Opening: 8 March 2026 — International Women’s Day

The Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Office of ARUCAD invites emerging artists, academics, and creators from around the world to submit works for an international exhibition opening on 8 March, International Women’s Day. Although this date is historically rooted in the struggle for women’s rights, visibility, and equality, the exhibition embraces a broader conversation about gendered experience and the multiplicity of voices often silenced in society.

Women remain the centre and first vision of this exhibition due to their long history of systemic pressure, exclusion, and resilience. Yet, we also recognize that silence, marginalization, and erasure are not experiences limited to women alone.

The exhibition draws inspiration from the concept of intersectionality, which acknowledges that gender does not exist in isolation but is shaped by race, class, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, and many other lived realities. While women have carried disproportionate burdens across history, intersectionality reminds us that any person positioned at the margins, regardless of gender, deserves visibility, space, and voice. Thus, the exhibition uses International Women’s Day as a starting point, while opening its space to all individuals whose experiences, identities, or bodies have been overlooked or unheard. The aim is to build a shared platform where difference is not only acknowledged but amplified through artistic expression.