Last 3 Days To Submit Your Art To The 101 Art Book: Texture Edition
The final countdown has begun. With just three days left to submit, this is your last opportunity to share your work for the 101 Art Book: Texture Edition, the fifteenth edition of a publishing series that means so much to us at Arts to Hearts Project.
Since we began this series in 2023, we have brought artists together around ideas that shape the way we see and experience the world. From Food and Photography to Nature, Pattern, Portraits, Colors, Faces, and so many other themes, every edition has introduced us to artists who see familiar subjects in entirely different ways. Fourteen editions later, the series has grown into a collection featuring more than 1,300 artists, each contributing something of their own to this ongoing story.
Now, we are preparing to open the pages of our next book to something we encounter every day but may not always stop to notice: texture.
For this fifteenth edition, we are inviting artists to explore the surfaces, materials, layers, and marks that make their work distinctive. Whether texture is something you build with your hands, discover in the world around you, or create through the process of making, we want to see how you interpret it.
If your work has a story to tell through its surface, now is the time to share it. With only three days remaining, we encourage you to take a closer look at the open call and submit your work before the deadline.
Our Guest Curator For Texture Edition: Rachel Burke
We are especially excited to have Rachel Burke joining us as the guest curator for this edition. Her multidisciplinary practice brings together many of the qualities that make texture such a fascinating subject in contemporary art.
Based in Meanjin/Brisbane, Australia, Rachel works across wearable art, sculpture, installation, performance, and craft. Her work often features vibrant colors, ornamentation, and handmade materials, exploring themes of memory, nostalgia, sentiment, and the emotional connections we form with objects.
Her practice offers a wonderful reminder that materials can do much more than simply make up an artwork. They can hold memories, communicate feelings, and transform ordinary objects into something deeply personal. A surface can become part of a story, and the act of making can be just as meaningful as the finished piece.
Rachel has exhibited nationally and internationally and collaborated with brands including Disney, Airbnb, and Barbie. In 2026, she became the inaugural Artist in Residence at Brisbane Powerhouse.
As guest curator, Rachel will review submissions alongside the Arts to Hearts editorial team and help select the 101 artists whose work will be featured in Texture Edition.
Having a curator whose practice explores materials, ornamentation, and the emotional qualities of objects makes this edition particularly exciting. We look forward to seeing the different ways artists approach the theme and the unexpected connections that emerge when their work comes together.
Why Texture Deserves Its Own Art Book
Texture has always been an important part of how we experience art. Sometimes, we notice it immediately in the raised surface of a painting, the woven structure of a textile, the uneven edges of a ceramic form, or the intricate details of a sculpture. Other times, we experience texture through an image alone, sensing the roughness of a wall, the softness of fabric, or the movement of brushstrokes without physically touching the artwork.
Artists have explored these qualities for centuries. From the tactile surfaces of ancient ceramics and woven textiles to the thick, expressive brushwork of modern painting, materials have helped artists communicate ideas that extend beyond subject matter. The Impressionists used visible brushstrokes to capture fleeting moments, while later artists experimented with collage, found objects, and mixed media to challenge the boundaries between painting, sculpture, and everyday life.
In contemporary art, texture can be both a material quality and a conceptual choice. Artists might layer paper, combine unexpected materials, repeat marks, incorporate found objects, or deliberately leave surfaces unfinished. Each decision changes how we experience the work.
Texture can also carry meaning. A worn surface might suggest the passage of time, while repeated patterns can create rhythm and movement. Layers may conceal or reveal, and the marks left behind by an artist’s hand can make the process of creation visible.
This is what makes Texture Edition such an open and interesting theme. We are not looking for one particular interpretation. We want to discover the many ways artists use texture to express their ideas, experiment with their materials, and develop their own visual language.
What Does Texture Mean In Your Practice?
For some artists, texture begins with the materials themselves. Clay, fabric, paper, wood, thread, and found objects offer physical qualities that can be shaped, combined, and transformed. For others, it emerges through paint, pencil marks, photographic details, digital techniques, or the repeated gestures involved in making an artwork.
You might work with bold, raised surfaces or delicate layers that reveal themselves slowly. Your work might explore natural textures, constructed patterns, the traces of time, or the relationship between different materials. You might even create the impression of texture on a completely flat surface.
All of these approaches have a place in this edition. Your work does not need to follow a particular subject, style, color palette, or aesthetic. It can be abstract, figurative, conceptual, narrative, experimental, or somewhere in between. What matters is the role texture plays in your work and how it contributes to the experience of the piece.
