Open Call: Geometry Unruled

Online Exhibition on Artsy.net

DEADLINE for submissions: October 16, 2026

Apply here.

Fee to apply: $35* (for up to 3 works) via Zelle

(if submitting the submission fee through PayPal, the fee is $36.21 to cover the transaction fee)

Only artists based in the U.S. are eligible for this open call. Artists based anywhere in the U.S. are encouraged to apply to this exhibition.

*Submission fees may be considered charitable donations and be tax-deductible for the submitting artist.

Curated by Philip Swan, Geometry Unruled is an online-only exhibition hosted by Amos Eno Gallery on Artsy.net, running from November 2 to December 13, 2026. 

Exhibition Description

Geometry Unruled plays on the dual meaning of the word rule: both the straightedge used to draw geometric lines and systems of order and authority that enforce rules. Like the ruled lines of a page, geometric forms have long been employed by artists to establish visual coherence, structure, and balance along with a sense of purity and transcendence. Geometry often serves as a shorthand for rationality itself.

Rather than celebrating precision and rationality, Geometry Unruled seeks artworks that prioritizes subjectivity, imperfection, and the traces of their own making. It focuses on geometric practices that embrace ambiguity, instability, vulnerability, and disruption. Geometric structures may appear damaged, provisional, improvised, or contingent. They may reflect bodily experience, emotional states, memory, or social and political instability. Artists working in this vein have often turned geometry against itself, revealing its ability to express the unruly. Across generations, artists like Eva Hesse, Gego (Gertrud Goldschmidt), Mira Schendel, Julie Mehretu, and Sarah Sze have embodied this sensibility.

Geometry Unruled invites submissions that explore geometry as an open and unstable language, one capable of expressing uncertainty as powerfully as certainty, and complexity as compellingly as order. Through diverse media and methodologies, the exhibition seeks work that loosens geometry from its traditional associations, revealing instead its capacity for contingency, fragility, and imaginative freedom.

All forms of media will be considered as long as they have a material form (for example, purely digital media with no physical form, does not meet the Artsy requirement for exhibited works to be for sale). Accepted formats include painting, sculpture, prints, and other physical artworks.  

Platform & Economic Disclosure

This exhibition will be presented on the Artsy.net profile of Amos Eno Gallery, a nonprofit artist co-op. Artsy requires that all exhibited works be listed for sale, and standard submission and platform commissions apply. The $35 submission fee supports administrative costs, jurying, platform fees, and the operational sustainability of the gallery. If sold, artworks are subject to a 20% gallery commission and a 19% Artsy commission. Artists receive 61% of sales. Submission fees and sales commissions support the operational survival of the gallery. 

How to Submit

To submit to this Open Call, please fill out the application and submit image(s) via the link below. All forms of media will be considered as long as they have a material form (purely digital media with no physical form, for example, do not meet the Artsy requirement that exhibited works be for sale). Artworks will be posted and sold on Artsy.net in a special curated exhibit.

Submissions must be accompanied by a statement (500 words maximum) describing how the submitted work(s) relate to the Geometry Unruled exhibition description.

Image Specifications

• JPG, PDF, PNG, or TIFF format

• High-resolution images are preferred for optimal online presentation

• Maximum file size: 30 MB

• Minimum dimensions: 1,000 pixels (width and height)

• Each artwork must have a minimum of one artwork. Artists are encouraged to provide an additional 1-2 detail images.

• Include full details for each artwork: title, date, media, dimensions, and price

• Each image should be labeled in the following manner: Last Name_ Artwork Title_Media_Size_Price (Please don’t use " or $ characters in your file titles.) Example: Eno_Language Image_Acrylic on Canvas_12x12_850

Sales Process

In the event of a sale, Amos Eno Gallery will receive a 20% commission and Artsy will receive a 19% commission, with the artist receiving 61% of the sale price. All transactions and sales will be conducted exclusively through Artsy.

Shipping costs will be covered by the purchaser. The artist will receive a prepaid shipping label and will be responsible for packing their artwork for shipping and delivering the artwork to the designated courier for shipping to the collector.

For questions, reach out to: philipgswan@gmail.com. 

APPLY BELOW

To apply, please complete this online form with the following information and agree to the commission terms.

Please note: All accepted artwork will be listed on Artsy.net using the information and image as it is provided here.

About the Curator 

Philip Swan is a painter who has been showing at Amos Eno Gallery since 2018. He has a BA and MSI from the University of Michigan and an MA from the College of William and Mary. He is originally from Michigan and has lived in New York since 1997. Swan explores the way viewers unconsciously interpret abstraction through free association, engaging with shapes, colors, lines and textures in ways that draw on memories and emotions inspired by, but in no way determined by, the memories and emotions of the artist who created the work. 

Learn more about Swan’s work at https://www.philipswan.net/

About Amos Eno Gallery

Founded in 1974, Amos Eno Gallery is one of New York City’s longest operating artist-run gallery spaces. The gallery is a nonprofit organization providing a full season of exhibits by emerging and mid-career artists working in visual, performance, installation, interactive, and digital media. Amos Eno serves as an alternative platform for professional artists in a variety of media, giving precedence to artistic expression freed from commercial restraints. By presenting a rich schedule of exhibits and participatory events, we help promote the cultural growth of our community.

About Artsy

Artsy is an online platform that connects collectors, galleries, and artists, offering access to a vast selection of contemporary and modern art. It features artworks from leading galleries, auction houses, and art fairs worldwide, making it a key destination for discovering, buying, and learning about art.