A Community Call to Move, Engage, Connect, and Become

Swet Studio is a movement and wellness studio in the South End of Boston, built around consistency, creativity, and community.

Each season, we open a call for artists and creatives to collaborate on work that lives inside the studio and beyond it—on apparel, shared space, and the daily rituals of our members.

This Winter Edition invites proposals that activate the community: work that inspires people to move, connect, reflect, speak up, or recommit to something meaningful.

The Invitation

Create Something That Moves People

We are inviting artists to propose work that engages a living community—not just visually, but emotionally and socially.

Your concept might:

• Encourage people to move their bodies

• Invite reflection or pause

• Spark conversation or connection

• Challenge people to show up differently

• Offer a message, question, or call to action

This is your opportunity to share something with the South End community through your creative voice.

Collaboration Opportunities

How Your Work Can Live at Swet

Artists submit one core concept, which may be realized across one or more of the following:

• January Finisher Sweatshirt

  A limited-edition sweatshirt awarded on February 1 to participants who complete Swet’s January 31-Day Challenge. This piece becomes a wearable marker of commitment and community.

• Seasonal Swag Collection

  A broader set of objects or apparel—such as water bottles, socks, hoodies, or layers—that carry your concept into everyday life.

• Studio Installation or Wall Feature

  A visual or spatial piece designed to live inside Swet Studio as a seasonal or rotating installation, inviting interaction, reflection, or shared experience.

What Resonates With Our Community

We’re open to many styles and mediums.

Strong proposals will:

• Communicate a clear intention or message

• Invite participation or engagement

• Feel grounded in place, people, or practice

• Translate across body, object, and space

This is not about perfection—it’s about impact.

Your work does not need to explain everything — but it should hold something worth engaging with.

Creative Freedom

We welcome a wide range of visual languages and mediums, including but not limited to:

• Illustration and drawing

• Typography and text-based work

• Pattern and abstraction

• Symbolic or conceptual imagery

• Experiential Art

We encourage experimentation, participation, and interpretation.

What to Submit

Please include:

1. A concept statement (up to 300 words) describing your idea and its intended impact

2. 1–5 visual references or sketches (these may be rough)

3. Indicate which collaboration pathway(s) your concept could apply to

4. A short artist bio and any connection to the South End or local community (if applicable)

You do not need to submit finished artwork at this stage.

Selection & Collaboration

Selected artists will be featured across Swet platforms and credited on all produced or installed work.

Final collaborators will work with Swet Studio to adapt their concept for production, installation, or release. Commission details will be shared during the selection process.