/room/ is seeking works in any medium by San Francisco Bay Area-based emerging artists for our upcoming exhibition programming. Each selected body of work will be shown in a three-month solo exhibition in /room/, the first of which will open in fall 2026.
/room/ is Slash’s project space, dedicated to exhibiting the work of local, emerging artists selected from annual open calls by a series of guest jurors.
APPLICATION PERIOD: February 2 – February 11 (11:59pm PST).
The open call will be guest juried by Petra Bibeau and Kathryn Cua.
The selected artists will be paid a $500 honorarium. There is no application fee.
Applications will be evaluated based on the quality of the work and how the proposed works consider the parameters of the space. We are interested in works that are finished and ready to install, as well as concrete proposals that can be realized within a short timeframe. We encourage you to take a look at the floorplan and dimensions of /room/, included below, and to visit the gallery to get a sense of the space. The Slash team will work with the selected artist to problem-solve as needed.
*Please note that the main gallery is not seeking artists via open call or other proposals at this time.*
Visit this page to access the full application form beginning February 2, 2026.
Please email maxine@slashart.org with any questions.
Petra Bibeau is an independent dealer, writer, and curator based in New York City. She has served as Director at Anne Bruder (New York) and Casemore Gallery (San Francisco), with prior experience at Fraenkel Gallery and Stephen Wirtz. In 2020, she founded her eponymous gallery, currently operating as an itinerant program working with artists and institutions internationally.
Kathryn Cua is a Filipina American arts worker based in the Bay Area. Kat’s work in arts and culture operates at the nexus of exhibitions and publishing. At the heart of her work is a dedication to sharing stories as a form of collective meaning-making and a tool against cultural erasure.