10/05/2026
✨FRIENDLY REMINDER! The AEA 2027 OPEN CALL is now open and accepting submissions through November 13th! You have just over a month to get your submissions in!✨
Every year, Arch Enemy Arts invites artists to submit new work to our OPEN CALL, seeking fresh new-to-us talent for our annual Spotlight Showcase group show that will open at our gallery in Philadelphia in January 2027. If you think your art matches with the vibe of our gallery (featuring representational, figurative, and narrative drawing, painting, fiber art, and sculpture, with an emphasis on new-contemporary lowbrow, pop surrealism, magical realism, and post-graffiti) we want to see it! Or, if you feel you have an artist friend that would be a great fit, let them know about our call!
Submissions are open to all artists ages 18+, regardless of location. International entries *are* welcome! We accept a variety of mediums, including painting, drawing, fibert art, sculpture, printmaking, and collage.
Please note: we not interested in AI art here! Works created using Midjourney, DALL·E, or any other generative AI tools anywhere in process will not be accepted.
The deadline to submit is November 13th, 2026.
FULL DETAILS on exactly how and what you can submit, find the OPEN CALL link in our website menu to find all the submissions guidelines & the application.
Have questions about how or what to submit? Give the guidelines a read *first*, then reach out *via EMAIL* if you can’t find the answers you’re looking for. Please DO NOT DM us. In the past, important questions have gotten buried in comments and DMs, so we’ve turned comments off and will not be responding to DMs. We’re checking our email inbox only, so if you want your questions answered, that’s the way to go.
Featured here: “Ball and Chain” by Morgan Booth. Morgan first joined us through our 2023 Open Call and has since shown with AEA in numerous group exhibitions, most recently presenting her first solo feature with us in November 2025.