
BE SEEN
Pictorial Foundation will present a series of calls for entry throughout the year, offering artists and photographers opportunities to place their work into shared space and public conversation. These calls are grounded in our commitment to process, context, and the lived relationship between art, maker, and viewer.
We work across both physical and digital platforms. Selected works are presented through exhibitions in our art space as well as online exhibitions, ensuring accessibility beyond physical and geographic boundaries while maintaining thoughtful curatorial care.
In parallel, we feature participating artists through interviews featured on our websites. These conversations focus on practice, lived experience, process, and the conditions that shape creative life — offering a space for reflection, exchange, and a deeper understanding of the artist within their broader social and cultural context.
2026 ARTSPACE EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES

© Melanie Meggs, By Your Side (2024), drypoint etching and paper
CODE GIRL
SUBMISSION PERIOD
NOW - 26 APRIL 2026
CODE GIRL is a bold, curated multi-media exhibition celebrating women and gender expansive artists across painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, video, film, animation, and expanded media, bringing together their voices and perspectives in one shared space.
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EXHIBITION DATES: 30 MAY TO 26 JULY 2026
ARTWORK © MELANIE MEGGS
WOMEN IN PUBLIC SPACE
OPEN CALL FOR MURAL ARTISTS
We invite women and gender-expansive mural artists to submit a proposal for a commissioned large-scale interior mural. One artist will be selected to create a work that claims space, asserts authorship, and engages public dialogue. This is an opportunity to shape our ArtSpace and launch an annual platform for visibility and leadership.

PHOTO COURTESY OF © POMARICO FAMILY
IN AN INSTANT
SUBMISSION PERIOD
NOW - 19 April 2026
Have instant film tucked in a drawer or fresh from the camera? We are gathering Polaroids, Instax, and all peel-apart surprises for this fun instant exhibition. Family snapshots, artistic experiments, awkward haircuts — every square counts. Join us and let your instant memory meet the wall.
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EXHIBITION DATES: 25 APRIL TO 17 MAY 2026

PHOTO COURTESY OF © MADISON POMARICO AND PAOLA POMARICO, INSTALLATION OF SYSTEMS OF A STRUCTURE, 2020
FOUNDATIONS OF
PRACTICE
SUBMISSION PERIOD
24 NOVEMBER 2025 - 10 JANUARY 2026
We invite all artists and photographers to explore how inquiry can both shape work and be work - a blurring between conception, installation and all the steps in between.
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EXHIBITION DATES: 07 FEBRUARY TO 04 APRIL 2026
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The Pictorial List first appeared in my social media feed during the Covid-19 pandemic, offering a sense of artistic community at a time of profound isolation. Through their thoughtful profiles, writing, and interviews, I was introduced to the work of artists and creatives from across the globe. Their digital publications and their first physical book, The Pictorial List: Volume One — New York, are exceptional works both about and in service of art. This vision is now expanding into The Pictorial Foundation, with a permanent physical space in Newburgh, NY. The foundation being built is one of generosity, curiosity, and creative exchange — and it continues to grow.
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I’m excited to see what comes next.
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- Meryl Meisler, 2026