Of Grit and Grid
A Site Seen Exhibition
May 2, 2026 | 6–9 PM
Brooklyn, NY
Site Seen Arts, an artist-run nonprofit organization, invites submissions for Of Grit and Grid, a one-night activation exploring structure, ownership, and resistance.
Brooklyn runs on scaffolds and stubbornness. On mapped streets and unmapped stories. On brick, beam, steel, body. This exhibition considers the grid not only as infrastructure, but as ideology.
We are seeking work that engages:
• Urban structure and psychological structure
• Systems, mapping, repetition, containment
• Property, ownership, valuation, boundary
• Labor, materiality, friction, resilience
• Industrial or reclaimed materials
• Order interrupted
We are particularly interested in work that interrogates the grid as both structure and ideology.
All media welcome. Preference will be given to installation and three dimensional work.
We strongly encourage proposals that are spatially aware, materially bold, and responsive to site.
Exhibition Format
Opening Reception
May 2, 2026
6–9 PM
Exhibition closes May 3, 2026
Work pickup May 3 after 6 PM
The exhibition will occupy a former ground floor real estate office in Brooklyn, temporarily repurposed as an art space. The existing layout, finishes, and spatial logic will remain active considerations. The space retains traces of its prior function, inviting artists to engage with its architectural logic rather than erase it.
Selected Artists Receive
• Professional installation photography
• A dedicated social media feature
• Promotion across Site Seen Arts platforms
• Sales facilitation
Sales Split: 65% Artist / 35% Site Seen Arts to support future programming and space activation.
Payments will be issued within 30 days of confirmed sale.
Submission Requirements
• Up to 5 works or 3 installation proposals
• Process video (MP4)
• JPEG images or video links
• Title, medium, dimensions, year
• Brief artist statement, 250 words max
• Short bio, 150 words max
Submission Fee: $50
As an artist-run nonprofit, submission fees directly support exhibition production, professional documentation, and temporary space activation.
Submission Deadline: March 20, 2026 at 12 noon.
Selections may be made on a rolling basis due to limited space.
Selected Artist Notification: March 25, 2026
ABOUT SITE SEEN ARTS
Site Seen Arts is an artist-led nonprofit organization that activates underutilized and transitional spaces as temporary contemporary art venues. We are interested in work that responds to site rather than ignoring it.
May 2, 2026 | 6–9 PM
Brooklyn, NY
Site Seen Arts, an artist-run nonprofit organization, invites submissions for Of Grit and Grid, a one-night activation exploring structure, ownership, and resistance.
Brooklyn runs on scaffolds and stubbornness. On mapped streets and unmapped stories. On brick, beam, steel, body. This exhibition considers the grid not only as infrastructure, but as ideology.
We are seeking work that engages:
• Urban structure and psychological structure
• Systems, mapping, repetition, containment
• Property, ownership, valuation, boundary
• Labor, materiality, friction, resilience
• Industrial or reclaimed materials
• Order interrupted
We are particularly interested in work that interrogates the grid as both structure and ideology.
All media welcome. Preference will be given to installation and three dimensional work.
We strongly encourage proposals that are spatially aware, materially bold, and responsive to site.
Exhibition Format
Opening Reception
May 2, 2026
6–9 PM
Exhibition closes May 3, 2026
Work pickup May 3 after 6 PM
The exhibition will occupy a former ground floor real estate office in Brooklyn, temporarily repurposed as an art space. The existing layout, finishes, and spatial logic will remain active considerations. The space retains traces of its prior function, inviting artists to engage with its architectural logic rather than erase it.
Selected Artists Receive
• Professional installation photography
• A dedicated social media feature
• Promotion across Site Seen Arts platforms
• Sales facilitation
Sales Split: 65% Artist / 35% Site Seen Arts to support future programming and space activation.
Payments will be issued within 30 days of confirmed sale.
Submission Requirements
• Up to 5 works or 3 installation proposals
• Process video (MP4)
• JPEG images or video links
• Title, medium, dimensions, year
• Brief artist statement, 250 words max
• Short bio, 150 words max
Submission Fee: $50
As an artist-run nonprofit, submission fees directly support exhibition production, professional documentation, and temporary space activation.
Submission Deadline: March 20, 2026 at 12 noon.
Selections may be made on a rolling basis due to limited space.
Selected Artist Notification: March 25, 2026
ABOUT SITE SEEN ARTS
Site Seen Arts is an artist-led nonprofit organization that activates underutilized and transitional spaces as temporary contemporary art venues. We are interested in work that responds to site rather than ignoring it.