Opportunities and Open Calls
Please note that some of these opportunities are open to Artists Equity members only. Learn more about the benefits of membership.
Please note that Equity Gallery is currently booked up until the Summer of 2024, keep in mind that all future proposals will be slated for the year 2025.
Post Work in the Online Marketplace – an Opportunity for Rose, Emerald, and Lifetime Members
Each current Rose, Emerald, and Lifetime member may post up to 5 works on our online marketplace, along with a short promotional video reel of the artist answering a series of standardized interview questions. NY Artists Equity will provide applicants with interview questions. Artists will be responsible for making short video clips for use in the promotional reel.
All works will be available for sale in the marketplace for a six month period. Each member may submit works twice per annum. Promotional reels will be posted on the website and social media to encourage sales.
Please note: Small works have proven most popular with our online collectors. We encourage members to submit small to medium works for this opportunity.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Deadlines will be posted to the Google group. To join the Google group, email members@nyartistsequity.org.
A completed application includes the following:
images of 7 works
completed application form with appropriate captions
a completed consignment form
three 20-second video clips of the artist’s work and/or studio
video footage of the artist answering two of the questions from the list of interview questions
The application may be filled out and additional materials uploaded via Google sheet, accessed by clicking below.
HOW NYAE WILL HANDLE SUBMISSIONS
Submission deadlines will be staggered every two weeks.
Complete applications will be accepted in the order received. We are unable to respond to incomplete applications.
If more than 10 applications are received by any deadline, the remaining completed applications will be posted in the next two-week period, until all completed applications have been posted.
CALL FOR ENTRIES
NYAE Annual Members Invitational
Dec. 5th , 2024 – Jan. 4th, 2025
Opening Reception, Thurs. Dec. 5th : 6 – 8pm
The NYAE Annual Invitational is a celebration of artistic excellence and the association’s continuing commitment to preserving diversity and access in the greater art world. This year’s jury, listed below, comprises an outstanding roster of successful practitioners and allied professionals assuring this year’s show will be the best to date.
OPen Call:Harlem Sculpture Gardens
Harlem Sculpture Gardens is announcing its second call for outdoor sculpture, dance and sound art in West Harlem, New York City. The historic parks Morningside, St. Nicholas, and Jackie Robinson are the primary sites.
Harlem Sculpture Gardens will again be led by the West Harlem Art Fund and New York Artist Equity Association. They will work collaboratively with the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation, local community boards and various neighborhood groups. Among the Organizing Committee, helping with recruitment and assuring diversity is AHL Foundation.
DEADLINE HAS PASSED. ARTISTS WILL RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS DURING THE EXPECTED TIMEFRAMES.
Project Room
Equity’s Gallery’s new project space offers the opportunity for its members to show new, experimental or “in progress” works in an intimate setting and as an experiential alternative to its main exhibition spaces. The space comprises a 160 square foot alcove with three 8’H x 8’W professionally finished and illuminated viewing walls in a “U” dimension.
SCULPTURE COURTYARD
Equity Gallery’s new sculpture court offers opportunities for its members to show three-dimensional work designed for outdoor display. The space comprises 176 square feet and is 22 feet long by 8 feet deep. Running the entire length of the rear wall will be a 10-foot-high vertical planting wall. In the daytime the space is illuminated by a soft indirect light; a very basic outdoor flood light system will be used during open evening hours. Multi-purpose plinths for displaying works and benches for seating will be situated throughout. The courtyard will be open year-round weather permitting.
Open Call for Exhibition Proposals
Artists Equity is pleased to announce a year-round open call for exhibition proposals. We invite all artists, curators and collectives to submit proposals for solo exhibitions and group exhibitions. Proposals are accepted on a rolling basis. We are looking for critically-engaged projects that are well-conceptualized and well-researched. The review committee meets regularly and proposals are accepted on a rolling basis.