experiences and friendships that we have made. The project draws on the tradition of Jazz and Exquisite Corpse as a way for the artists to ping pong creatively off of each other.  Cover image by Jody Zelle

Call and Response Round 8 Julia Thompson and Jody Zellen       “Call and Response SPECIAL EDITION: TIME”   “Call and Response” is a project organized by the Shoebox Arts team at the beginning of the pandemic. IG and FB @shoeboxarts.la #shoeboxcallandresponse #collaborationatadistance IG @artandcakela @kristineschomaker Drawing on the tradition of Jazz, this project is meant as a way for us to stay connected, to check in with each other and to support each other. This is coll

Call and Response Round 5: Sina Evans and Meaghan Miller Lopez       “Call and Response SPECIAL EDITION: TEXT”   “Call and Response” is a project organized by the Shoebox Arts team at the beginning of the pandemic. IG and FB @shoeboxarts.la #shoeboxcallandresponse #collaborationatadistance IG @artandcakela @kristineschomaker Drawing on the tradition of Jazz, this project is meant as a way for us to stay connected, to check in with each other and to support each other. This i

Call and Response Round 13: Stacie Birky Greene and Michele Wong       “Call and Response SPECIAL EDITION: NATURE” “Call and Response” is a project organized by the Shoebox Arts team at the beginning of the pandemic. IG and FB @shoeboxarts.la #shoeboxcallandresponse #collaborationatadistance IG @artandcakela @kristineschomaker Drawing on the tradition of Jazz, this project is meant as a way for us to stay connected, to check in with each other and to support each other. This

Call and Response Round 13: Michelle Andrade and Hope Ezcurra      THIS CALL FOR ARTISTS HAS BEEN POSTPONED. WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN WE ARE BACK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND CONSIDERATION   “Call and Response: Collaboration at a Distance 14” “Call and Response” is a project organized by the Shoebox Arts team at the beginning of the pandemic. IG and FB @shoeboxarts.la #shoeboxcallandresponse #collaborationatadistance IG @artandcakela @kristineschomaker Drawing on

Kelly Clarke and Annie Cunningham Round 11   Call for Artists:   “Call and Response: Collaboration at a Distance 13” “Call and Response” is a project organized by Kristine Schomaker and her team at Shoebox PR: Sheli Silverio, Emily Wiseman, S Vollie Osborn and Susan T. Kurland. IG and FB @shoeboxarts.la #shoeboxcallandresponse #collaborationatadistance IG @artandcakela @kristineschomaker Drawing on the tradition of Jazz, this project is meant as a way for us to stay connecte

Reenie Charriere and Nancy Kay Turner Round 10   Call for Artists:   “Call and Response: Collaboration at a Distance 12” “Call and Response” is a project organized by Kristine Schomaker and her team at Shoebox PR: Sheli Silverio, Emily Wiseman, S Vollie Osborn and Susan T. Kurland. IG @shoebox_pr FB @shoeboxpr #shoeboxcallandresponse #collaborationatadistance IG @artandcakela @kristineschomaker Drawing on the tradition of Jazz, this project is meant as a way for us to stay c

In March 2020 when we went on lockdown due to the pandemic, the Shoebox PR  team created “Call and Response: Collaboration at a Distance” as a way to stay connected and to check in with and support each other. We are now going into Round 10 and have enjoyed the process, experiences and friendships that we have made. The project draws on the tradition of Jazz and Exquisite Corpse as a way for the artists to ping pong creatively off of each other. We are looking forward to cont

Call and Response Round 10: Genie Davis and Libby Hartigan   Call for Artists:   “Call and Response: Collaboration at a Distance 11” “Call and Response” is a project organized by Kristine Schomaker and her team at Shoebox PR: Sheli Silverio, Emily Wiseman, S Vollie Osborn and Susan T. Kurland. IG @shoebox_pr FB @shoeboxpr #shoeboxcallandresponse #collaborationatadistance IG @artandcakela @kristineschomaker Drawing on the tradition of Jazz, this project is meant as a way for

Kayla Cloonan and Beatrice Antonie Martino – Shoebox Call and Response Round 9   Call for Artists:   “Call and Response: Collaboration at a Distance 10” “Call and Response” is a project organized by Kristine Schomaker and her team at Shoebox PR: Sheli Silverio, Emily Wiseman, S Vollie Osborn and Susan T. Kurland. IG @shoebox_pr FB @shoeboxpr #shoeboxcallandresponse #collaborationatadistance IG @artandcakela @kristineschomaker Drawing on the tradition of Jazz, this project is