Radical Rage
Curated by Charlie Farrell

August 7th - November 14th, 2026
Opening reception August 7th, 6-8pm

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Thank you for your interest in participating in Radical Rage, an exhibition curated by Charlie Farrell and hosted by Stove Works in Chattanooga, TN. The show will be on view from August 7 - November 14, 2026 with an opening reception on Friday, August 7. All works will need to arrive at Stove Works by July 12, 2026 and will be returned after November 2026. All shipping costs will be covered both ways with and artist fee will be offered to those selected.
We are seeking works from artists in all mediums, with a focus on Black artists from the South that explore themes of rage. Is your rage the crux of your practice? This exhibition explores themes of rage, transformation, ecology, and place.

Radical Rage explores rage as a starting point for an artist’s interventions. Rage can be a destructive emotion, something that sits and smolders. Something that is explosive and furious. This exhibition posits rage as a generative catalyst, the start of change. Rage can be imaginative and positive and necessary. It pushes us to shape a world we want to exist in. What futures are born out of its bedrock? The artists in the exhibition are using their rage as a jumping-off point for their processes. No longer solely a personal expression of frustration, disenfranchisement, and grief. Traversing different disciplines, the artists in this exhibition are channelling their rage. Naming and identifying one’s rage allows for a more honest and expressive foundation from which transformative work can be begin. These artists are creating frameworks to not only externalize their experiences, but experiment and build new, personal modalities. Ultimately, rage is expansive, a tool waiting to be wielded.

Participating Artists - TBA

About the Curator -

With a commitment to deep listening and thorough investigation, Charlie Farrell strives towards a practice filled with curiosity and rigor. They work to destabilize entrenched historical narratives of traditional art historical canon(s). Relationality across time and space is a point of interest for Farrell. The question of, "How can we exist better together?" drives her practice. She currently serves as the Assistant Curator at Counterpublic. Previously, she served as the 2022-2024 Romare Bearden Graduate Museum Fellow at the Saint Louis Art Museum. While there, she worked with the development, learning & engagement, and curatorial departments on various projects. Two of the projects included curating "Wangechi Mutu: My Cave Call" and "Romare Bearden: Resonances;" both opened in 2024. She has also held positions at the Miami Museum of Contemporary Art of the African Diaspora (MoCAAD) and the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, both in Florida.