Open Calls
Submission Deadline: October 1, 2025
Heavy Metal is an exhibition of contemporary artists who use metal as a primary material in their work. From traditional techniques such as cast sculpture to more recent technologies such as laser engraving artists have long used metal as a source material and medium.
The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC Gallery) invites artists to submit work for an upcoming exhibition titled The Art of the NuYoRICAN Soul: A Love Letter from the Diaspora to the Island – a visual celebration of Puerto Rican identity, resilience, and cultural pride.
This is a national juried exhibition celebrating the raw power, rebellious spirit, and ecstatic energy of urban creativity. We are looking for art that embodies the essence of street art; the art that lives outside the lines -- sprayed, tagged, pasted, sculpted, snapped and shouted.
Exhibition Dates: Saturday, September 13 -Sunday, Ocotber 12, 2025; weekends from 1-6 PM
Submission Deadline: EXTENDED June 29, 2025
This exhibition celebrates the cultural and historical impact of rock and roll, showcasing the exhilarating synergy between visual art and music while exploring the music’s transformative influence on art.
Submission deadline: May 16, 2025 CLOSED
Fungi, one of the most mysterious and least understood realms in biology, holds the power to influence, sustain, and kill us. This multimedia art show brings together diverse creative expressions- such as but not limited to visual art, sculpture, sound art, video, and performance-all inspired by the enigmatic world of fungi.
Submission deadline: Extended to May 12, 2025 CLOSED
BWAC invites artists to explore the beauty, mystery, and pleasure of nature in all its forms. Whether delicate or untamed, fleeting or enduring, organic life inspires and connects us.
Submission deadline: March 30, 2025 CLOSED
The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition is proud to announce its open call for the national juried art exhibition “ANIMALIA”
BWAC invites artists to submit original pieces of artwork that feature our non-human companions.”
Submission deadline: March 21, 2025 CLOSED
The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition is excited to announce its open call for the national juried art exhibition “Threaded Visions: Fashion in Art.”
BWAC invites artists to submit original pieces of artwork that respond to the theme of “Fashion in Art.”