CALLS FOR ART!
OPEN CALL FOR THE
30th FRIENDS OF PLEIADES INVITATIONAL
JUNE 11 – JULY 9, 2026
RECEPTION: SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 3-6 pm
Have you always wanted to exhibit your work in a New York City Gallery? Sign up for Friends of Pleiades!
Artists who participate in the 30th Friends of Pleiades Exhibition will have their work shown in a Chelsea gallery with a 52-year track record of successful exhibitions. Your work will be on view in this beautiful, well-lit gallery setting alongside a limited number of other serious artists for a period of four weeks.
In exchange for your fee, Pleiades will provide the installation team and experienced gallery-sitters. Postcard announcements with your name printed on them are included. We will also email invitations to our extensive subscriber list, and will place listings for the the exhibition with your name on the Art Guide, the Art in America Guide, Art Rabbit, and more.
You can invite your own friends, family, and followers to the reception that Pleiades will provide on Saturday, June 20. And if you sell any of your artworks, you will receive 100% of the purchase price. Pleiades will not take any commission on your art sales.
Interested? Read the call for art below.
If you were among the artists who were turned away from our oversubscribed 29th Friends of Pleiades Exhibition, this is your chance—BUT ACT QUICKLY!
Pleiades Announces an Open Call
for Gallery Artists!
Pleiades Gallery is now accepting applications for potential gallery members!
Since its very beginning more than 50 years ago, Pleiades artists have reflected a broad range of sensibilities—from realistic to abstract—and represent a diversity of styles, ages, viewpoints and mediums. Some have had work represented in major museums and others have been selected to participate in competitions juried by curators of prominent institutions around the world.
Pleiades is governed and operated by its artist members, who meet monthly. We seek out and welcome new members who continuously refresh our high standards and uphold and explore our vision. Pleiades Gallery offers opportunities for both established and emerging artists.
Members are expected to be actively involved in committee work and to volunteer for projects that come up.
Once accepted, a member pays an initiation fee of $500 plus their first monthly membership fee.
Pleiades offers two levels of membership:
An active member is one who chooses a Gallery Job that is not presently filled and provides their expertise and knowledge in support of gallery needs. Active members pay $250 per month.
A less active member is either unable to fulfill a Gallery Job or there is not one available that utilizes talents of the member. Less active members pay $300 per month.
Pleiades Gallery does not charge any commission on sales. All sales are handled and arranged directly by the artist.
A new member can expect to have a solo exhibition within 24 months of the initiation of membership. Solo shows last four weeks and are determined annually through a lottery held at a members meeting.
New members can also expect to participate in at least one additional group show per year.
In addition to the benefits of being represented by an art gallery in Chelsea New York, all members have a web presence on the Pleiades site which links directly to their own websites.
Applications and artworks are screened regularly. All members present at our regular meeting will review and judge potential candidates whether or not there is a current opening available.
If you are a permanent, full-time resident of the United States and would like to apply for membership, please complete the form below, to submit your work for consideration.
Application for Membership
Interested in becoming a member of our well-established Chelsea Gallery?
Fill out the application below and we’ll be in touch shortly!
PLEASE NOTE: We do not accept applications from artists living in foreign countries. All prospective members must be permanent residents of the United States.
About the Next “Friends of Pleiades” Exhibition
The 29th Annual Friends of Pleiades Exhibition will take place January 20 - February 26, 2026.
Please check back in the fall of 2025 to download your copy of the prospectus and to reserve your spot in this beloved annual event and opportunity for unaffiliated artists to exhibit their work in a NYC gallery.