Art Calls First Street Gallery Selects 2027
Opportunity Description
U.S. National Deadline: October 30, 2026 – First Street Gallery is pleased to announce its “SELECTS 2027” juried exhibition opportunity. We invite artists to exhibit a small body of work that explores a current or longstanding artistic interest.
SELECTS 2027 will highlight a select group of artists, who will each have an exhibition area of approximately 10’H x 10’W of wall space (not necessarily contiguous). Artists with free-standing 3D work will be given the equivalent amount of floor space.
The show opens on January 7, 2027 and runs through January 30, 2027 in our Chelsea Gallery located at 547 West 27th Street, Suite 514 in New York City.
ELIGIBILITY
Open to U.S. resident artists, 18 years and older. Artists currently represented by First Street Gallery and exhibitors in the Gallery’s “SELECTS 2025” or “SELECTS 2026” exhibition are not eligible to apply.
- Eligible works include ORIGINAL oils, acrylics, watercolors, gouache, pastels, drawings, prints, mixed media, photography, and sculpture in any material.
- 2D work must be wired and ready for hanging. D-rings should be used for heavy works. 2D works on paper do not have to be framed under Plexiglass or glass but must have the proper hanging hardware for installation.
- Wall-hung 2D and 3D work: Maximum weight 30 lbs. Must have securely attached wire or other fixture(s) to hang. No work can be hung from the ceiling or pipes. No wall-hung works which require museum gel, command strips, or other adhesives for their installation will be accepted.
- Floor or Pedestal Sculpture: Maximum weight 30 lbs. Sculptors are urged to provide their own pedestals (the gallery has a limited number of pedestals which may be available for small sculptures).
JUROR
Jill Sarver Rossi is an artist, curator, and arts educator. She serves as Senior Curator at Cynthia Byrnes Contemporary Art in Westport, Connecticut, and is the Executive Director of the Rome Art Program in Rome, Italy. She received her M.F.A. in Painting from Western Connecticut State University and an M.A. from Eastern Illinois University, and has also studied at the Chautauqua Institution in NY. Her work has been exhibited nationally and is held in private collections across the U.S. and abroad. She is represented by First Street Gallery, NYC. Ms. Rossi has curated and juried numerous exhibitions and has taught art education throughout the Midwest and the New York metropolitan area.
ENTRY FEE
The fee is $55 for 5 images of works. You must submit five works. Entry fees are non-refundable. All submitted works must be available for the exhibition. The number of works exhibited by each accepted artist will depend on the size of their works relative to the allotted space.
APPLY ONLINE
Visit us online for complete Prospectus and Application.
Artists Notified of Juror’s Decision Mon. November 23, 2026
SALES
The gallery will take NO commission on sales. Work not for sale must be marked “N.F.S.” No P.O.R. sales.
First Street Gallery
547 West 27th Street, Suite 514
New York, NY 10001
tel (646) 336-8053
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