Open Call

Launched as part of The Shed’s inaugural-year program, Open Call is a large-scale commissioning program for early-career, NYC-based artists. Artist featured in 2018 included Tariq Al-Sabir, Justin Allen, Haley Elizabeth Anderso, Troy Anthony, Caitlin Blanchfield and Farzin Lofti-Jam, Kim Brand, Maia Chao, Onyedika Chuk, Gabriela María Corretjer-Contreras, nicHi dougla, Micaela Durand and Daniel Chew, The Extrapolation Factor, Avram Finkelstein, Fana Fraser, Moko Fukuyam, Ebony Noelle Golden, Yulan Gran, Vicente Hansen Atria and Mat Muntz, Hugh Hayde, Madeline Hollande, Maryam Hoseini and Phoebe d'Heurle, The Illustrious Blacks, It’s Showtime NYC, Ayesha Jordan, Tahir Carl Karmali, Richard Kenned, Kinetic Light, Sam Lavigne, Maya Lee-Parrit, Prince Harve, Kyle Marshall, Asif Mian, Troy Michi, MIPSTERZ, Tyler Mitchel, Rachika Nayar, Kelsey Pyro, daaPo reo, Ricky (YATTA), Saint Abdullah, Farideh Sakhaeifar, Salsa Masala, Richard Sears, Clara Cullen, Ethan Braun, and Yael Ginosar, Harold ‘Fyütch’ Simmons, Analisa Teachworth, Christopher Udemezue (Neon Christina), Mariana Valencia, WangShui, Julia Weis, Kiyan William, Nia O. Witherspoon,  and Thanushka Yakupitiyage.