ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES - FINE ARTS
Open Call for Art:
Clashing Steel
Curated by Edjo Wheeler and Meron Langsner, PhD
Clashing Steel celebrates the artistry and craftsmanship behind stage combat weaponry. These tools—swords, daggers, spears, shields, and armor—are designed not to harm, but to enhance storytelling through choreographed conflict. From the duels in Romeo and Juliet to the epic battles in Game of Thrones, these weapons transform action into art. We invite submissions of handcrafted stage combat props that have been used in theatrical or film productions.
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• Swords, daggers, and rapiers
• Spears and polearms
• Shields and armor
• Practice weapons and training tools​
• Photography and Paintings of stage combat in action.
Submission Deadline: June 30, 2025, 11:59pm EST
Exhibition on view: July 31- September 21, 2025
Culture Lab LIC does not take a commission on any art sold. As such, artists should price art to reflect no gallery commission.
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Open Call for Art
Fiber of Being:
TSGNY x Culture Lab LIC
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A Fiber Art Exhibition
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Submission Deadline: August 11,11:59pm EST
Exhibition on view: September 25 to November 2
“Fiber of Being” invites artists to explore the enduring significance of fiber art in contemporary life. This exhibition explores how textiles, with their rich histories of handcraft and cultural storytelling, continue to be profoundly relevant—bridging the physical and the virtual, the traditional and the contemporary. How does fiber art assert material presence in an increasingly immaterial world? Fiber is not just a medium but a metaphor for the interconnected threads of existence, weaving together the past, present, and the future.
This exhibition seeks artworks asserting the importance of touch, material intelligence, and embodies “making” in an age of hyper-connectivity and digital abstraction.
Each applicant can submit up to three artworks, completed within the last 5 years. There is no size restriction, but selected artists will be responsible for delivering(hand deliver or via delivery service) artwork to/from the gallery, ready to be displayed. All fiber-based and fiber-inspired works are encouraged to apply.
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A juried textile art group show collaboratively organized by Textile Study Group of New York (TSGNY) and Culture Lab LIC.