Art

Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists — Colossal

Every month, Colossal shares opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. If you’d like to list an opportunity here, please get in touch at [email protected]. You can also join our monthly Opportunities Newsletter. GLEAM | 2025 Request for ProposalsFeaturedOlbrich Botanical Gardens invites proposals for temporary, light-based installations for GLEAM, Art in a New Light, a …

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New York City’s Art Show Gets Up-Close and Personal

I paid a visit to the Park Avenue Armory yesterday evening for the 36th edition of the Art Show, the Art Dealers Association of America’s (ADAA) annual fair benefitting the Henry Street Settlement — one of New York City’s vital resources for the Lower East Side. Through this Sunday, November 2, 75 ADAA member galleries are taking over the first-floor …

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Jes Fan “Sites of Wounding: Interchapter” at Andrew Kreps, New York

This show was selected as part of New York Oomph—a curated roundup of the best contemporary art exhibitions and events held by galleries, museums, and institutions in town during ADAA: The Art Show, New York, October 2024. In his practice, Fan employs the often invisible substances that shape our experienceswith the world to explore the often malleable ways in which biology, …

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“Gay Halloween” Meme Enters the Queer Canon

“I hate gay halloween. What do you mean you’re Chappell Roan and a passenger seat?” by Motti and Britt Migs (photos courtesy Motti) Is it your polyester Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz costume purchased from your local Spirit Halloween pop-up store? Nope, put that back. You can leave the recycled Disney princess dresses from years past at the bottom of …

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Damien Cifelli – BOOOOOOOM! – CREATE * INSPIRE * COMMUNITY * ART * DESIGN * MUSIC * FILM * PHOTO * PROJECTS

A selection of work from artist Damien Cifelli (previously featured here). Currently pursuing his MA in Painting at The Royal College of Art, Cifell’s work explores an alternative world of his own creation called “Tarogramma.” Everything he creates exists within this fictional environment. Referencing the scale and compositions of history paintings, Cifelli has built a detailed culture with its own …

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Karlotta Freier’s Illustrations Relate Dreamy and Surreal Narratives — Colossal

Dreamily jotting down notes from the comfort of a closet or enjoying an afternoon read in a rowboat are some of the ways Karlotta Freier’s characters spend their time. The Brooklyn-based illustrator (previously) taps into human emotions and moods, illuminating atmospheric and sometimes surreal narratives. Freier often plays with the nature of concealment and intrigue, like a half-hidden figure behind …

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Tobias Spichtig “It’s Beautiful When the Spirits Arrive” at TAO ART, Taipei City

“It’s Beautiful When the Spirits Arrive” by Swiss artist Tobias Spichtig (b. 1982) is his first solo exhibition in Asia. The exhibition is curated by Fabian Schoeneich, director and curator of CCA Berlin—Center for Contemporary Arts. It features exclusively new work, focusing on Spichtig’s painting practice and offering a carefully curated selection of both figurative and abstract paintings. Spichtig, originally …

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