Old, New, Borrowed, Blue

For the L7 Gallery October/November 2026 online juried exhibit, we invite artists to respond to the four themes in the traditional Victorian rhyme, "Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue". The origin of this familiar wedding poem represented a source of magical charms used to ward off evil and protect future generations. What could these words possibly mean right now - in a world of cultural recycling, overwhelming tech capital, political and ecological anxiety and the existential fear of the future? We look forward to seeing your response with your new or existing work. We are especially interested in work that is personal, beautiful, experimental, craft or concept oriented or simply difficult to categorize. !st Place: Award of $300. Two additional artists receive honorable mentions. Accepting: Painting, Drawing, Watercolor, Photography, Sculpture, Digital Art, Printmaking, and Fabric Art Juror: Hannah Sage Kay, arts writer based in New York and Los Angeles.

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