Call Description

Material Process
Online Exhibition August 13, 2025 -September 13, 2025

Site:Brooklyn is pleased to open submissions for "Material Process", a juried exhibition examining how artists embrace, utilize, and transform the inherent properties of their materials. From the controlled chance of Leonardo da Vinci's sfumato technique, where paint layers interact to create atmospheric effects, to the intentional oxidation in Japanese patina work, artists have long understood materials as active collaborators. Twentieth-century innovations accelerated these explorations and made them self-conscious: Jackson Pollock's drip paintings reveal successive paint layers, while Richard Serra's lead splash pieces are formed by molten metal meeting architectural spaces.

This exhibition seeks to showcase contemporary artists who continue this dialogue, demonstrating how process-based approaches integrate artistic vision with material exploration. We are looking for works across all mediums, the exhibition highlights artists who utilize materials as creative partners, allowing their inherent properties to guide and inform the artistic outcome. These works should aim to reveal the compelling results that emerge when artists collaborate with, rather than merely manipulate, their chosen materials.

About the Juror: Francesca Altamura is a curator and creative strategist, successful in driving innovative artistic experiences in architecture, as well as prestigious galleries, museums and spaces in New York and internationally. Altamura is senior art curator at Morris Adjmi Architects and was senior curator at Acrylicize and curatorial assistant at New Museum of Contemporary Art.

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: June 12, 2025
Final Submission Deadline: July 16, 2025 11:59 PM MT
Notification Letter: July 25, 2025
Online Exhibition: August 13, 2025 - September 13, 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 July 16, 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.