Call Description

The Interior Wild
February 17th - March 7th, 2026
Juror & Curator: Etty Yaniv

Atlantic Gallery, located in the historic Landmark Arts Building in Chelsea, invites artists to submit work for the upcoming juried show, The Interior Wild.

The Interior Wild invites artists to explore how feeling, memory, and perception take shape through connection with materials, engagement with space, and gestures of making. During this challenging time, as our world undergoes significant shifts on multiple levels, the exhibition emphasizes states of transformation—emotional, physical, and perceptual. Works may convey fluctuating mental states, emotional tension, biological processes, or memory through texture, repetition, and form.

We invite submissions of rigorous 2D and 3D artworks created within the last five years, including painting, sculpture, collage, photography, fiber & textile art, installation, and mixed media. Across all mediums, we value deep engagement with materials, thoughtful use of form, and careful attention to nuance. Abstract, representational, or anywhere in between are all welcome.

The juror and curator, Etty Yaniv, will award one artist a grand-prize of a one-week solo show at Atlantic Gallery at a future date.

A PDF catalog of the exhibition will be provided to all accepted artists. A print version will also be available for purchase.

Work Requirements:

Artists are invited to submit artwork, 2D or 3D, which illuminates the breadth of the concept of the INTERIOR WILD. Mixed media, painting, collage, photography, fiber & textile art and sculpture are acceptable. Work may not exceed 40” in any direction and must be ready to hang/mount. For 3-D work that is suspended, artists will have to provide detailed instructions for hanging (with photo) as well as hanging hardware. Suspended work may not exceed 15lbs. Cost of submission is $35 for three works and $5.00 for each additional work up to a total of five images. All work submitted must be for sale. Atlantic Gallery will take a 40% commission on any work sold. The gallery will reimburse the submission fee to any artist whose work sells. 
 

Important Dates:

December 15th, 2025: Deadline for submissions
December 15th – January 4th, 2026: Juror reviews submitted works
January 6th – 10th, 2026: Artists notification for accepted and non-accepted works
February 10th – February 14th, 2026, 12-6pm: Works to be hand-delivered or shipped to the gallery
February 17th – March 7th, 2026: The Interior Wild Exhibition
February 19th 2026, 5:30-8: Opening reception of The Interior Wild
March 7th, 2026, 5 – 6 PM; 2026, March 10th – 14th, 12-6pm: Hand-delivered work to be picked up; all artwork to be shipped back this week.
All shipped work MUST include a pre-paid return shipping label and artist must schedule a pickup with respective carrier.

Juror/Curator: Etty Yaniv

Etty Yaniv has exhibited in solo and group shows at national and international museums and art venues, including Newark Museum of Art, NJ; Monmouth Museum of Art, NJ; Torrance Art Museum, CA; The State Silk Museum in Tbilisi, Georgia; Haifa Museum of Art, Israel; AIR gallery, in Brooklyn, Purdue University, IN; Zero1 Biennial, San Francisco; and Leipziger Baumwollspinnerie in Germany. In 2022, her site-specific installation, Inversion, was exhibited in Palazzo Mora, Art Biennale, Venice, 2022. Yaniv has been awarded the Two Trees' cultural space subsidy program since 2018. Her work is featured in public and private collections internationally. In 2018, Yaniv founded the online art publication Art Spiel, where she continues to serve as editor-in-chief. She has taught graduate courses in the MFA program at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and has served as a visiting artist at several academic institutions including the university of Pennsylvania, Pratt Institute, Towson University, and Sarah Lawrence College. Yaniv holds a BFA from Parsons School of Design and an MFA from SUNY Purchase.
 

Terms of Entry for Entrants:
 

All works must be for sale. Atlantic Gallery will take a 40% commission on any work sold. The gallery will reimburse the submission fee to any artist whose work sells. 

Accepted work may be refused if it does not conform to the entered image. Absolutely NO substitutions of accepted works will be allowed. All accepted work must remain in the gallery for the duration of the exhibition. 

Submission to this juried exhibition constitutes an agreement on the part of the entrant to the conditions set forth in this prospectus. Atlantic Gallery reserves the right to final curatorial, educational, installation and marketing decisions. Entry fees are non-refundable. 

Great care will be taken with all work, but artists are responsible for insuring their own pieces if they wish. Atlantic Gallery will not be responsible for any loss or damage to work while on the premises or in transit to or from the gallery. The payment of the entry fee will serve as your acceptance of the terms and conditions stated in this prospectus. Acceptance of a work of art to this exhibition shall be understood to constitute an agreement on the part of the artist to the terms and conditions stated in this prospectus.

About Atlantic Gallery

Atlantic Gallery is located in the Landmark Arts Building, half a block from the High Line, in Manhattan’s Chelsea gallery district. This historic building is home to more than two dozen art galleries. The Gallery may be accessed from either the building’s West 27th or West 28th Street entrances.

Atlantic Gallery represents a select group of artists, who jointly own and manage it. Rotating exhibitions feature the work of the Gallery’s member artists, as well as the work of other artists. Atlantic Gallery is committed to supporting creative autonomy and excellence. Its innovative programs create a forum where both participating artists and the public provide mutual challenge, support and inspiration.

