Carter Burden Gallery in Chelsea Seeks Small-Scale Works for Juried Open Call, Deadline August 19
Carter Burden Gallery is accepting submissions for Small Matters, a blindly juried open call open to all visual artists aged 18 and older residing in the United States. Submissions close Wednesday, August 19, 2026, with the exhibition running November 19 through December 16, 2026, at 548 West 28th Street, Suite 534, in Chelsea. An opening reception is scheduled for Thursday, November 19, 6 to 8 PM.
The exhibition takes scale as both its constraint and its subject. Two-dimensional works, including the frame, must not exceed 15 inches in any direction; three-dimensional pedestal pieces must measure no more than 10 inches in any direction and weigh under 50 pounds. Up to five works may be submitted per artist. The call is open to all media and all subject matter, with the organizing premise that intimacy of scale need not limit artistic ambition — the gallery’s framing quotes both Arthur Conan Doyle and Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream on the power of small things. AI-generated work will not be considered.
Jurors are Beth Barry and Veronica Lawlor, both New York-based artists with strong ties to the Chelsea gallery community. Barry is an abstract painter, collage artist, curator, and psychotherapist whose work has been shown at Carter Burden Gallery, The Painting Center, and internationally, and who holds a curatorial residency from NY Artists Equity Association at Equity Gallery. Lawlor is an illustrator, painter, and educator on the faculties of Parsons School of Design, Pratt Institute, and the Woodstock School of Art, known for her reportage drawing practice and work exhibited at the United Nations, Mystic Seaport Museum, and the Society of Illustrators. Applications are submitted through CaFÉ; the entry fee is $45 for up to five works. Carter Burden Gallery takes no commission on sales.
With an accessible entry fee, a no-commission sales policy, and jurors drawn from New York’s working artist community, Small Matters makes a strong case that the most artist-forward opportunities in the city are sometimes the smallest ones.
Program: Small Matters Open Call and Juried Exhibition
Jurors: Beth Barry, Veronica Lawlor
Submission Deadline: Wednesday, August 19, 2026, 11:59 PM EST
Artist Notification: Saturday, September 26, 2026
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 19, 2026, 6 – 8 PM
Exhibition Dates: November 19 – December 16, 2026
Entry Fee: $45 for up to 5 works (non-refundable); $5 per additional image
Eligibility: Visual artists 18+ residing in the United States; artists over 60 particularly encouraged
Size Limits: 2D work (including frame) no larger than 15 inches in any direction; 3D work no larger than 10 inches in any direction and under 50 lbs
Commission: None
Venue: Carter Burden Gallery, 548 West 28th Street, #534, New York, NY 10001
Hours: Tuesday – Friday, 11 AM – 5 PM; Saturday, 11 AM – 6 PM
Apply: Via CaFÉ on Creative West
Website: carterburdengallery.org
Instagram: @carter_burden_gallery
Contact: leons@carterburdennetwork.org / (212) 564-8405
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