Art, like tattoos — permanent and personal, shown in the hollow of a tattoo parlor.

We’re curating a one-piece-per-artist group exhibition in a former tattoo parlor in Kingston, NY. This is a test site for raw work, emerging voices, and a community of artists who make from urgency, instinct, and zero permission.

This show isn’t about polish. It’s about presence.

Submission Details

Juror: Aleksandra Scepanovic

  • Submission Fee: $40 (non-refundable)

  • Deadline to Apply: June 29, 2025

  • Delivery Date: Artwork must be delivered or dropped off by July 30

  • Exhibition Dates: August 1–24, 2025

  • Location: Kingston, NY (Hudson Valley)

  • Work Limit: One piece per artist

  • Medium: Open — but bring something that feels

  • Insurance: Artists are responsible for insuring their own work

  • Sales Commission:

    • 15% if you help prep and sit (up to 5 hrs)

    • 20% if you’re unable to assist — please price accordingly

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Who Should Apply

Artists with nerve.

Artists who make with what they’ve got — late at night, between shifts, after heartbreak.

Emerging, mid-career, or unclassified — if your work lives in the body, in the margins, or under pressure, we want to see it.

Submit your piece. Leave a mark.

What’s Included

  • Juried exhibition with promotional support

  • Printed collateral

  • Digital catalog

  • Social media content provided for all exhibiting artists

  • Public artist talk hosted one weekend during the run

What’s Expected

  • Share and promote across your networks

  • Commit to a 3-hour sitting shift during the show (part of the 5-hour commitment expectation)

  • Help with painting/prep if possible (friends & family welcome)

  • Self-insure your work

  • Be open to evolving the project — this is a beginning, not a blueprint