Small Hours — Open Call Application

Small Hours — Open Call Application · Collective Z

Small Hours is a December 2026 group exhibition at Collective Z, 325 Broome Street 1W, New York — December 11, 2026 to January 9, 2027. Every artist shows four works in one size — 4 × 4, 8 × 8 or 12 × 12 inches, or portrait 8 × 10, 9 × 12 or 11 × 14 — 1¼–2 in deep, unframed, hung in grids; back-ups in the same size may be accepted at the gallery's discretion. You can submit a finished set, or propose to make one: for new work we only need to see the direction in your existing work. Applications close Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 11:59 PM ET; notification by October 31. Fee $30. If the fee is a barrier, email info@collectivez.com. Questions: info@collectivez.com
Contact & Links
Full legal name

First NameMiddle NameLast Name
Artist name (if different)
Email
example@example.com
Phone
Include your country code, e.g. +1 917 555 0123 or +44 20 7946 0958
Phone

Country CodeArea CodePhone Number
City and Country of residence
Website
Instagram handle
Enter N/A if not on Instagram
Your Work
Primary medium(s)

Other
About your work (100 words max)

0/100
Artist CV (PDF or Word)

Cancelof
Your Artwork Set
Which size is your set?
Back-up works you could offer in the same size
Four works hang. Back-ups in the same size may be accepted at the gallery's discretion and can rotate in.
Your current retail price for a work at your chosen size (if you have none at that size, give the price and size of your closest work)
A number in USD.
What are you submitting?
Required: name each image file LastName_FirstName_01_Title.jpg — the number is the work's row in your Works table (back-ups 05–08). Letters, numbers, underscores and hyphens only. Reference images: LastName_FirstName_REF_01.jpg, REF_02, and so on. JPG or PNG, max 10 MB per image.
Images of the finished set

One image per work, in the same order as the table — four files, up to eight with back-ups. Name each file LastName_FirstName_01_Title.jpg (number = row in the table). JPG or PNG, max 10 MB per image.
Cancelof

Images of existing work that show the direction

References for what you will make; any dimensions. If part of the set already exists, include those pieces here. Name each file LastName_FirstName_REF_01.jpg, REF_02, and so on. JPG or PNG, max 10 MB per image.
Cancelof
The direction of what you would like to present in this exhibition, in a sentence or two

What would the four be? Keep it short — we are looking at the work, not the plan.0/50
Can you hand-deliver your work to 325 Broome Street 1W, New York, on December 9, 2026, or ship it to arrive by December 8, 2026?
Anything else you'd like to share?
Camp Z (optional)
Camp Z is Collective Z's accessible-art program: curated art fair presentations, and a direct-to-consumer line of limited-edition prints and wearable art credited to you by name. Camp Z is the official Fellowship Gallery of Affordable Art Fair NYC — one of six galleries ever selected — and this season mounts a seventeen-artist booth at Chicago Art Fair and a full suite at Aqua Art Miami. It is curated, not pay-to-play: admission is by the work. Terms vary by fair — some presentations are artist-co-funded with higher sales split to the artists; others, like the Affordable Art Fair, carry no cost to the artist (50/50). Shipping to a fair is consolidated and shared at cost. Editions and wearables have no upfront cost — the gallery produces, sells and fulfills. Applying to Small Hours also puts your work in front of us for Camp Z — no extra fee, no obligation, and you decide each invitation on its own terms.
Consider me for Camp Z
Which upcoming fairs interest you?
For artist-funded presentations, what could you typically commit toward a fair?
Not a factor in admission — it only tells us which walls to offer you.
How many fair-ready works could you have in New York by November 15, 2026?
Terms & Fee
I confirm that the submitted works are my original work and are accurately represented in this application
My image files are named exactly as required — LastName_FirstName_01_Title.jpg, numbered to match my Works table, letters/numbers/underscores/hyphens only.
I have read and understood the format requirements: four works on view in one size from the list (4 × 4, 8 × 8, 12 × 12, or portrait 8 × 10, 9 × 12, 11 × 14 in), 1¼–2 in deep, unframed, edges finished, no hanging hardware; back-ups in the same size at the gallery's discretion
I understand that prices are set by the gallery in bands aligned with my current market and that exhibition sales are split 50/50
How did you hear about this call?
Which fee applies to you?

Application fee

Standard application fee

Application fee

$30.00

Enter coupon

Total

Payment Methods

Credit Card

Apple Pay

Google Pay

If the fee is a barrier, email info@collectivez.com.
Should be Empty:

Rows	Title	Year	Medium	Retail price (USD)	On view or back-up
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Small Hours — Open Call Application · Collective Z

Contact & Links

Your Work

Your Artwork Set

Camp Z (optional)

Terms & Fee

Application fee*

Payment Methods

Application fee