Nurturing artists at the beginning of their careers is a central commitment for The Shed, as integral to our mission as commissioning and presenting new work by established artists. The Shed has developed the Open Call program to provide invaluable support, visibility, and recognition for NYC early-career artists any age over 18 working across all forms and media to create and present new work in our unique space, who have not yet had numerous opportunities for new work commissions in NYC.

Participation in Open Call is free; all artists/collectives selected will receive a commissioning fee of $7,000 – $15,000 to support the creation of their work. Open Call will occupy various spaces at The Shed throughout the year, including one of the galleries, the theater, and the outdoor plaza, allowing for artistic diversity in commissioned works. Open Call artists working in the theater and plaza space will follow each other within a presentation period; the gallery space will be presented as a group exhibition.

Please apply through: https://apply.theshed.org/#/login/program/41457