Subliminal messaging has been used in arts, advertising, and propaganda to trigger desire, elicit sales, and persuade audiences to take action. The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri in Cape Girardeau, MO is looking for artists who use subliminal stimuli to reinforce the content of their works. This summer exhibit welcomes original artwork of all media from artists across the United States. Entry fee: $30, 3 Images. Deadline: April 8, 2016. Exhibit Dates: June 3 – July 30, 2016.

Juror: Ali Cavanaugh is an internationally represented fine artist. Her modern fresco paintings on kaolin clay have been the subject of numerous national and international solo and group exhibitions. Cavanaugh’s paintings have been featured on book covers, countless internet features such as the Huffington Post, Fine Art Connoisseur, Hi-Fructose and in print publications including The New York Times Magazine, American Art Collector, American Artist Watercolor.