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OPEN CALLS
ANIMAL KINGDOM
A Group Exhibition at HOM Gallery
Animals have occupied our homes, our myths, our fears, our histories, and our imaginations for as long as we have been making images.
ANIMAL KINGDOM is an open call for work in which an animal appears, any animal, in any capacity.
The animal may be the subject, a companion, a witness, a symbol, a memory, a disruption, or simply a quiet presence within the work. It may be domestic or wild, beloved or feared, familiar or strange. It can appear prominently or almost disappear into the composition.
The subject matter itself does not have to be about animals. A work may explore intimacy, politics, identity, landscape, humor, grief, domesticity, fantasy, violence, beauty, or something entirely unrelated.
There is only one requirement:
There must be an animal in the piece.
A dog asleep beneath a table. A horse crossing a landscape. A bird outside a bedroom window. An insect barely visible in the corner. A creature drawn from mythology. An animal used as metaphor, portrait, ornament, protagonist, or background character.
ANIMAL KINGDOM considers the many ways animals inhabit the worlds we construct, physically, emotionally, culturally, and symbolically — and what happens when the human figure is no longer the only presence in the room.
SUBMISSION DETAILS
Artists may submit 1–3 works for consideration.
All mediums are welcome, including painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, textile, mixed media, and other forms of visual art.
Each submission must include:
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Images of the work
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Title
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Medium
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Dimensions
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Year
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Retail price
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A short artist statement of no more than 100 words, incorporating information about the artist and the submitted work
Submitted works must be available for exhibition and sale.
HOM Gallery retains a 25% commission on works sold through the exhibition, with 75% going directly to the artist.
Selected work will remain represented by HOM for a two-month period in connection with the exhibition, including sales inquiries generated through the show.
All accepted works must arrive signed and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (COA).
By submitting, artists authorize HOM Gallery to reproduce submitted images for exhibition promotion, the digital catalogue, website, social media, press, and related marketing.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission Deadline: October 5, 2026
Selected Artists Notified: Shortly after the submission deadline
Artwork Delivery: Week of October 12, 2026
Exhibition: HOM Gallery, Bushwick, Brooklyn
Additional exhibition and opening details will be announced.
ANIMAL KINGDOM is presented by HOM Gallery, an independent gallery-at-home exhibition space in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
To Submit
Email: dan@homgallery.art
Subject Line: ANIMAL KINGDOM, Artist Name
Submission Deadline: October 5, 2026
COMMON GROUND
A Group Exhibition at HOM Gallery
Difference has shaped our identities, our communities, our histories, and the ways we understand the world. But difference does not have to become distance.
COMMON GROUND is an open call for work that explores peace, connection, coexistence, and what we hold in common.
At a time when so much of the world’s attention is consumed by animosity, division, and competing claims of victimhood, this exhibition looks elsewhere. It is not about deciding who has suffered more, assigning blame, or reinforcing the lines between us. It is about what brings us together.
The work may explore dialogue, belonging, empathy, shared space, collective memory, reconciliation, or the possibility of living alongside one another. It may be political or deeply personal, direct or abstract, joyful or contemplative. There is only one requirement:
The work must offer a way toward one another.
A shared table. Two figures occupying the same space. Opposing colors finding balance. A border crossed or softened. A gesture of care. A memory held by more than one person. A place where difference remains visible, but division does not.
COMMON GROUND celebrates what makes us distinct while asking what continues to connect us. It considers peace not as sameness or perfect agreement, but as recognition, curiosity, and the choice to remain in the room together.
SUBMISSION DETAILS
Artists may submit 1–3 works for consideration.
All mediums are welcome, including painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, textile, mixed media, and other forms of visual art.
Each submission must include:
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Images of the work
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Title
-
Medium
-
Dimensions
-
Year
-
Retail price
-
A short artist statement of no more than 100 words, incorporating information about the artist and the submitted work
Submitted works must be available for exhibition and sale.
HOM Gallery retains a 25% commission on works sold through the exhibition, with 75% going directly to the artist.
Selected work will remain represented by HOM for a two-month period in connection with the exhibition, including sales inquiries generated through the show.
All accepted works must arrive signed and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (COA).
By submitting, artists authorize HOM Gallery to reproduce submitted images for exhibition promotion, the digital catalogue, website, social media, press, and related marketing.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission Deadline: October 31, 2026
Selected Artists Notified: Shortly after the submission deadline
Artwork Delivery: Week of November 16, 2026
Exhibition: HOM Gallery, Bushwick, Brooklyn
Additional exhibition and opening details will be announced.
COMMON GROUND is presented by HOM Gallery, an independent gallery-at-home exhibition space in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
To Submit
Email: dan@homgallery.art
Subject Line: COMMON GROUND, Artist Name
Submission Deadline: October 31, 2026
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