OPEN CALL: Emerging Artists 2026

dodomu gallery is excited to invite artists to submit work for Emerging Artists 2026, an upcoming online exhibition running from April 2 through May 21, 2026.

This exhibition highlights diverse voices and fresh perspectives from emerging artists working across a range of mediums. We invite artists who push the boundaries of their practice through experimentation, innovative forms, and conceptually driven work. Contemporary representational and abstract work will be considered. Artists are invited to submit their work related to the exhibition theme in various media of drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, sculpture, installations, ceramics, textiles, photography, digital and mixed media.

Deadline to apply: March 15, 2026

ELIGIBILITY:

  • Open to all international artists 18 years and older

  • All visual art media will be considered

HOW TO APPLY:

  • Please submit jpeg images of up to 5 artworks to: dodomugallery@gmail.com with subject line: OPEN CALL - Emerging Artists 2026

  • Submitted artwork images must be labeled as follows: Firstname Lastname, “Name of the artwork”, medium, dimensions, year, price.jpeg and jpegs must be between 1500 and 3000 pixels in the longest dimension and at 300 or 72 dpi

  • Include a short artist statement, link to your website/Instagram in the email

ENTRY FEE:

$25 application fee for up to 5 images, $3 for each additional image. Payment is non-refundable and does not guarantee acceptance. Applications without payment will not be considered.

Please submit your application fee here - paypal.me/dodomugallery

Selected artworks will be displayed as an online exhibition and promoted on Instagram. Only original artworks are accepted and allowed, artworks can not be substituted once accepted. The gallery currently does not take a commission fee on sold works and all sales will be referred back to the artist. We encourage you to list artwork for sale but it is not a requirement.

Deadline to apply: March 15, 2026 11:59pm PST

Notification letter: March 23, 2026

Online exhibition: April 2 - May 21, 2026