Founded by painters and printmakers in 1974, Atlantic Gallery migrated from Brooklyn to SoHo in 1979 and to Chelsea in 2007, having added photographers and sculptors to its roster of artists. In 2012, the Gallery moved further west to its current location.

 

Application Requirements

Work Requirements:

Artists are invited to submit artwork, 2D or 3D, which illuminates the breadth of the concept of the INTERIOR WILD. Mixed media, painting, collage, fiber & textile art and sculpture are acceptable. Work may not exceed 40” in any direction and must be ready to hang/mount. For 3-D work that is suspended, artists will have to provide detailed instructions for hanging (with photo) as well as hanging hardware. Suspended work may not exceed 15lbs. Cost of submission is $35 for three works and $5.00 for each additional work up to a total of five images. All work submitted must be for sale. Atlantic Gallery will take a 40% commission on any work sold. The gallery will reimburse the submission fee to any artist whose work sells. 

Entry Requirements:

Please be prepared to submit the following when applying: Name, Title of work, Materials used, Size in inches (H x W x D), Retail price.

Open to all US and international artists 18 years or older.

Hanging work, including any frame, may not exceed 40 inches in width and height. All hanging work must be wired or otherwise prepared and ready for hanging. Work that is not ready for installation will not be displayed.For 3-D work that is suspended, artists will have to provide detailed instructions for hanging (with photo) as well as hanging hardware. Suspended work may not exceed 15lbs. Standing Sculptures: maximum dimensions of sculpture must be no more than 40 inches in any direction and must be firmly stable.

ALL PEDESTAL WORK MUST FIT ON A 19″ SQUARE PEDESTAL OR ARTIST MUST PROVIDE THEIR OWN APPROPRIATE STAND. We also have two lower pedestals of 21”x18” and 20”x 24” that can be used if needed.

ENTRY FEE:
The fee is $35 for 3 works and $5.00 for each additional work up to a total of five works. 

PAYMENT:
Via CaFÉ™/Call for Entry 

Atlantic Gallery will take a 40% commission on any work sold. The gallery will reimburse the submission fee to any artist whose work sells. 

HOW TO APPLY

All applications must be processed through CaFÉ́/Call for Entry, callforentry.org, an industry-wide digital submission platform. With CaFÉ́, you need to register only once, and then can apply/upload images for dozens of Calls all over the world.

LABELING IMAGES:

Max image size: 5 MB

Image Dimensions: 1200-1800 pixels on the largest side JPEG images MUST BE labeled as follows:
FILE LABEL FORMAT:
YOUR LAST Name_ FIRST Name_title of artwork_HxWxD.jpg For example:

smith_joe_ title of artwork_12x16x10.jpg

Delivery and Pick-up Instructions for Artwork to Atlantic Gallery

Shipping Address:

Atlantic Gallery
Attn: Felix Quiñonez Jr.  

548 West 28th St; Suite 540 New York, NY 10001

Contact Information:

Gallery Manager: Felix Quiñonez Jr. (212) 219-3183, atlanticgalleryinfo@gmail.com

FOR SHIPPING: 
• Packages need to be Delivered: February 10th – 14th, 2026

• Please be sure to tell preferred carrier service that packages need to arrive during our business hours: Tuesday – Saturday; 12:00pm – 6:00pm.

• Please include (AND email ahead) DETAILED instructions for unpacking and re-packing work, as well as any specific installation instructions.

• Work should be shipped in the smallest reusable container that will safely transport the piece.

• Please DO NOT use packing peanuts.

• A computer-generated return label for return of work MUST be enclosed in an envelope taped to the back of your artwork or email label to atlanticgalleryinfo@gmail.com. NO EXCEPTIONS. Pre-paid shipping arrangements must be made through UPS or FedEx websites or with other shippers who will pick up work at the gallery. No U.S. Postal Service Or COD returns. DO NOT send check, stamps, or credit card information for return of work.

• Be sure to pay for pickup of your piece. It is a separate fee when you purchase your return label.  

• The gallery will do its best to repack work in shipped packaging, but responsibility for providing adequate packaging and instructions rests with the artist.
• Please don’t request for a signature when shipping work to the gallery.

FOR HAND DELIVERY:

• Hand Delivered: Tuesday, February 10th – Saturday, February 14th, 2026, 12-6pm.
• Please wrap artwork in bubble wrap if you choose not to package it in a box. 
• Hand-delivered packaging must be removed from the gallery upon delivery. Floor stands must be brought with sculpture unless arrangements are made to use a gallery stand. Gallery stands are 19”x19”.
• Hand-delivered work must be picked up on March 7th, 2026, 5 – 6 PM; March 10th – 14th, 12-6pm. The gallery accepts no responsibility for work not retrieved on pick-up date. If other arrangements need to be made, please contact gallery manager via email atlanticgalleryinfo@gmail.com or phone (212) 219-3183.
• Work not picked up by March 17th, will incur a $25 storage fee per business day.
 

Eligibility Criteria

Open to all International and US artists 18 years or older.
 

Eligibility Criteria

Open to all International and US artists 18 years or older.