Painting Today 
Online Exhibition May 27, 2025 - June 27, 2025

Painting is the perennial form of vital encounter with the world. From the ochre handprints of the Chauvet Cave to Giotto's breakthrough naturalism to Malevich's radical abstractions—painters have continuously redefined the possibilities of the medium. Site:Brooklyn seeks submissions for our upcoming exhibition entitled "Painting Today,” exploring how painters are engaging with and challenging traditional approaches to the medium. We welcome works that investigate gestural and figurative painting, abstraction, formalism, and expressionism. These works can speak directly to our current moment, push the boundaries of experimentation, or find what is new and exciting in classical styles. Artists are invited to submit works that demonstrate a critical engagement with painting's history while charting new territories, whether through innovative materials, dimensional approaches, or digital-analog hybrid techniques.

About the Juror: Rachel Vera Steinberg is a curator based in New York City. Her work explores cultural mythmaking, science fiction, as well the development of technology from a historiographic perspective. Since the beginning of her career she has worked closely with artists to support experimental practices, focused time-based media. Through her work in New York nonprofit institutions, she is committed to examining the role of alternative art spaces and artistic agency. She is the Curator & Director of Exhibitions at Smack Mellon in Brooklyn, NY, where she oversees the production of ambitiously-scaled exhibitions. She was the Director of SOHO20 Artists Inc (2015-2018) and the Assistant Director of NURTUREart Non-Profit Inc (2010-2015). She has curated exhibitions locally and internationally, and she has held teaching positions at FIT and The New School, and currently teaches at RISD. Exhibitions that she has curated have been written about in The New York Times, ArtReview, BOMB, e-flux Journal, Hyperallergic, The Brooklyn Rail, and others.

About the Gallery: Site:Brooklyn Gallery is dedicated to exhibiting the current practice of contemporary artists. We are taking Site:Brooklyn online with a new series of interactive exhibitions. Our goal remains the same, to connect artists with an expert and diverse set of jurors through the open call format. Our new program focuses on online open call exhibitions, selected by a cast of new jurors, solo artist features, and spotlights. 

Dates:
Call Announcement: March 11, 2025
Final Submission Deadline: April 28, 2025 11:59 PM MT
Notification Letter: May 7, 2025
Online Exhibition: May 27, 2025 - June 27, 2025
 

Presentation: Once accepted, artists will be required to upload high-res photo files of their work. 

Sales/Commissions:
All artwork must be priced for sale.
Artwork must be available for sale during the exhibition and cannot be withdrawn before the end of the exhibit.
Artists will retain a 60% commission on all exhibition sales. The price represented on the artist entry form will be the sale price. 

Contact/Questions:
Please direct all questions to sitebrooklyn@sitebrooklyn.com

Application Requirements

Submissions and fees:
Only original works may be submitted. The fee is $26.00 for three (3) images, $10 for each additional image. If adding additional images please do so prior to check out.
All entries must be registered/received by April 28, 2025 11:59 PM MT
All entry fees are non-refundable.

Eligibility Criteria

This is a juried exhibition for artists working in all media. This exhibition is open to all artists 18 years of age or older.