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Your brain says unhinged things. We want them.
Everyone has intrusive thoughts: the weird, the petty, the "what if I just licked the subway pole." We're collecting them anonymously and giving them, at random, to artists who'll make something in response.
There are two ways to take part. Do one or both.
Tell us an intrusive thought, anonymously. No name, no email. Nobody, not even us, will know it came from you. Submit as many as you like. We lean playful.
Sign up as an artist, in any medium. We'll randomly assign you a stranger's thought, email it to you, and you make a piece in response.
Every finished piece is shown alongside its thought at a one-night show in Port Townsend, WA, on Saturday, Feb 6, 2027.
You don't have to be local to take part. Submit a thought or make art from anywhere. Can't make the show? Every piece from the exhibit will be posted here on Sunday, Feb 7, 2027.
Each piece will also be printed as a postcard. Extras will be sold at the show to cover printing costs.
- Entries closeSun, Nov 22, 2026
- Artists get their thoughtBy Fri, Dec 4, 2026
- Photo of finished piece dueSun, Jan 17, 2027
- Reveal night, Port TownsendSat, Feb 6, 2027
- Online gallery goes liveSun, Feb 7, 2027
Tell us an intrusive thought. Anyone can submit, as many as you want.
Submit a thought →Artists in any medium get one stranger's thought, picked at random, and make a piece. Anyone can join.
Make the art →Entries close Sunday, Nov 22, 2026
Free to enter. Everyone taking part, and everyone attending the show, must be 18 or older.
Not for thinkers. Not for artists.