Series: One Thing After Another

About the Call

Artists' use of series encompasses an extraordinary range of approaches. One might find repetition, subtle shifts in sequence, or the deployment of quantity and variety that almost overwhelms the senses. Seriality is present in masterpieces like Giotto's Arena Chapel, whose sequences tell stories from the lives of Mary and Christ in chronological panels, and the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicted the Norman conquest as a continuous narrative embroidery. With Impressionism, one can see it in Claude Monet's systematic studies of haystacks and cathedrals under changing light. Photography and video further revolutionized the creation and dissemination of serial production. However, it was only during the postwar embrace of industrial culture that artists began exploring repetition as both subject and method. Widespread consumption, and the production that facilitated it, meant that the factory—its methods, culture, and creations—transformed daily life. Artists adopted mechanical reproduction and standardized forms to reflect—and critique—this new reality. Site:Brooklyn invites submissions across all mediums that explore contemporary seriality.

Dates

Call Announcement: May 27, 2026
Final Submission Deadline: July 27, 2026 11:59 PM PT
Notification Letter: August 5, 2026
Online Exhibition:  August 21, 2026 -September 21, 2026

About the Juror

Matt Stromberg is a freelance arts writer and educator based in Los Angeles. He is a frequent contributor to Hyperallergic and has also written for the Los Angeles Times, the Guardian, and KCRW Art Insider, amongst other publications. He teaches Art Appreciation and Introduction to Modernism at Mt. San Jacinto College.