Despite the divisive and often oppressive times we are living through, the artists of the University of Washington, Bothell and beyond have once again shown up in record numbers to create and submit art to our journal. The overwhelming number of submissions for this year’s edition of Clamor proves that there is still a strong need for honest and vulnerable art. For the past twenty years, we have been more than honored to provide a platform for the many talented artists at UWB and beyond. Please join us in celebrating this special twentieth anniversary edition of CLAMOR.
We’re incredibly grateful to everyone in our community who trusted us with their work for this twentieth annual edition. Inside, you’ll find pieces we connected with—work that stayed with us, along with a few favorites that each editorial team kept coming back to. This journal became a space not just to showcase art, but to listen to it, to sit with it, and to feel a little more understood through the work of people just like us.
This year carries the weight of its anniversary, and with it, the people who helped shape what Clamor has become, including Manmeet, our coordinator, and Sabina, our facilitator, whose expertise and knowledge remain an invaluable tool to us. Thank you to all who have been part of Clamor for the past twenty years—contributors, editors, coordinators, facilitators, and most importantly, the readers.
This isn’t about what you create or what it might turn into… It’s about making it in the first place.
CLAMOR 