Gallery 456 and the Chinese American Arts Council is extending an open call to contemporary artists of all mediums to exhibit their work in Gallery 456, with an emphasis on art that reflects or engages with Chinese and/or Asian heritage.

Gallery 456 offers both emerging and established artists from various backgrounds and disciplines a space to showcase their work. Operated by the Chinese American Arts Council in Soho, New York, Gallery 456 hosts over 10 contemporary art exhibitions annually.

In 2024, we would like to offer this opportunity to one artist with our open call. The selected artist will showcase their work in a two-week solo exhibition on February 23-March 9. Artists age 18 and up from all backgrounds and nationalities are welcome to apply.

Chinese American Arts Council (CAAC) is a non-profit organization established in 1975 to meet the cultural needs of the expanding Chinese community in New York City. Nowadays, CAAC has broadened its goals in serving the Asian diasporic community in New York City and beyond. As a hub for cultural exchange, we strive to provide a wide variety of programming including traditional and contemporary performance, dance, theater, film, folk art, and fine art exhibitions.
Open call timeline:

Submission Deadline: Nov 3rd, 2023
Notification Date: by Nov 24th, 2023
Exhibition Date: February 23-March 9.

Submission details:

Submission method: Email us at [email protected].
Fee: $25 USD. Please send via Paypal.me here (@caacarts), and attach your payment confirmation in your submission as well. We will send you a confirmation of submission upon receiving it. You may also choose to pay the submission fee via mail, by sending us a check payable to: Chinese American Arts Council.

For mailing a check, please mail the check to:
Chinese American Arts Council
456 Broadway 3rd floor
New York, NY 10013
Please email [email protected] if the submission fee poses a financial difficulty.

Submission materials: Selected work images (72 dpi, 1MB max for each image), a link to your website (if any), CV/Resume, artist statement, simple bio, and any other supporting materials (e.g. video statement, artist portfolio).
Our gallery floorplan can be viewed here. (http://www.caacarts.org/wapp/caac/_docs/floor_plan_gallery_456.pdf)
Please be aware of the limitation in space when considering your submission in regards to work size.

If your proposal is selected:

Gallery 456 will be in contact to discuss exhibition promotion, agreements, and featured works.
Artists will be fully responsible for shipping works to/from our gallery and installing their works.
Artists will have a page on our artist portal, linked: http://www.caacarts.org/dp/?q=/node/8&mi=c2

For any questions, please email Yukai Chen and Aristotle X at [email protected].

CAAC/Gallery456
456 Broadway, 3FL, New York, NY10013
(212) 431-9740
Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
http://www.caacarts.org