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Calling all artists! ZozoFest seeking pieces for its show
“Funko Pop,” the official ZozoFest poster, by artist Marcelina Yanes.
On Sept. 1, Will Shuster’s Zozobra will burn for the 99th time in Santa Fe.
The Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe is putting out a call for artists for the 2023 ZozoFest Art Exhibit to be held prior to the September event.
According to Ray Sandoval, Zozobra event chairman, the exhibit is looking for all types of mediums, including paintings, drawings, collage, sculpture, jewelry, digital art, ceramics, beads, tile or fabric.
Artwork in the ZozoFest Art Exhibit must be primarily of Zozobra, but other characters from the Zozobra tradition, including the Fire Spirit, Gloomies and Torchbearers, are also welcome. Images inspired by or representing Will Shuster or Los Cincos Pintores will also be considered, Sandoval says.
“This towering tyrant just can’t help himself,” Sandoval says. “He keeps coming back year after year, much like the worries and woes that haunt us. As an artist, you have the answer to fighting his gloom — by creating your one-of-a-kind artwork in the image of the Santa Fe icon everyone loves to hate.”
This year, the ZozoFest Art Exhibit will take place from Aug. 25-27, at Santa Fe Place Mall.
2023 celebrates the millennial era for the final year of the ongoing Zozobra Decades Project, and artwork that honors the unique style, design and colors of the 2000-2010s is highly encouraged.
Entering art into the ZozoFest Art Exhibit is free. Details can be found at burnzozobra.com and those interested can reserve a space in the Zozobra Art Exhibit at burnzozobra.com/artist-reservation-form.
The deadline for online artwork submissions to show at the ZozoFest Art Exhibit is 11:59 p.m. Aug. 4.
