The inspiring artists and writers that were selected for the June 2017 ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal issue and online exhibition themed Orange.

ArtAscent Artist of the Orange call for artists

Kathryn Reichert

ArtAscent Artist of the Orange call for artists

An innovative voice of contemporary photography, Kathryn Reichert brings the spirit of a painter to her images. She painstakingly contemplates the sensations she wants her photographs to elicit.

Kathryn Reichert is the Gold Artist of the ArtAscent Orange call for artists. To see the full body of work and profile, get a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Orange issue.
www.kathrynreichert.com

Denise Chilcott

Svadhisthana

Sacral and sacred. Warm, illuminating, energizing.
Aglow with the passion of fire, I give you freedom, freedom to feel.
Trust me. Pleasure, not forbidden, essential. Embrace me.
The sweetness of Intimacy. Sensual connection. Surrender…

According to Hindu Tantrism, the Svadhisthana, or sacred chakra, is related to emotions and energy and connects us to others. It is shown as a lotus with six petals and is connected to the colour orange. Writer Denise Chilcott explores the meaning of this bright color in her inspiring piece.

Denise Chilcott is the Gold Writer of the ArtAscent Orange call for writers. To see the full body of work and profile, get a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Orange issue.

ArtAscent Artist of the Orange call for artists

Soteris Sam Roussi

ArtAscent Artist of the Orange call for artists

Artist Soteris Sam Roussi has played with the power of symbolic images throughout his career. Today he still considers these forms as his “visual vocabulary,” Soteris builds his compositions through the discovery and reworking of these forms until he reaches the desired, striking effect.

Soteris Sam Roussi is the Silver Artist of the ArtAscent Orange call for artists. To see the full body of work and profile, get a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Orange issue.
www.samroussi.com

ArtAscent Artist of the Orange call for artists

Anna Belleforte

ArtAscent Artist of the Orange call for artists

The common images we have of the Netherlands consists of two major elements: the colour orange which is the national Dutch colour (the colour of the Royal family which hails from the House of Orange), and which can be found almost everywhere, and the typical narrow houses which boast exceptionally ornate gables. In the works presented here, Anna Belleforte brings the two elements together to create fascinating compositions.

Anna Belleforte is the Bronze Artist of the ArtAscent Orange call for artists. To see the full body of work and profile, get a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Orange issue.
www.annabelleforte.com

ArtAscent Artist of the Orange call for artists

Andrew Alekseev

ArtAscent Artist of the Orange call for artists

Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Orange call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Orange issue.
www.behance.net/andrewalekseev

ArtAscent Artist of the Orange call for artists

Irene Sirko

ArtAscent Artist of the Orange call for artists

Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Orange call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Orange issue.
www.irenesirko.com

Salvatore Arnoldo

Agent Orange and the Unequivocal Doom Posse in the Post-Information Age

The colour orange has had a real rough past couple of months. It was nice when it belonged to carrots, fruit, and the colours of the desert. But with current events as they are, particularly in the seats of high government, it’s been more and more difficult to argue for the color, mixed as it is between red and yellow, blood and sun…

Distinguished Writer of the ArtAscent Orange call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Orange issue.
www.neoncodex.com

ArtAscent Artist of the Orange call for artists

Jeremy J Starn

ArtAscent Artist of the Orange call for artists

Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Orange call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Orange issue.
www.jeremystarn.com

ArtAscent Artist of the Orange call for artists

Steben Alexander

ArtAscent Artist of the Orange call for artists

Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Orange call for entry. To see this in print, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Orange issue.
www.stebenalexander.com

Katrina Carey

The Crossing

He is small for his age, with short brown hair and blue eyes that would bring a flutter to a girl’s stomach one day. But not yet. Today he wanders along the footpath, exploring every inch of pavement with his curious six-year-old eyes. His shoes untied, the laces flick from side to side. They are skinned knees waiting to happen, but he has other thoughts on his mind…

Distinguished Writer of the ArtAscent Orange call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Orange issue.

ArtAscent Artist of the Orange call for artists

Meagan Dwyer

ArtAscent Artist of the Orange call for artists

Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Orange call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Orange issue.
www.meagandwyerphotography.com

ArtAscent Artist of the Orange call for artists

Lee Lessem

ArtAscent Artist of the Orange call for artists

Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Orange call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Orange issue.
https://www.instagram.com/leelessemart/

Cornelia van Herel

Ordinary Splendor

The fragrant pithy peet and oil caught under my fingernails
A stubborn stain
Reminiscent of a luscious encounter
With a fierce ball of ripe sunset…

Distinguished Writer of the ArtAscent Orange call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Orange issue.

ArtAscent Artist of the Orange call for artists

Angela Di Finizio

ArtAscent Artist of the Orange call for artists

Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Orange call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Orange issue.
www.angeladifinizio.com

ArtAscent Artist of the Orange call for artists

Barbara Hillerman Lieske

ArtAscent Artist of the Orange call for artists

Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Orange call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Orange issue.

Helen Louise Grant

Desert Drawing Amber Breaths

One of my clearest teenage memories of newly living in Egypt was a morning of surprising cold. Cold with fear, I slowly woke up in my mother’s bed to my first African day, and within moments of gaining consciousness I felt warmth and fuzz on the bottoms of my feet. I absolutely froze with the possible danger…

Distinguished Writer of the ArtAscent Orange call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Orange issue.

ArtAscent Artist of the Orange call for artists

Deri Chilton Russell

ArtAscent Artist of the Orange call for artists

Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Orange call for entry. To see this in print, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Orange issue.

ArtAscent Artist of the Orange call for artists

Mark A. Bernhardt

ArtAscent Artist of the Orange call for artists

Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Orange call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Orange issue.

S.B. Borgersen

Reading a Poem Before Breakfast

I read a poem called Orange Peel early today
It wasn’t really about orange peel
but about cleaning up garbage
The title of the poem left me
with an image in mind…

Distinguished Writer of the ArtAscent Orange call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Orange issue.
www.sueborgersen.com

ArtAscent Artist of the Orange call for artists

Mary Kandalian-Aslanian

ArtAscent Artist of the Orange call for artists

Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Orange call for entry. To see this in print, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Orange issue.