Artsin Square Magazine – Open Call for Issue 9

Submit your work to be featured in our Fall 2025 issue! We're looking for contemporary artists from around the world to showcase in Issue 9, curated by Galerie Droste (Düsseldorf, Paris, Berlin). Share your art with an international audience and become part of our growing creative community.

Gallery Droste will review all submissions and select the featured artists for Issue 9.

Gallery Droste (Düsseldorf, Paris, Berlin) presents bold, contemporary figurative art with a focus on painting, drawing, and sculpture. Since 2016, it has supported emerging voices, challenged art historical norms, and fostered cross-cultural dialogue.

Guest Curator

About Artsin Square:

Artsin Square is an independent, artist-run, and ad-free international platform committed to supporting emerging and mid-career artists across the globe since 2019. Through a diverse range of initiatives, we offer artists opportunities to present their work and connect with a global audience of art lovers, curators, and collectors.

Our platform fosters artistic visibility and professional growth through curated artist books, photobooks, grants, online exhibitions, studio visits, and various media features. Since our founding, we have had the privilege of highlighting the practices of numerous artists from around the world, sharing their stories, inspirations, and creative journeys.

Application Details

Selected Artists Will Receive:

A two-page feature in both print and digital editions of the magazine (including your artist statement, bio, images, website, and social media links)
An individual feature on our website
Promotion across our social media platforms, reaching curators, collectors, and fellow artists

Eligible Artists:

Artists aged 18 and up from anywhere in the world are welcome to apply.
All styles and mediums are welcome, from traditional to experimental.
No academic background is required.

Requirements:

Artists may submit up to 10 individual works.
High-quality images (Recommended: 250 dpi, max 3000px on the longer side, JPEG format)
Artist statement and bio, with a maximum of 400 words. (Please do not copy/paste your CV or a list of exhibitions.)
There is no specific theme.

Important Dates:

Submission Deadline: September 9, 2025 (11:59 PM EST)
Notification of Selection: late September 2025
Publication Date: Late October 2025

Submission Fee:

$35 for up to 3 images (non-refundable)

(Optional)
A non-refundable $20 fee for interview consideration. If your work is selected for an interview, it will be featured across four pages, alongside your bio, statement, and images of your work.

Agreement

By submitting to this call, the artist grants Artsin Square Magazine the right to use submitted images for promotion on its website, social media, and print publication. The artist retains full copyright. Images will not be used outside the scope of the print issue, website, interview, and promotional posts.

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