Feeling Futures

We are learning to build machines that listen, respond, and remember. The question is no longer whether technology can think, but whether it can feel with us.

ArtX Gallery and UCCF are pleased to announce the open call for Feeling Futures: International Art & Innovation Exhibition. Feeling Futures turns from what artificial intelligence can make to what it can sense, and asks artists to imagine the emotional life of the world we are designing.

Emotion has always been the quiet material of art. Today it is also data, measured by wearables, read by algorithms, and returned to us as recommendations, companions, and moods. Feeling Futures invites work that makes this shift visible: pieces that hold tenderness and unease together, that give form to intimacy with machines, and that ask who gets to define how a future should feel.

We welcome painting, photography, sculpture, installation, video, interactive and digital work, AI-assisted art, and speculative design prototypes. Projects may explore, but are not limited to:

• Emotional Companions: care, grief, memory, and connection between humans and intelligent systems
• Responsive Spaces: environments and objects that sense and adapt to the people within them
• The Feeling City: making the collective emotional pulse of places visible and shared
• Emotional Identity: avatars, communities, and selves shaped by how we feel online

Feeling Futures does not ask for answers about tomorrow. It asks artists to sense it first, and to help the rest of us feel our way toward it.

The jury will select the Master Award and category winners from all submitted works. Award certificates will be presented, and winning artists and their works will be featured in the Feeling Futures online exhibition on art-x.gallery, in ArtX Magazine, and across ArtX Gallery and UCCF media channels.

Master Award winners will have the opportunity to be featured in a special artist article published by ArtX Gallery, and selected artists will be considered for future physical exhibitions at ArtX Gallery in Silicon Valley.

If any selected artwork is collected by galleries, collectors, or others through the exhibition, the full proceeds from the sale go to the artist.

Artist Entry Requirements

Submitted works must respond to the theme of Feeling Futures.

Media: painting (oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, ink), drawing, mixed media, printmaking, photography, video art, animation, sound, sculpture, installation, ceramics, fiber art, collage, digital art, AI-generated and AI-assisted art, interactive work, speculative design prototypes, and other original high-quality creations.

The jury will not accept works involving pornography, gambling, drugs, hate speech, or inflammatory political themes. All submissions must be entirely original works created by the artist. Replicas, plagiarism, and unauthorized imitations are strictly prohibited.

Age: Open to artists aged 18 and above from around the world. Individuals and collectives are welcome.

Submission File Quality

• Artwork files must be in JPG or PNG format.
• Each image file must not exceed 5MB.
• Images must be professionally presented: cropped, without frames, and without watermarks.
• Each artwork must be original (works already sold are accepted), preferably completed within the last 6 years.
• For video, animation, sound, or interactive work, include high-resolution stills and a viewing link (Vimeo, YouTube, or project website).

Note

As this is an online exhibition, there are no restrictions on artwork size and no shipping or installation costs. Artists keep the physical works throughout.

The jury will select the following awards from all submissions:

• Master Award
• Best Creativity Award
• Best Visual Effect Award
• Rising Star Award
• Excellence Award
• Art Innovation Award
• Honorable Mentions

Exhibition news, award announcements, and featured artists will be published through the following media:

U.S. Media

The Associated Press / Digital Journal / HTV10.TV / SNNTV / NCN / FOX 28 / FOX 43

U.K. Media

Business London Press / UK News Latest / United Kingdom News.Net / London Mercury / Liverpool Star / NewsAnyway

Art Media

Artrabbit / artaviso / exibart / sebsartlist / Widewalls / SlideShare / ArtX Gallery / ArtX Magazine / UCCF

• Each artist may submit 1–5 artworks.
• Entry fee: $49 USD per artist, covering up to 5 artworks. There are no additional exhibition fees after selection.
• Pay the entry fee online by credit or debit card via Stripe secure checkout, then send your submission email using the same name or email address as your payment. Submissions enter jury review once payment is confirmed.
• The entry fee is non-refundable and does not guarantee selection. Selected artists will be notified by email.

Artwork Submission Email

Hi@art-x.gallery

Email Subject

[Artist Name] — Submission for "Feeling Futures — International Art & Innovation Exhibition"

Submission Materials

Please attach the following to your email:

• Artwork images: 1–5 works, JPG or PNG, max 5MB each, at least 2000px on the longest side, cropped, unframed, no watermarks. Name each file as ArtistName_ArtworkTitle.jpg.
• Video, animation, sound, or interactive work: 2–3 high-resolution stills plus a playback link (Vimeo, YouTube, or project website). Password-protected links should include the password.
• Artist biography: up to 150 words, written in the third person.
• Artwork statement: up to 100 words for each work.
• Artist portrait (optional): used if your work is selected for an award feature.

Artwork Information

Please include the following details for each artwork:

• Title of the artwork
• Dimensions (or duration for time-based work)
• Year of creation
• Artist's name
• Nationality
• Materials / medium
• Sale price (if the artist is willing to sell)

If you are willing to sell, please specify the price. If the artwork is sold through the exhibition, the full proceeds go to the artist. If the artwork is not for sale, no price is needed.

Open Call Submission · $49

Pay the $49 USD entry fee by card, then email your submission to Hi@art-x.gallery.