Purple Octopus Art is a platform for art and writing exploring disease in the human experience.
Connecting experiences
through art.
Some people make art from what they are going through. Some people find it. Both are welcome here.
The Body.
The Mind.
The Soul.
Every story we tell moves through three territories of the human experience.
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The Body.
CANCER AND PHYSICAL DISEASE
The body at war, in treatment, in recovery, in surival, and in loss.
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The Mind.
MENTAL HEALTH AND ADVERSITY
The mind under pressure, in crisis, vigilant, and in transformation.
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The Soul.
Spiritual wellness
Activating the spirit for meaning and wellness alongside interventions and beyond recovery. We're transformation keeps going.
These are the questions behind every story we tell about the body that broke down and rose, the mind that fractured and transformed, and the soul to keep searching and arrived somewhere new.
The Artist’s Lens.
Selected art and literature are followed by a brief conversation with the artist about their work, their experience and their creative process.
Honest conversations between two people who believe art tells the trueth about being human.
Published once a month.
Made something form what you lived through?
We are looking for art and writing that speaks about disease and the human eperience. If you are a patient, caregiver, loved one, healthcare provider, survivor, or sufferer in ay form, we woul love for your to share.
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Submit
Upload your work and tell us about your experience. A $15 entry fee covers the cost of review and operational expenses.
Curation
Every submission is reviewed personally.
Decision
You will hear from us within one month of submission.
Exhibition
Accepted work is published in the online gallery and archived in the collection.
Interview
Selected artists may be invited for a recorded 15 to 20 minute conversation published to the POA YouTube channel.
The Curator’s Voice.
There is a piece of art I keep coming back to. It is not mine. I didn't make it.
But I have looked at it more times than I can count, and every time, I feel something shift.
That is what purple octopus art is about. Not just making art. Not just displaying it. But what happens when you sit with something someone else made from the hardest thing they've ever lived through, and you recognize yourself in it.
This is where I write. Once a month. A piece of art, a thought, a topic I cannot leave alone. Sometimes a guest voice. Always honest.
I’m glad you're here.
Rajul Shah
Founder and Curator, Purple Octopus Art
LATEST ISSUE
Art does not cure. But when it is in the mix, something shifts. A relaunch, a belief, and an invitation.
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