OPEN CALL - In Flux

Prospect Art invites visual artists worldwide to apply for our 2025 NEW WORK commission under the theme In Flux.

What emerges when artists inhabit the flux between established forms and emerging technologies? Artistic practice today often exists between states—analog and digital, handmade and algorithmic, physical and virtual. We seek proposals that explore these in-between spaces—materially, conceptually, or both. This call is open to professional visual artists at any career stage, except those currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate studio art programs. One artist will receive a $1,000 commission to produce a conceptually driven, self-contained new work within 12 months.

In addition to the commissioned artist, a small number of applicants will be selected for:

– ONE WORK, our monthly online series featuring in-depth dialogue around a single completed artwork
– 2026 BROADCAST, a curated online program of screenings, artist talks, and discussions focused on the In Flux theme, curated by 2025/2026 Curatorial Fellow Julianna Heller

Whether or not technology is your primary medium, we welcome proposals that reflect on how we live, create, and connect in a heavily mediated world. Research-based and idea-driven practices are especially encouraged.

As a reference point, here's a list of established contemporary artists and specific works that we are interested in. Also please review our website to see projects in the ONE WORK and NEW WORK programs that we have supported in the past.

Pierre Huyghe – The Third Memory, Sophie Calle - Here Lie the Secrets of the Visitors of Green-Wood Cemetery, John Gerrard – Western Flag NFT, Gary Simmons – Fade to Black, Boyle Family – World Series, Shirin Neshat – Turbulent, Ragnar Kjartansson – The Visitors, Bunny Rogers – Kind Kingdom, Adrian Villar Rojas – Pedazos De Las Personas Que Amamos, Cao Fei – RMB City, Bas Jan Ader – In Search of the Miraculous, Hito Steyerl – Factory of the Sun, Arthur Jafa – Love is the Message, The Message is Death, Samson Young – Muted Situations #22, Vajiko Chachkhiani – Living Dog Among Lions, Roberto Cuoghi – Imitation of Christ, Lisa Reihana – In Pursuit of Venus (infected),  Kader Attia – Narrative Vibrations, Michel Blazy – We Were The Robots, Pauline Boudry & Renate Lorenz – Moving Backwards, Candice Lin & Patrick Staff – Hormonal Fog, Christina Agapakis, Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg, and Sissel Tolaas – Resurrecting the Sublime, Charles Gaines – Manifestos.

Our programs may not be the best fit for you if you do not resonate with the artists we have featured in the past or the contemporary artists listed above.

*Please note that the ONE WORK program is exclusively open to visual artists. If you are a writer and wish to contribute to our platform, please email gioj@prospectart.org with a few writing samples for consideration.

We ask for a $10 administrative fee to apply, which helps offset the cost of running this open call. Prospect Art is a small, artist-run nonprofit committed to supporting experimental practices, and this modest fee helps us keep our programs accessible and sustainable. If the fee presents a financial barrier, applicants may request a waiver code—no explanation necessary—by emailing submissions@prospectart.org before the deadline. You will need to add the waiver code into your application after you receive it.

Artists need a PayPal account to receive funds if selected.