DE OPEN CALL 2026

ISN’T IT TIME THE WORLD EXPERIENCED YOUR ART?
TIME FOR YOUR WORK TO LIVE ON GALLERY WALLS - NOT JUST IN YOUR LIVING ROOM OR STUDIO.

AT DE GALLERY, WE’RE DRIVEN BY A DEEP PASSION FOR ART AND A COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING THE IMMENSE TALENT CREATING EXTRAORDINARY WORK - OFTEN UNSEEN, OFTEN QUIETLY AT HOME.

THIS IS YOUR MOMENT TO CHANGE THAT.

WE WANT TO SEE WHAT YOU’RE WORKING ON. AND IF SELECTED, YOUR ART WILL BE PRESENTED AT DE GALLERY, WHERE IT CAN BE DISCOVERED, EXPERIENCED, AND CELEBRATED.

• DE OPEN CALL 2026 GROUP EXHIBITION WILL OPEN ON JUNE 6 AND RUN UNTIL AUGUST 6.

• ABSOLUTELY LAST CHANCE AND DEADLINE FOR ADMITTING YOUR WORK WILL BE APRIL 1.

  • (ANY WORK SUBMITTED AFTER THIS DATE WILL NOT BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.)

• 10 ARTISTS WILL BE CHOSEN IN THE PERIOD FROM APRIL 2 TO APRIL 18.

  • IF NOT NOTIFIED WITHIN THIS TIME RANGE, THEN YOU UNFORTUNATELY DIDN’T MAKE THE CUT.
    

ONLY ARTISTIC REQUIREMENT: THE SUBMITTED WORK MUST INCLUDE OR HAVE AN ELEMTENT OF THE COLOR RED

WHILE LESS EXCITING, THE FOLLOWING OUTLINES THE TERMS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN DE OPEN CALL 2026:

• YOU CAN SUBMIT ONE PIECE OF ARTWORK FOR DE OPEN CALL.

• THE ARTWORK MUST BE DELIVERED TO DE GALLERY NO LATER THAN MAY 23.

• ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BOTH DELIVERY AND RETURN OF THEIR ARTWORK.

• PARTICIPATING ARTISTS MUST NOT BE EXCLUSIVELY REPRESENTED BY ANOTHER GALLERY IN COPENHAGEN.

  • THIS DOES NOT PRECLUDE HAVING SELECTED WORKS AVAILABLE THROUGH OTHER GALLERIES.

  • THIS CONDITION APPLIES SOLELY TO GALLERIES LOCATED IN COPENHAGEN.

• REPRESENTATION BY GALLERIES IN OTHER COUNTRIES OR OTHER DANISH CITIES IS PERMITTED, PROVIDED THAT APPROVAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY THE RELEVANT GALLERY.

• PARTICIPANTS MUST NOT BE INVOLVED IN ANOTHER MAJOR EXHIBITION IN COPENHAGEN DURING THE SAME PERIOD.

• SELECTED ARTISTS MUST BE AVAILABLE TO ATTEND THE OPENING OF DE OPEN CALL 2026 GROUP EXHIBITION ON JUNE 6 FROM 12-16.

• ALL SELECTED ARTISTS WILL RECEIVE A CONTRACT, WHICH MUST BE ACCEPTED AND SIGNED PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF PARTICIPATION IN THE EXHIBITION.

• A COMMISSION OF 50% WILL APPLY TO ALL ARTWORK SOLD DURING THE EXHIBITION PERIOD.
  

WE LOVE ALL KINDS OF ART, BUT THE SUBMISSIONS FOR DE OPEN CALL 2026 CAN’T CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING:

• ANY KIND OF PRINT, REPRODUCTION, COPY OR EDITION. MUST LIVE UP TO OUR ONE RULE: ONLY UNIQUE ORIGINALS.

• ELECTRICAL OR MECHANICAL ENGINES / MOVING PARTS

  • LIGHT INSTALLATIONS ARE MORE THAN WELCOME.

• VIDEO INSTALLATIONS WITH SOUND

• LIQUIDS OF ANY KIND - UNLESS CONTAINED IN A SEALED PART OF THE WORK

• MEASUREMENTS OVER 100 X 100 CM

• TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE WORK CAN’T BE OVER 25 KG.