Open Call: Encounter

An Online Exhibition Curated by LAS Contemporary
Deadline: August 15, 2025
Exhibition Launch: September 10, 2025

LAS Contemporary invites submissions for Encounter, an online exhibition exploring moments of contact, whether brief or sustained, intimate or estranging, visible or internal. We’re looking for work that captures the emotional and psychological weight of an encounter, where something is met: another person, a memory, a rupture, a presence, a threshold, or even oneself.

An encounter can be transformative or disorienting, comforting or uncanny. It can leave an imprint, a question, a shift. Whether grounded in narrative, abstraction, or atmosphere, we’re interested in work that lingers in this tension, work that gestures toward something just outside the frame.

This exhibition will be curated by Chrissy Lush, artist and director of LAS Contemporary.

Eligibility

  • Open to all artists, regardless of location or career stage

  • We welcome submissions in 2D visual mediums, including painting, photography, collage, drawing, video, and mixed media

Entry Fee

  • 1 image: $15

  • 2–3 images: $35

  • 4–6 images: $50

Commission

  • LAS Contemporary retains a 40% commission on any work sold through the exhibition

  • Artists retain 60% and handle shipping directly with the buyer

Timeline

  • Submission Deadline: August 15, 2025

  • Notifications Sent: August 28, 2025

  • Exhibition Launch: September 10, 2025