In Light of the Climate From Gallery 86

Applications Closed

  • Type: Exhibition
  • Geography: State
  • Submission Deadline: October 08, 2025 @ 11:59PM (America - Chicago)
  • Event Dates: Oct 11, 2025 - Oct 11, 2025
  • Submission limit: 10 pieces

Submissions Closed


Description:

The name of this two-part immigration art show is "In Light of the Climate." Subsequently, we're looking for artwork centered on immigration as a theme. This can mean addressing the concept of immigration abstractly, or immigrants themselves specifically. Artists are also granted artistic freedom to submit works that address other issues related to the political climate in the US surrounding immigration. We invite you to submit your most honest artwork as it relates to immigration and the current political climate in America.

Important Dates:
  • Deadline: Thurs. Oct. 2nd at 1:00pm.
  • Acceptance Notification: Friday, Oct. 3rd via email.
  • Artwork Delivery: Monday, Oct. 6th between the hours of 11:30am to 6:30pm to Gallery 86:
    • Address: 2084 N. Jim Miller Rd. Suite 102A, Dallas, TX 75217.
  • Show Opening: Sat., Oct. 11th from 6-8pm at Gallery 86.
  • Show Closing: Mon., Oct. 13th, from 6-8pm.
  • Artwork Pick Up: Thurs., Oct. 16th between the hours of 11:30am to 6:30pm.

Eligibility Criteria:

All artists are eligible to participate in this show.

Artwork can be:
  • 3D or 2D and of any medium, including installations and digital media, such as video and/or work generated via artificial intelligence (AI).
    • If installations are submitted, prior installations with photos and/or video of the installation are preferred.
    • If new installations are submitted, a detailed concept drawing and/or rendering is required for submission, along with a detailed explanation of the installation concept via the description box under the "additional fields" section of the artwork details screen.
    • If AI work is submitted, the prompt used to generate the work is preferred, but not required, to accompany the submission in the aforementioned description box.
  • of any size, but no more than eight feet on one side to allow for passage through gallery doorways.
Artwork cannot be:
  • Lewd or pornographic in nature, including but not limited to nudity or explicit depiction of sexual acts.
  • Graphically violent in nature, including but not limited to explicit, photorealistic depiction of gore. 
  • Seen to promote prejudice and bigotry, including but not limited to racist, sexist, or anti-immigrant ideology.

Application Requirements:


Artists may submit a maximum of 10 pieces for consideration into the show.

Images must be
  • JPEG or PNG file format
  • 72 dpi exactly
  • properly cropped to display only the artwork itself
  • no more than 5MB each.
    • In the case of video files: please submit through Google Drive via a shareable link sent to [email protected]. Please be sure to include your name, title, medium, dimensions, year created, price, and 2-3 sentence description of the work in the email or message box accompanying the link.
The following description fields are required per artwork:
  • Title
  • Medium
  • Dimensions
  • Year created
  • Price
  • 2-3 sentence description via the description box under the "additional fields" section of the artwork details screen.

Rules and Terms:

The following rules and terms apply:
  • If your work is sold, you agree to provide Gallery 86 with a 25% commission to cover administrative fees.
  • Acceptance of work into the show, and any subsequent sales of artwork does not constitute gallery representation of the artist by Gallery 86.
  • Artwork without all necessary descriptive information listed under the application requirements section will not be considered for the show.
    • The Gallery will not pursue missing descriptive information and asks all artists to verify all information is complete before submitting artwork for consideration.

Contact

For questions about the application itself (application requirements, terms, etc), please contact us directly at [email protected]

For questions or issues with the application process (setting up an account, submitting to the call, login issues, etc), please contact Artwork Archive or call 720-900-5506

Gallery 86