Open Call: My Social Media Is My Art
Social media is no longer just a platform for sharing work; it functions as a mood board, a portfolio, and increasingly, the work itself. The feed constructs context, the grid dictates composition, the caption frames interpretation, and the repost determines circulation. Each gesture shapes not only how an artwork is seen, but how it is defined and remembered.
When documentation becomes performance and visibility influences creation, where does the artwork end and the platform begin? Is the post an extension of artistic practice, or has the platform quietly become the primary medium? Within this system, are our aesthetic decisions conscious choices, a revival of familiar visual rules, or simply responses shaped by algorithmic logic?
This open call invites artists to examine social media as both a tool and a territory. We are interested in works that respond to the aesthetics, behaviors, pressures, and possibilities of online space. How does the logic of the feed influence composition, scale, repetition, or self-presentation? What does authorship mean in a culture driven by circulation, metrics, and visibility?
Eligibility: Open to all Visual Artists in all media.
Submission fee: $25
Application Deadline: Mar 12th, 2026
Exhibition Date: Mar 20-27th, 2026
Location: A Space Gallery, 13 Grattan St, #402, Brooklyn, NY 11206
What happens on opening night?
During the juried exhibition opening, jurors will choose one Winner from the exhibition.
Winner gets:
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3-day solo show at A Space Gallery in 2026
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Artworks showcased & for sale on Artsy
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Full spotlight across all A Space Gallery platforms
About the jurors:
Tong Wang is a Brooklyn-based artist and co-founder of A Space Gallery in New York. Her practice moves across digital culture, installation, and mixed media, engaging with themes of intimacy, virtual identity, and contemporary emotional landscapes.Her work has been exhibited internationally across the U.S., China, and the U.K., including Penn Museum (Philadelphia), K11 Museum (Shanghai), VillageOneArt (New York), LivingSkin (New York), Metre Squared Art Center (London), Sky Garden Gallery at AIIB Headquarters (Beijing), and SNAP Art Center (Shanghai).
Sumi Zhang is a New York–based artist, curator, and resident tattoo artist at Vacation Forever. Working across illustration and tattoo, her practice moves between image-making and intimate skin-based work within contemporary culture. She has curated multiple exhibitions at A Space Gallery and Flowing Space Gallery in New York, developing experimental, dialogue-driven platforms that support emerging artists and foster cross-disciplinary exchange. She created tattoo flash designs for Death Becomes Her and was named Runner-up in Professional Illustration (CQ80) by Creative Quarterly.