Application period: October 1–31, 2025
New York NY 10013
USA
Hours: Tuesday–Saturday 11am–6pm
apexart will accept proposals for its International Open Call from October 1–31, 2025. Five winning proposals will become apexart exhibitions presented at apexart as part of our 2026-27 exhibition season. Curators, artists, writers, and creative individuals, regardless of location or past experience, are invited to submit a proposal online.
The submission process
Proposals of up to 500 words should describe focused, idea-driven, original group exhibitions, and the country and city in which they are to take place. No biographical information, CVs, links, or images will be accepted, and proposals must be submitted in English. Jurors rate anonymous submissions based on the idea only. See examples of winning proposals here.
The selection process
apexart’s crowd-sourced voting system invites hundreds of international jurors to review proposals, on their own schedule over one month. The crowd-sourced jury is composed of more than 700 individuals from a wide variety of professional backgrounds and international locations, including students from 20 participating university classes. Proposals are anonymous and randomized to make sure each submission receives the same consideration. apexart staff does not influence the results of the jury in any way.
The results
The five winning proposals will be part of apexart’s 2026-2027 exhibition season and will receive an exhibition budget of up to $10,000, have an exhibition brochure printed and mailed to over six thousand international recipients, receive advertising in major and local outlets, and work closely with the apexart team. Exhibition curators are challenged, encouraged, and required to work within the funding provided to transform their winning proposals into focused and localized exhibitions.
To submit an exhibition proposal, visit apexart.org/opencalls.php between October 1 and October 31, 2025.
