CALLS FOR ART!
OPEN CALL FOR THE
29th ANNUAL FRIENDS OF PLEIADES INVITATIONAL
JANUARY 21, 2026 – FEBRUARY 13, 2026
RECEPTION: SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 3-6 pm
To ensure your place in the 29th Annual Invitational Exhibition, send an email TODAY to Ellen Bradshaw at ebradshaw2@nyc.rr.com stating your intention to exhibit your artwork in the show. Please email JPEG images, clearly labeled with title, medium, and dimensions of each piece you plan to enter in the show, by December 10.
BEFORE DECEMBER 10: Send your $500 participation fee made payable to “Pleiades Gallery of Contemporary Art” to Ellen Bradshaw, 100 Beekman St. Apt 25N, New York, NY 10038. If you prefer PayPal, use “Send to a Friend” option only to ebradshaw2@nyc.rr.com. Also include your contact info – name, address, phone, email.
Your participation fee includes all advertising, including Art in America listing, The Art Guide listing, Landmark Bldg Gallery Guide, email/e-vite to Pleiades digital mailing list, and printed postcards, PLUS in-person exhibition reception, and all gallery sitting.
PLEIADES does not take any percentage or fees on sale of artworks. All sales, negotiations and shipping arrangements are made directly between artist and customer.
KEY DATES:
NOW: Initial registration is due. Submit your intent to participate via email to ebradshaw2@nyc.rr.com
Before December 10: Deadline for submission of clearly labeled images of artworks and your $500 participation fee.
Saturday Jan 17 from 11am-5pm or Sunday Jan 18 from 11-5:
DELIVERY OF ARTWORK
Please bring resume, photos, or other promotional materials mounted in plastic sleeves to fit in a three ring binder, which will be on the desk during the show. If unable to hand-deliver your work, contact Mari Winterdale for shipping. She will work with you on shipping, unpacking, repacking and return of artwork, You must include a prepaid coded return label with your shipped artwork. Mari’s fee is $100. CONTACT: Mari Winterdale m.winterdale@icloud.comTuesday, January 21: Exhibition opens to the public
Saturday, January 24th 3-6pm: Reception
Friday, February 13: Exhibition closes at 6pm
Saturday Feb 14 from 11-5 or Sunday Feb 15 from 11-5: REMOVAL OF ARTWORKS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ACCESS TO GALLERY- Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday 12pm to 6pm. The outside door will be locked on Sunday - you must call cell phone of sitter (to be determined) to announce you are downstairs.
PREPARATION AND INSTALLATION OF ARTWORKS- Artworks should be fully prepared, wired for safe hanging and must meet professional standards (no saw tooth hangers) or will not be installed. All work must be available for the duration of the exhibition. We have some pedestals for sculptures. Fill out a label (provided) with name, title, medium, and price, for each piece of work. Attach with tape to front and back of each artwork.
THERE WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 6 HORIZONTAL FEET OF WALL SPACE FOR EACH ARTIST (allow for breathing space between works). Maximum size 48" horizontally for each work on the wall. It is Pleiades policy to NOT hang salon style stacked pieces, unless the pieces are small and part of a larger unit, at the discretion of the hanging committee. Works under glass only if hand delivered! if shipping work -plexiglass ONLY!
PLEIADES will take every possible care of all artwork and assumes no responsibility for loss or damage.
Pleiades Announces an Open Call
for Gallery Artists!
Pleiades Gallery will be accepting applications for potential gallery members though December 15.
Since its very beginning more than 50 years ago, Pleiades artists have reflected a broad range of sensibilities from realistic to abstract and represent a diversity of styles, ages, viewpoints and mediums. Some have had work represented in major museums and others have been selected to participate in competitions juried by curators of prominent institutions around the world.
Pleiades is governed and operated by its artist members, who meet on the first Sunday of every month. We seek out and welcome new members who continuously refresh our high standards and uphold and explore our vision. Pleiades Gallery offers opportunities for both established and emerging artists.
Members are expected to be actively involved in committee work and to volunteer for projects that come up.
Once accepted, a member pays an initiation fee of $500 plus their first monthly membership fee. Pleiades offers two levels of membership fees. An active member is one who takes on a gallery job and also fulfills four workdays per season, and pays $210 per month. A less active member has no gallery job, but does fulfill 4 work days per season. He or she pays $260 per month. Members who do not fulfill their four workdays per season must pay $100 per day missed.
Pleiades Gallery does not charge any commission on sales. All sales are handled and arranged directly by the artist.
A new member can expect to have a solo exhibition within 24 months of the initiation of membership. Solo shows last four weeks and are determined annually through a lottery held at a members meeting.
New members can also expect to participate in at least one additional group show per year.
In addition to the benefits of being represented by an art gallery in Chelsea New York, all members have a web presence on the Pleiades site which links directly to their own websites.
Applications and artworks are screened on the 1st Sunday of each month except for July and August. All members present at our regular meeting will review and judge potential candidates whether or not there is a current opening available.
If you are a permanent, full-time resident of the United States and would like to apply for membership, please complete the form below, to submit your work for consideration.
Or, to learn more visit our Membership Page
Application for Membership
Interested in becoming a member of our well-established Chelsea Gallery?
Fill out the application below and we’ll be in touch shortly!
PLEASE NOTE: We do not accept applications from artists living in foreign countries. All prospective members must be permanent residents of the United States.
About the Next “Friends of Pleiades” Exhibition
The 29th Annual Friends of Pleiades Exhibition will take place January 20 - February 26, 2026.
Please check back in the fall of 2025 to download your copy of the prospectus and to reserve your spot in this beloved annual event and opportunity for unaffiliated artists to exhibit their work in a NYC gallery.