Small Hours
Collective Z · New York, NY (325 Broome Street, 1W)
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About this call
Collective Z in New York invites artists to apply for Small Hours, its December group exhibition (December 11, 2026 to January 9, 2027). Every artist shows four works in one small size, hung in grids. The gallery is looking for work that rewards standing close, in any medium that arrives as a finished object at the size, abstraction and figuration alike. Selected artists are presented to the gallery's collectors and advisors before the opening and considered for Camp Z, the gallery's art fair program. Artists receive professional installation photography and an online presentation via Artsy, press outreach, an opening reception and sales support at a 50/50 split. There is no hanging fee and no participation fee for selected artists.
Who can apply
- International applicants
- Medium: Painting / Drawing / Mixed Media / Photography
- Entry fee: $30
- Open to artists at any stage, emerging to established, with a coherent body of work and a committed studio practice; international artists welcome. Submit four works that belong together in one size: 4 x 4, 8 x 8 or 12 x 12 inches square, or 8 x 10, 9 x 12 or 11 x 14 inches portrait, 1¼ to 2 inches deep, on stretched canvas or cradled panel, edges finished, unframed, delivered without hanging hardware; works on paper and photographs mounted to panel at the same spec. You may submit an existing set or show existing work that carries the direction of a new set; up to four back-up works in the same size may be offered. The form asks for a CV, a statement of up to 100 words and your current retail price; works must be hand-delivered to the gallery on December 9, 2026 or shipped to arrive by December 8, 2026. Submission fee USD 30 per application (USD 15 reduced fee in limited places). Notification by October 31.