Art Calls 2025-2026 BRAC Curatorial Open Call
Opportunity Description
International Deadline: May 30, 2025 – The Bronx River Art Center (BRAC) is currently seeking applications from Independent Curators for its 2025-26 Exhibitions Calendar (September 2025 – June 30, 2026).
The selected curators will be responsible for sourcing all materials from artists, writing exhibition texts, and facilitating a public program. We encourage curatorial proposals by independent curators who are attuned to stretching boundaries and discovering new talent, in particular artists from The Bronx!
This call for proposals aligns with our mission of supporting artists from underrepresented groups, such as women and artists of color and addressing relevant social and environmental issues. Further, we continue our commitment to present exhibitions in various media, including interdisciplinary practices that connect artists in The Bronx and beyond.
BRAC Exhibitions Program has become known for both its deft curatorial vision and its ability to produce ambitious, energetic exhibitions with ingenuity and immediacy. In recent years, we have exposed various paradigms of contemporary art to the litmus test of our local Bronx community and the cultural, economic, and social landscape that defines it.
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- Proposals must be conceptually rigorous and focus on artists and themes in a way that is innovative, timely, challenging, and engaging.
- We are looking for proposals that clearly demonstrate a unique and creative approach to curatorial research methods and innovative exhibition plans, as well as an awareness of various art media within a historical context.
- Guest Curators should not include their own work in the exhibition they are proposing.
- Bronx River Art Center strongly encourages applications that expand our mission and contribute to our ongoing commitment to emerging artists, social and environmental justice, and advocacy for artists.
- There is no curatorial fee. Selected curators will receive an honorarium (up to $500), depending on the complexity of the exhibition. Exhibiting artists will receive stipends (up to $100), based on the total number of participating artists.
- Finalists will be contacted for a virtual or in-person interview before selections are finalized and announced.
Please note that we are unable to cover travel or shipping expenses. No phone calls inquiring about the status of your submission.
For inquiries, email opencall@bronxriverart.org.
About:
Bronx River Art Center (BRAC) is a culturally diverse, multi-arts, non-profit organization that provides a forum for community, artists, and youth to transform creativity into vision. Our Education, Exhibitions, Artist Studios, and Presenting Programs cultivate leadership in an urban environment and stewardship of our natural resource — the Bronx River.
Bronx River Art Center
1087 E. Tremont Ave.
Bronx, NY 10460
T (718) 589-5819
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