The Interior Wild

About the Open Call

The Interior Wild February 17th - March 7th, 2026 Juror & Curator: Etty Yaniv Atlantic Gallery, located in the historic Landmark Arts Building in Chelsea, invites artists to submit work for the upcoming juried show, The Interior Wild. The Interior Wild invites artists to explore how feeling, memory, and perception take shape through connection with materials, engagement with space, and gestures of making. During this challenging time, as our world undergoes significant shifts on multiple levels, the exhibition emphasizes states of transformation—emotional, physical, and perceptual. Works may convey fluctuating mental states, emotional tension, biological processes, or memory through texture, repetition, and form. We invite submissions of rigorous 2D and 3D artworks created within the last five years, including painting, sculpture, collage, photography, fiber & textile art, installation, and mixed media. Across all mediums, we value deep engagement with materials, thoughtful use of form, and careful attention to nuance. Abstract, representational, or anywhere in between are all welcome. The juror and curator, Etty Yaniv, will award one artist a grand-prize of a one-week solo show at Atlantic Gallery at a future date. A PDF catalog of the exhibition will be provided to all accepted artists. A print version will also be available for purchase. Work Requirements: Artists are invited to submit artwork, 2D or 3D, which illuminates the breadth of the concept of the INTERIOR WILD. Mixed media, painting, collage, photography, fiber & textile art and sculpture are acceptable. Work may not exceed 40” in any direction and must be ready to hang/mount. For 3-D work that is suspended, artists will have to provide detailed instructions for hanging (with photo) as well as hanging hardware. Suspended work may not exceed 15lbs. Cost of submission is $35 for three works and $5.00 for each additional work up to a total of five images. All work submitted must be for sale. Atlantic Gallery will take a 40% commission on any work sold. The gallery will reimburse the submission fee to any artist whose work sells. Important Dates: December 15th, 2025: Deadline for submissions December 15th – January 4th, 2026: Juror reviews submitted works January 6th – 10th, 2026: Artists notification for accepted and non-accepted works February 10th – February 14th, 2026, 12-6pm: Works to be hand-delivered or shipped to the gallery February 17th – March 7th, 2026: The Interior Wild Exhibition February 19th 2026, 5:30-8: Opening reception of The Interior Wild March 7th, 2026, 5 – 6 PM; 2026, March 10th – 14th, 12-6pm: Hand-delivered work to be picked up; all artwork to be shipped back this week. All shipped work MUST include a pre-paid return shipping label and artist must schedule a pickup with respective carrier. Juror/Curator: Etty Yaniv Etty Yaniv has exhibited in solo and group shows at national and international museums and art venues, including Newark Museum of Art, NJ; Monmouth Museum of Art, NJ; Torrance Art Museum, CA; The State Silk Museum in Tbilisi, Georgia; Haifa Museum of Art, Israel; AIR gallery, in Brooklyn, Purdue University, IN; Zero1 Biennial, San Francisco; and Leipziger Baumwollspinnerie in Germany. In 2022, her site-specific installation, Inversion, was exhibited in Palazzo Mora, Art Biennale, Venice, 2022. Yaniv has been awarded the Two Trees' cultural space subsidy program since 2018. Her work is featured in public and private collections internationally. In 2018, Yaniv founded the online art publication Art Spiel, where she continues to serve as editor-in-chief. She has taught graduate courses in the MFA program at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and has served as a visiting artist at several academic institutions including the university of Pennsylvania, Pratt Institute, Towson University, and Sarah Lawrence College. Yaniv holds a BFA from Parsons School of Design and an MFA from SUNY Purchase. Terms of Entry for Entrants: All works must be for sale. Atlantic Gallery will take a 40% commission on any work sold. The gallery will reimburse the submission fee to any artist whose work sells. Accepted work may be refused if it does not conform to the entered image. Absolutely NO substitutions of accepted works will be allowed. All accepted work must remain in the gallery for the duration of the exhibition. Submission to this juried exhibition constitutes an agreement on the part of the entrant to the conditions set forth in this prospectus. Atlantic Gallery reserves the right to final curatorial, educational, installation and marketing decisions. Entry fees are non-refundable. Great care will be taken with all work, but artists are responsible for insuring their own pieces if they wish. Atlantic Gallery will not be responsible for any loss or damage to work while on the premises or in transit to or from the gallery. The payment of the entry fee will serve as your acceptance of the terms and conditions stated in this prospectus. Acceptance of a work of art to this exhibition shall be understood to constitute an agreement on the part of the artist to the terms and conditions stated in this prospectus. About Atlantic Gallery Atlantic Gallery is located in the Landmark Arts Building, half a block from the High Line, in Manhattan’s Chelsea gallery district. This historic building is home to more than two dozen art galleries. The Gallery may be accessed from either the building’s West 27th or West 28th Street entrances. Atlantic Gallery represents a select group of artists, who jointly own and manage it. Rotating exhibitions feature the work of the Gallery’s member artists, as well as the work of other artists. Atlantic Gallery is committed to supporting creative autonomy and excellence. Its innovative programs create a forum where both participating artists and the public provide mutual challenge, support and inspiration. Founded by painters and printmakers in 1974, Atlantic Gallery migrated from Brooklyn to SoHo in 1979 and to Chelsea in 2007, having added photographers and sculptors to its roster of artists. In 2012, the Gallery moved further west to its current location.

What is Offered

One artist will be awarded a grand-prize of a one-week solo show at Atlantic Gallery. A PDF catalog of the exhibition will be provided to all accepted artists, with a print version available for purchase.

Requirements

Artists are invited to submit 2D or 3D artwork created within the last five years. Work may not exceed 40” in any direction and must be ready to hang/mount. Suspended work may not exceed 15lbs. All work submitted must be for sale. Open to all US and international artists 18 years or older. Hanging work must be wired or prepared for hanging. Standing sculptures maximum dimensions must be no more than 40 inches in any direction and firmly stable. Pedestal work must fit on a 19″ square pedestal or artist must provide their own. Accepted work may be refused if it does not conform to the entered image. No substitutions of accepted works will be allowed. Work must remain in the gallery for the duration of the exhibition.

How to Apply

All applications must be processed through CaFÉ́/Call for Entry, callforentry.org. Artists need to register once on CaFÉ́ to apply. Applicants should be prepared to submit: Name, Title of work, Materials used, Size in inches (H x W x D), and Retail price. Images should be JPEG, 1200-1800 pixels on the largest side, max 5 MB, and labeled as LASTName_FIRSTName_titleofartwork_HxWxD.jpg.