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Welcome to cia gallery, nyc
cia gallery, nyc is proud to present our inaugural open call for a solo and a group exhibition. Two proposals will be selected, each presenting an up to three week exhibition with an opening at the physical, ground floor gallery in NYC, off of the L train in the 11385 zip code. Each exhibition will be funded at $2,000, with $1,200 distributed ahead of the opening and the rest as artist or curator fee at the time of the opening. Six finalists will also be selected by late February, and included in an upcoming group exhibition at cia gallery. The deadline is January 31st, 2026 for solo exhibitions, or February 16th, 2026 for group exhibitions. This open call functions as a portfolio review. Each project or artist website will receive a personalized response with written feedback by email from the curatorial board (Julia Sinelnikova, Sam Black, Akeem Duncan, and Katie Cercone). Each submission will be processed for $25. Selected exhibitions will be provided NYC area press promotion, installation support on-site, and some staffed gallery hours open to the public during the exhibition's run.
Timeline
The deadline is January 31st, 2026 for solo exhibitions, or February 16th, 2026 for group exhibitions. The exhibitions will take place in July through September 2026. The funding will be distributed in April, 2025. *Funding distribution is contingent on providing an up to date government ID card, a permanent mailing address, a reference, and continued follow through with the exhibition plan, via consistent phone and email communication with cia gallery.*
Logistics
The gallery is approximately 9ft wide by 19ft long and 10ft high, with a glass storefront. The space is suitable for wall art, sculptures, paintings, installations, brief intimate performance art happenings, ambient sound, projection art, photography etc. Most 2D work will require framing or mounting consultation with the gallery to ensure professional appearance. Equipment and production support for installations is available. LOCATION: 5 minutes or less walk from the Halsey L train stop in 11385 NYC, ground floor storefront.
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What is your artist or curatorial website?*
Link to Artist C.V. or professional resume:
Link to portfolio, if not on website (dropbox or google drive link ok) - SUBMIT HERE If you would like a full portfolio review, and not just review of your exhibition proposal.
Include a link to a press article, or museum / gallery link to you or your artwork, if available.
Exhibition Proposal - Exhibition TITLE*
Link to one, or up to a maximum of three, proposal images for the exhibition you are proposing at cia gallery. These are not required. These can include sketches, renderings, or highly relevant past work which is clearly referenced and described in your exhibition proposal. Dropbox or google drive links are preferred.
Exhibition Proposal - Up to Two (2) Paragraphs or 500 words. NOT REQUIRED BUT PREFERRED. If we like your portfolio, we will follow up for your exhibition proposal text.
List 1 or 2 references to recommend you for this opportunity, including their first and last name, email, phone number, institution (if applicable), and connection to you (one sentence max). References may include past mentors, teachers, editors, collaborators in the arts, curators, or fellow artists you have worked with. References are NOT REQUIRED to submit to this open call. If you are selected as a finalist, we may contact your reference for this opportunity or accept a letter of recommendation.
SUBMISSION POLICY
You must send $25 via paypal or crypto (ethereum) within 24 hours of hitting submit, for us to process your proposal. Incomplete submissions cannot be processed.
PAYMENT INFO
Each payment guarantees a written response via email. We have our business PayPal link written below, instead of integrated into Jotform, now, to avoid paying a $500+ integration fee to jotform.
PAYPAL LINK
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