Call Description

In Black and White
Online Exhibition December 10, 2025 -January 10, 2026

Some of the earliest intentionally black-and-white artworks were the grisaille (grays) of the Middle Ages. By removing the color, these devotional works allowed the viewer to focus more directly on spiritual matters. The Renaissance brought further developments in both mastery of illusion and perspective. However, it was in the twentieth century, after the advent of photography, that artists like Kazimir Malevich, Bridget Riley, Ellsworth Kelly, Frank Stella, and Cy Twombly felt most free to experiment with form, texture, mark-making, and symbolic meaning without the use of color. Site:Brooklyn is looking for works across all mediums that show why color is a choice rather than a necessity in art.

About the Juror: Alina Cohen is a writer based in Brooklyn. She holds an MFA from the University of Montana, and her fiction and criticism have appeared at The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, ArtReview, Artsy, and other publications.

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: October 9, 2025
Final Submission Deadline: November 17, 2025 11:59 PM MT
Notification Letter: November 26, 2025
Online Exhibition: December 10, 2025 - January 10, 2026

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Artwork must be available for sale during the exhibition and cannot be withdrawn before the end of the exhibit.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 November 17, 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.