Naturalist Gallery Statement Piece Exhibition

Contact InformationNaturalist Gallery of Contemporary ArtContact Email: [email protected] Phone: 410-458-2620

Requirement OverviewLocation Eligibility Type: InternationalEligible Applicant Types: ArtistSubmission Limit: 1Media RequirementsImages | Min: 1, Max: 20Audio | Min: 0, Max: 0Video | Min: 0, Max: 0Total | Min: 1, Max: 20

Opportunity SummaryNaturalist Gallery of Contemporary Art is conducting a curatorial review for the Statement Piece Exhibition. Selected works will be presented online as part of a structured exhibition program examining works that function as defining conceptual, formal, or visual statements within an artist’s practice. Accepted works will be listed for sale within the exhibition for a minimum duration of sixty (60) days.

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General InformationOPEN CALL FOR EXHIBITION: Naturalist Gallery Statement Piece Exhibition.“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” – Edgar DegasWithin an artist’s practice, certain works assume a defining role. They may represent a culmination of sustained inquiry, establish a new direction, concentrate an artist’s central concerns, or command attention through an unusual degree of conceptual, material, or formal resolution.The Statement Piece Exhibition at Naturalist Gallery of Contemporary Art examines works that operate as significant statements within contemporary artistic practice. Works may be ambitious in scale, conceptually central, materially distinctive, technically resolved, or representative of a decisive direction within an artist’s broader body of work.Submissions are reviewed with attention to conceptual clarity, formal resolution, artistic intention, and contextual relevance. Evaluation considers the degree to which the submitted work functions as a substantive and defining artistic statement rather than requiring monumentality, complexity, or spectacle.This call is open internationally to artists working in all visual media, excluding video.Exhibition InclusionArtists whose works are selected through curatorial review will be included in the Statement Piece Exhibition. Exhibition inclusion constitutes the primary curatorial outcome of this call.Selected works will:• be documented and archived as part of the Statement Piece Exhibition• be presented within the exhibition’s public presentation for a minimum of sixty (60) days• be made available for sale under Naturalist Gallery’s net pricing modelOptional Institutional PlacementsIn addition to exhibition inclusion, selected artists may be considered for optional institutional placements within Naturalist Gallery’s broader curatorial framework. These placements are discretionary and not guaranteed.Available placements may include:Featured Collection Placement – Selected works may be presented within the NGCA Featured Collection on the gallery’s homepage for a limited duration. Additional fee applies.New Arrivals Curated Placement – Selected works may be included in the New Arrivals collection documenting recently reviewed artists. Additional fee applies.Institutional Publication Inclusion – Selected artists may be considered for inclusion in a formally authored editorial publication. Additional fee applies.Review ProcessAll submissions are reviewed by a panel consisting of members of Naturalist Gallery’s curatorial team. All submissions are reviewed; not all are advanced to public presentation.Application FeeArtists submitting work for review are required to pay a one-time application fee of $30.TIMELINE:Application Opens: 9/21/26Application Deadline: 9/28/26Jury Dates: 9/21/26 – 9/29/26Exhibition Dates: 9/29/26 – 11/28/26