The Shed Open Call Fifth Edition (2027/2028)

About the Open Call

Born out of The Shed’s commitment to act as a platform for NYC-based, early-career artists working in a range of artistic disciplines, Open Call selects, fosters, and presents new work. The program showcases a wide, multiborough range of voices, lived experiences, and perspectives, demonstrating the multitude of ways in which artists are working today. It embraces proposals for new works in disciplines including the visual arts, theater, dance, music, performance, spoken word, literary arts, film, fashion, art and technology, new media, social practice, and public art and architecture, as well as across multiple and new disciplines. The Shed will support selected projects with a commissioning fee of up to $15,000 of producing stewardship per artist or collective as well as in-kind financial, artistic, and production support managed by The Shed.

What is Offered

Commissioning fee of up to $15,000 of producing stewardship per artist or collective as well as in-kind financial, artistic, and production support.

Requirements

Applicants must be NYC-based early-career artists or collectives working across various artistic disciplines including visual arts, theater, dance, music, and performance.

How to Apply

Apply online through the Submittable portal at https://theshed.submittable.com/submit