Open Call for Exhibitions

DEADLINE: March 7, 2026 at 11:59pm.

For the first time, 601Artspace is proposing artworks from our permanent collection as a curatorial prompt. We invite you to place one of the collection works listed below in dialogue with other contemporary artists of your choosing in service of your curatorial concept. This is an experiment that we hope might offer both curatorial inspiration and an opportunity to usher these works, many of which are well-known, into new conversations.

601Artspace produces exhibitions that advance the space’s mission of furthering the conversation on contemporary art. As we have neither a commercial nor an academic agenda, we endeavor to support projects with an unusual vision that might not otherwise find a home. We are interested in challenging artists to think like curators, and curators to think like artists.

We offer a minimum stipend of $5000 to curators we select, intended as a compensation for their work. Additional funds are granted based on the scope of the proposal. Exhibition costs will be covered separately. This stipend takes into account the extensive amount of research that goes into a curatorial proposal, as well as the work required to present an outstanding exhibition. We expect curators to work closely with our staff and be actively involved in the entire exhibition process, from coordinating with artists and galleries to developing materials and programming for the exhibition.

Exhibitions typically run for 2-3 months. We ask curators to develop at least two programming events to complement the exhibition. We highly recommend applicants look at our archive to familiarize themselves with past exhibitions.

Please submit the following as one PDF, with COLLECTION OPEN CALL in the subject line, to proposals@601artspace.org:

1. Several paragraphs describing the theme and approach of the exhibition.

2. One paragraph addressing what makes this exhibition timely or important. How does it differ from what can be seen at other venues? What is at stake?

3. A short bio of the curator/curators.

4. Images of the artworks being proposed or considered, with explanations if appropriate. These images should give us a clear sense of the curatorial vision, but do not need to represent a final or complete list of works.

List of works from our collection:

Mernet Larsen, Seminar, 2011
Acrylic on canvas
59 x 40 inches

Andreas Gursky, TOYS R US, 1999
Cibachrome photograph
81 1/8 x 132 5/16 inches

Jasper Johns, Untitled (ULAE S46), 1983
Monotype in colors on Arches 88 paper
37 1/2 x 96 1/2 in.

Konrad Klapheck, Der Traum vom Fliegen, 1988
Oil on linen
31 1/2 x 23 5/8 in.

Julia Kul, Worth Waiting For, 2011
(watch it here on YouTube)
Single channel video, color with sound
4:14 min

Luca Pancrazzi, 4% Tarragona, 2004
Polyester resin, cardboard, Slem metal stucco, Soft Plus, Stabilio Ohpen Universal, nylon cable ties, brass, printed computer circuits, cyanoacrylic glue, Lechleroid enamel, polyurethane sponge, on medium-density fibreboard
8 1/16 x 6 7/8 x 98 7/16 in.

This sculptural model creates a break in a tall vertical pedestal column.
Example installation view:

Gabriel Orozco, Black Bubble Bowl, 2008
Cast plaster, paint
9 3/4 x 17 3/4 x 17 3/4 in.

Gabriel Orozco, Moon Tree, 1996-2010
Tree, silk leaves and plastic branches, paper discs, plastic pot, bark chips
96 7/16” x 59” x 59”

Vija Celmins, Pan, 1964
Oil on canvas
25 x 34 inches

Gerhard Richter, Rot Blau Gelb, 1973
Oil on canvas
38 1/2 x 36 1/4 inches

Jennifer and Kevin McCoy, Our Second Date, 2004
Mixed media sculpture with electronics and video output
(Images and details here.)
42 x 56 x 50 inches

Thomas Scheibitz, GP 26, 2003
Vinyl, gouache, spray paint, pigment marker on rag paper
Unframed dimensions: 81 1/2 x 54 1/2 in.

John Baldessari, Tetrad Series: It Doesn’t Seem Much, 1999
Digital printing, hand lettering and acrylic paint on canvas
94 x 94 inches

Ida Applebroog, Canary, 2019
Ultrachrome ink and gel on mylar
50 x 48 inches

Bernd & Hilla Becher, Winding Towers, 1988
15 silver-gelatin prints
67 3/4 x 93 in.

Elias Sime, Untitled, 2019
Reclaimed electrical wires and components on panel
48 x 42 inches