As you prepare your submission, think about the details that make your artwork yours. What happens when someone looks more closely? What can the surface communicate that the subject alone cannot? How do your materials, techniques, and creative decisions contribute to the story? We would love to see how you answer these questions through your art.
What Artists Receive From Being Selected
Being included in the 101 Art Book: Texture Edition is an opportunity to become part of a growing international collection of contemporary art. It also gives selected artists a published feature they can share with new audiences and use throughout their professional journey.
A Dedicated Two-Page Spread
Each of the 101 selected artists will receive a dedicated two-page spread in the premium hardcover publication, featuring their artwork and artist profile. Every artist will also receive an Official Certificate of Recognition, which can be included in a portfolio, artist CV, website, biography, or professional application.
Visibility And Promotional Support
Selected artists will be included in the marketing and PR campaign surrounding the book. Arts to Hearts Project will share the publication and participating artists through its community of more than 200,000 artists, collectors, art lovers, and creative professionals, alongside its email audience of more than 100,000 subscribers.
This includes opportunities for artist features, social media promotion, email campaigns, book previews, launch content, and PR.
International Book Distribution
The finished book will be available through the Arts to Hearts Project Shop, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble, with distribution also expanding into independent and local bookstores. The project will introduce the publication to its wider professional network of collectors, galleries, curators, art professionals, and institutions.
Additional Recognition For Three Artists
Three artists from the final selection will receive additional recognition.
Winner: $500 cash award, a four-page feature, glass trophy, certificate of recognition, promotional feature by Arts to Hearts Project, and an Artsy artist listing.
First Runner-Up: A four-page feature, glass trophy, certificate of recognition, promotional feature by Arts to Hearts Project, and an Artsy artist listing.
Second Runner-Up: A four-page feature, glass trophy, certificate of recognition, promotional feature by Arts to Hearts Project, and an Artsy artist listing.
These opportunities are designed to give artists more ways to share their work, strengthen their professional profiles, and connect with people who may discover their practice through the publication.
Who Can Submit To Texture Edition?
The open call welcomes individual artists aged 18 and above from anywhere in the world.
Emerging, mid-career, established, professional, independent, and self-taught artists are all welcome to apply. You do not need formal art education, gallery representation, or a previous exhibition history to be considered.
We welcome original artwork across a wide range of mediums, including:
- Painting and drawing
- Photography
- Sculpture and ceramics
- Textiles and fiber art
- Printmaking
- Collage and assemblage
- Found objects and paper
- Digital art
- Installation
- Mixed media
Your work may be previously exhibited, published, or sold, provided you hold the necessary rights. AI-generated artwork is not eligible.
The most important consideration is that texture, surface, material, or the process of making plays a meaningful role in your work.
How To Submit Your Artwork
With only three days left, this is a good time to gather your materials and complete your application.
Here are a few things to keep in mind before submitting:
1. Choose work that connects with the theme. Look for pieces in which surface, layering, material, marks, or physical qualities are an important part of the artistic experience. You do not need to create something entirely new if you already have work that fits the theme.
2. Prepare clear images of your artwork. If texture is an important feature of your piece, make sure the photograph captures it. Side lighting can help reveal raised surfaces, fine details, and layers that may disappear under flat lighting.
3. Review your application carefully. Make sure your artwork images and artist information are ready before you begin. Take a moment to check the submission requirements and confirm that everything is complete.
4. Submit through the official application page. Read the full open-call details and complete your submission through the official link below.
Submit Your Art To The 101 Art Book: Texture Edition
With the deadline approaching, we encourage artists not to leave their applications until the final hours. Giving yourself enough time to review your work and complete the process can make the experience much easier.
Three Days Left To Become Part Of The Story
Every edition of the 101 Art Book Series reminds us how differently artists can approach a shared idea. One theme can lead to so many interpretations, shaped by individual experiences, materials, cultures, and creative instincts. That is what we hope to discover with Texture Edition.
We want to see the surfaces you have carefully built, the materials you have transformed, the marks that reveal your process, and the details that make your work worth looking at a little longer. We want to discover artists who approach texture in unexpected ways and those who have spent years developing a deeply personal relationship with their materials.
If your work belongs in this conversation, we would love for you to consider submitting it. There are only three days left to apply. Take a moment to revisit the open call, prepare your artwork, and share your practice with us.
The 101 Art Book Series has grown with every edition and every artist who has become part of it. Now, as we prepare our fifteenth volume with guest curator Rachel Burke, we look forward to discovering the next 101 artists who will help shape its pages. We cannot wait to see Texture through your eyes.
