PHILADELPHIA

Open Call for Curated Group Exhibition

Application Fee: $25 USD
Deadline: Jan 1, 2026
Deadline Extended Until Jan 5, 2026

Exhibition Dates: Jan 31 - Mar 14, 2026

Tiger Strikes Asteroid Philadelphia (TSA Philadelphia) is pleased to invite submissions for our annual Open Call Exhibition, a curated group exhibition which will run from January 31 - March 14, 2026 at Tiger Strikes Asteroid.

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In addition to the Open Call Exhibition, members review submissions from the Open Call throughout the year in consideration of future curatorial projects.

Submission Details:

  • All artists over 18, working in any medium, are eligible to apply

  • Artists living outside of Philadelphia are welcome to apply but will be responsible for shipping costs

Submission Guidelines:

  • Submission fee is $25 for up to five images and is non-refundable; if this poses a hardship, please contact philadelphia@tigerstrikesasteroid.com for a sliding-scale waiver. Before requesting a waiver, please consider that application fees go directly to support our organizational costs.

  • Artists who wish to apply as a group (artworks created by individual artists but shown together) should submit separate applications, with a note in their artist statements. Each artist will also be considered independently unless they specify otherwise in their application.

  • Artists who work as a collaborative team (all artworks created together without individual credits) may apply under a single application.

  • All artwork submitted must be ready to hang or install.

  • All submissions must be received by 11:59pm on January 5

Important Dates:

  • Submission deadline: 11:59 pm on January 5, 2026

  • Notifications in first week of January

  • Work must be received by January 26

  • Artist Reception: Thursday, February 12, 6 - 9 pm

  • Exhibition dates: January 31 - March 14, 2026