OPEN CALL
“Happy Hour”
- Group Exhibition at A Space Gallery
You said one drink. It’s never one drink.
“Happy Hour” is that familiar window where everything feels easier, funnier, and less serious than it probably should be. Drinks arrive before we have decided how we feel. Conversations start before we know what we want to say.
We are looking for works that respond to the culture, mood, and psychology of happy hour. We welcome works that reflect on pleasure, habit, release, self-control, social performance, and the emotional complexity that can exist within seemingly casual acts of drinking.
🍸 Eligibility: Open to all visual artists in all media
🍸 Submission fee: $25
🍸 Application deadline: April 24, 2026
🍸 Exhibition date: May 1 – May 7, 2026
🍸 Location: A Space Gallery, 13 Grattan St, #402, Brooklyn, NY
About the juror:
Xianglong Li is the Co-Founder and Director of A Space Gallery in Brooklyn, New York. Through exhibitions, curatorial projects, and art fair presentations, he has worked closely with emerging artists and helped shape the gallery’s presence at fairs including Focus Art Fair, Art on Paper, and Affordable Art Fair. He is also an active artist whose practice engages contemporary image culture, internet visuality, and pop symbolism. His work has been presented internationally and featured in publications including Two Coats of Paint, COEVAL Magazine, Asian Art Contemporary, and The Art Insider.
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
