Covered & Kept is an online Virtual Reality (VR) exhibition seeking visual artists to explore, interpret, and express how God of the Holy Bible covers, keeps, and protects His people. This immersive exhibition invites artists to translate biblical truth into visual form—revealing divine refuge, protection, preservation, guidance, and covenantal care.

Through painting, illustration, photography, mixed media, sculpture (digitally captured), digital art, and experimental visual forms, artists are encouraged to reflect on God as shield, shelter, keeper, and refuge, and to consider both personal and communal experiences of being held by Him.

This VR exhibition will allow viewers to walk through the artwork in a sacred digital space, encountering scripture, story, and visual testimony together.

Curatorial Theme

The Bible repeatedly affirms that God is our protector and keeper—covering us in times of danger, uncertainty, growth, and transformation.

Artists are invited to explore themes such as:

• Divine protection and refuge

• God’s presence as covering and shield

• Being kept through trials, transitions, and seasons

• Covenant, wings, shelter, shadow, armor, and light

• Spiritual safety, peace, and belonging

• Seen vs. unseen protection

• Generational and spiritual covering

Interpretations may be literal, symbolic, abstract, narrative, or conceptual.

Scriptural inspiration (not limited to):

• Psalm 91:1–4 — “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty…”

• Psalm 121:5–8 — “The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade at your right hand…”

• Isaiah 41:10 — “Do not fear, for I am with you… I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”

• Psalm 32:7 — “You are my hiding place; You preserve me from trouble…”

• Psalm 5:11–12 — “For You bless the righteous, O Lord; You cover him with favor as with a shield.”

• Ruth 2:12 — “…a full reward be given you by the Lord… under whose wings you have come to take refuge.”

• 2 Thessalonians 3:3 — “But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.”

Artists may reference one or more scriptures directly or respond to the theme broadly.

Covered & Kept is not simply an exhibition—it is a testimony space. This VR experience is designed to minister, encourage, and visually proclaim the faithfulness of God as protector and keeper. We believe art can become a sanctuary, a shelter, and a declaration of truth.

Calendar

• Entry deadline is Saturday, January 24, 2026 @ 11:59 PM.

• Notification of winners and online exhibition opening will be completed by February 1, 2026.

• Exhibition will run February 1 through February 28, 2026.

Awards

• First Place - $200, Featured Artist Page, artwork featured Home page, and IG Post

• Second Place - $100 and IG Post

• Honorable Mention - $50

• Awards are submitted electronically to winners. No checks or cash will be sent via mail (unless specifically requested).

Entry Fee

• $30 for first entry

• $5 for each additional entry (maxium of 20 entries)

• Payment is non-refundable and does not guarantee acceptance.

Eligibility

This exhibition is open to all visual artists, fine art media, and mediums (except film/video, audio, and AI-generated art). Examples include painting (any medium), sculpture (any medium), drawing, mixed media, printmaking, photography, etc. Digital art MUST incorporate artist-created imagery (e.g., artist’s photographs and/or other traditional media).

Who Should Apply

This call is open to:

• Emerging and established visual artists

• Faith-based and spiritually curious creatives

• Artists who wish to explore biblical truth through visual storytelling

Artists of all backgrounds are welcome, provided the work respectfully engages with the biblical theme.

Specifications

• All work submitted must be original and completed within the last five years.

• Provide scriptural reference(s) for each work submitted.

• Provide artist statement that 1) describes your artwork and/or process and 2) relates to the theme of the exhibition.

Notification

Notification wil be submitted via email. If for any reason you do not receive your notification by the notification date, please check your email filters.

Formatting

• All images must be in JPEG/JPG format using CaFÉ guidelines. The image size must be 1,200 pixels or greater on the longest side.

• Maximum file size is 5 MB.