LEWISTON — Art Walk Lewiston Auburn, Captive Elements Art House and L/A Arts, in collaboration with The Dempsey Challenge is putting a call out to artists to submit their work centered on the theme of Hope, Healing and Survival for the Dempsey Challenge Community Celebration on Oct. 12, from 5 to 8:30 p.m.

The Art Walk Dempsey Challenge Celebration event is intended to present art work that has a direct connection to the themes of the Dempsey Challenge: Hope, Healing and Survival. Submissions can take on multiple forms including painting, photography, 3-D works, film, live theatrical performance, musical performance, dance, spoken word and poetry and are due no later than Sunday, Sept. 16, at 5 p.m.

To submit visual arts work for consideration, visit www.artwalklewis- tonauburn.com and look for the submission link for Dempsey Challenge Community Celebration.

Poetry, CDs of proposed performances (theatrical, spoken word and dance), and DVDs of film and music should be dropped off or mailed to L/A Arts, DCCC, 221 Lisbon St., Lewiston, ME 04240.

Performers are asked to submit a performance resume as well. Those wishing to have submission materials returned should include a self-addressed stamped envelope.

Submission fees for the Dempsey Challenge Community Celebration will be waived. Artists who submit their work for sale will be charged a 20 percent commission for all works sold: 5 percent will cover processing fees for Art Walk Lewiston Auburn and 15 percent will be donated to the Dempsey Challenge.

Artists may choose to have all of the proceeds from their sales donated to the Dempsey Challenge or they may choose to have their work be displayed Not For Sale. Artists are asked to please clarify how they would like their work to be processed when they submit their statement and works.

Included with submissions, artists must provide a statement that describes their work and how it connects to the central theme. The submission site provides a space for a statement, however if that space is not adequate, artists may email their statements, no longer than a paragraph, to odelle.bowman@laarts.org.

All works submitted to the Art Walk Lewiston Auburn are not guaranteed to be presented during this event; strong submissions will have a clear and direct connection to the mission and vision of the Dempsey Challenge.

Art Walk Lewiston Auburn will notify artists if their work has been selected for presentation.

Accepted art work should be dropped of the L/A Arts, 221 Lisbon St. between Sept. 20 and Oct. 5.

For more information on submissions, call Odelle Bowman at 782-7228 or email Odelle.bowman@laarts.org.

For more information about Art Walk Lewiston Auburn, visit www.artwalklewistonartwork.com

For more information on The Dempsey Challenge, visit visit www.dempseycenter.org.