Plot 01 — Open for entries — 2026
“Your work deserves to be seen.
Not by a jury. By people.
Real ones.”
Free to enter
What you get
Every entry is published on this platform. Real people see it. Real people vote on it. No pre-selection, no shortlist. Your work goes straight to the community.
Every artist who enters gets a place here to show their work. Win or not, it stays. The plot moves on to the next chapter; your work doesn’t disappear with it.
Your design goes onto a shirt and out into the world. A QR on the label leads back to your page, so the work always points at its author. Plus a share of every sale.
No entry fee. No selection. No portfolio requirements. Everyone starts from the same place: one theme, one piece of work, one community deciding.
Who can submit
We define “emerging artist” broadly. You don’t need a degree. You don’t need exhibition history. You don’t need to be from a specific country.
You need to make something that’s yours. That’s it. The community decides the rest.
Illustration, street art, photography, typography, printmaking — every medium is welcome. Each Plot has a theme: how you read it is entirely yours.
Original work — the design must be yours and made for this call. AI tools may be part of your process; the artwork itself must not be AI-generated.
Step 01
Each Plot has a theme — a word, a question, a tension. Interpret it however you want. Literally. Ironically. Against it. The theme is a starting point, never a closed brief.
Create a design that works as a print. Digital formats only. Whatever your medium, what reaches us has to be a digital file ready to be printed.
Upload your design file, a short bio and your artist statement. Under ten minutes. We keep it simple on purpose.
All entries go live on the platform. Real people vote. The most voted design goes into production, and every artist who entered keeps a page here. That’s the whole deal.
Plot 01 · 2026 · Free
This form takes under 10 minutes. We’ll confirm receipt within 48 hours. Submissions open until the deadline — announced on Instagram and by newsletter.
Questions? info@theinvisibleplot.com
Yes. Always. You retain full copyright. If your design wins the vote, we license the right to produce and sell it as a TIP garment. Everything else — exhibitions, prints, other uses — remains entirely yours.
We define it as anyone who hasn’t had major institutional representation or commercial success yet. There’s no rigid definition — if you’re unsure,
enter anyway. We’re not checking CVs.
Yes. The platform is international — where you’re based has no effect on your eligibility.
Your work keeps its place on this platform, with a link to your own site or portfolio. Anyone who finds you here can go straight to your work.
Winning decides which design gets printed — not who stays visible.
The winning artist receives 20% of the net margin on every shirt sold — after production, taxes and payment fees. The same share as the cause, and the same as everyone else who makes the project work. Five equal parts, no exceptions.
One entry per artist, per plot. Everyone gets the same space: one theme, one work, one place in the vote. The same chance for all.
