Shanshui, Ecopoetry and the Canadian Landscape
Art Submissions now Open!
Until November 15th, 2026
What are we looking for?
- New and previously exhibited works by Canadian artists.
- Original artwork that engage with our themes.
- All artwork must be human-generated. We will not accept works that have used AI in any way.
Submission Guidelines:
- We are looking for work from emerging and established Canadian artists.
- We will accept up to three pieces, in any medium, in Black and White. Please include the title of the piece and medium used.
- We encourage exploration outside and inside the traditions of Shanshui as well as the convergence of possibilities and boundaries of tradition and technology.
- Please submit your work to soundlesspoems@gmail.com as .JPG or .PNG files and include a bio of no more than 50 words with your submission.
- If submitting previously exhibited work, please include relevant exhibition information for our acknowledgments page.
- We strongly encourage submissions by writers from intersectional and underrepresented communities.
Themes to consider:
- Water
- Mountains
- Transience
- Emptiness / Void
- Extinction
- Regeneration
- Nature poetry
- Loss
- Dissolution
- Healing
- Protection
- Shifting / alternate perspective
Possible subjects:
- Mountains, water, and the middle void in shanshui paintings
- Mountains and water in Chinese folk mythology, Daoism, and Confucianism
- Mountains / bodies of water as sites for spirituality, pilgrimage, and reverence
- The art/act of wandering in relationship with nature
- Journeys, meandering, wanderlust
- Responsibility and engagement between humans and the natural world
- Art and nature through non-settler and Indigenous lenses
- Indigenous land stewardship
- Communion with water and mountains
- (Urban) yearning for the natural world
- (Urban) guilt over broken land stewardship
- The agency, or thing-power, of nature
- The role of mountains and water in artistic inspiration
- The overlap(s) between poetry and painting
- Art as a path towards climate action
- The role and significance of hope in crisis
- The art of looking/seeing; listening/hearing
Please note, the editorial team is unable to provide comprehensive critique or feedback on submissions.
