Call Description

Open Call: Solo Project Space Open Exhibition!

Drawing Rooms Solo Project Space: 10/23/25 - 11/16/25
Opening Reception Sat 10/25/25

Anything goes for our Fall Drawing Rooms Open Solo Project Space exhibition! 

We are looking for an exciting and compelling cohesive body of work or installation on any theme or concept and of any size or media for our Solo Project Space. 

MULTIPLE SOLO ARTISTS will be chosen by the curator:
ONE artist for Project Space and Up to FOUR artists for additional solo gallery areas!

Please provide an Artist Statement that describes your intention and motivation behind the body of work to give the curator insight into better understanding the work. Installation artists are welcome: please provide a detailed description of your installation, including materials and a timeline in hours/days needed to install.

A layout of the Project Space can be found at the Site Plan area of the application.

Drawing Rooms art gallery in Jersey City is a project of Victory Hall Inc., a 501c3 non-profit organization producing exhibitions, programs, and public art projects in the NJ/NY area with a national and international reach since 2001. Gallery Hours are Th/Fri. 4-7p, Sat./Sun. 2-6p

Photographers retain all rights, including copyright, to their photographs. 

Works must be original. No AI or reproductions of original works. 

Drawing Rooms will feature selected works from this exhibition for sale on Artsy.net  
 

About the Curator

Anne Trauben is the Curator and Gallery Director at Drawing Rooms, a non-profit art center and gallery. Anne began working with Victory Hall Inc. in 2009, and was a founding artist of Drawing Rooms in 2012. Since 2013, she has organized, curated and created programming for year-round exhibitions of multiple artists at Drawing Rooms in the former convent on Grand St in Jersey City, and in 2018, at the new Drawing Rooms gallery in the Topps Building. In 2020, during the pandemic, she organized, curated and created programming for Prayers for the Pandemic, a 4 part Drawing Rooms national public art exhibition, and solo / two-person exhibitions at Dvora Gallery. In 2022, after the pandemic, Drawing Rooms reopened in a newly expanded space in the Topps Building where she has since been organizing, curating and creating programming for gallery exhibitions and public art programs. Anne is the Founder, Publisher and Editor of Nieuw Art Blog since 2017.

Learn More about the Call below.

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EVENTS

*Opening Reception Sat 10/25/25
*Meet The Artists: Sun, 11/2/25, 11/9/25, 3-5p & 11/16/25 4-6p 
 

ACCEPTABLE WORKS 

• 2-dimensional works that are unframed, framed, or mounted on cradled panel. 3-dimensional works. 
  Media: painting or drawing on paper, canvas, or other media; collage or textiles, photography, prints, etc. Works must be original. No AI or reproductions of original works.
• All works must be For Sale.
• Size: Works that are dropped-off at Drawing Rooms, Jersey City can be any size.  Shipped 2D works must be no larger than 18 x 24 inches, be unframed, and must meet Shipping Requirements below.
• Please make sure any unframed paper works are durable enough to be exhibited with clips. We will not accept ripped, torn, wrinkled, or otherwise damaged or overly fragile paper.

HANGING PREPARATION
Works can be unframed, framed, or mounted on a cradled panel. 
Please use simple frames in white, black, or wood tones, no floating acrylic frames. All works must be ready-to-hang. Works can be hung from picture wire (not fishing line), D-rings, saw-tooth hangers, or the top of the frame or cradled panel. Please self-assess if your frame is strong enough for this. Cleats or any hanging systems that require the use of screws in the wall are not acceptable. 
Works that present hanging problems may not be included in the exhibit. 

SALE OF ARTWORK
All works in the exhibit must be for sale with 60% to artists and 40% to Drawing Rooms. 

SUBMISSIONS DUE: 9/19/25
ARTIST NOTIFICATION: 9/24/25

DROP OFF 
*Fri 10/10//25 4-7p, Sat, 10/11/25, 4:30 - 7:30p
Accepted work may be delivered by yourself or someone you assign. Our entrance is on Newark Avenue. Drivers: turn into Mana/Topps building driveway. Free parking lot.

MAIL-IN
Must ARRIVE by Saturday, 10/11/25

LOCATION (near Journal Sq PATH)  
Drawing Rooms
926 Newark Ave. T101
Jersey City NJ, 07306

PICKUP
*Sun, 11/16/25 6-8p, Mon, 11/17/25 4-7p

MAIL BACK
*Starts Tues, 11/18/25

Application Requirements

JPGS

You may submit up to 15 images of your work.

Each jpg must measure at least 1200 pixels on the shorter dimension.

BIO / STATEMENT

Please add both your on one page Bio and Statement into the Artist Statement section of the application.

Bio should be no longer than 2-3 sentences.

Artist Statement should be 500 words or less.

FAQ

What resolution should my images be? 
Any resolution (pixels per inch) is fine. We only care about the overall dimensions (how many pixels height by pixels wide). This is called pixel dimensions on the Image Size function of Photoshop. Minimum size 1,200 pixels on the short dimension, so that accepted works can be posted on Artsy. Please crop any background out of your 2D images.

Is the work insured?
All works are insured when they are in our possession. 

How are sales handled?
Commissions from any sales will be paid to the artist within 30 days of our receiving the payment, via check, PayPal or cash depending on the situation.

Why did my work not get chosen?
There are many factors which influence final selections and ultimately not all submissions can be included. We hope all the artists submitting work understand this and continue to respond to future calls.

Eligibility Criteria

• Artists must be over the age of 18.