Landscape Natural and Urban

About the Call

Landscape painting dates to Greek and Chinese antiquity and, in our modern sensibility, assumes a near timeless quality as an artistic subject. It was in fact only recently that landscape art was made a subject in and of itself. Beginning in the seventeenth century, with Dutch artists' focus on natural environments and perspectives, and further developed by both representational and nonrepresentational traditions, modern artists began using expressive colors and experimental techniques to emphasize subjective experience over faithful depiction. