PEMBROKE, N.C., Sept. 25 -- The University of North Carolina at Pembroke issued the following news release:

The A.D. Gallery at UNC Pembroke is accepting submissions for its 16th Annual International Juried Exhibition, "Solastalgia," which will be on display Feb. 11 through March 3, 2027. The deadline to enter is Dec. 7, 2026.

The exhibition invites artists to explore the theme of solastalgia, a term coined by philosopher Glenn Albrecht to describe the emotional and experiential distress caused by adverse environmental change experienced within one's home environment.

The exhibition seeks artwork that gives visual form to the experience of watching familiar places change. Artists may interpret the theme through personal, political, poeti...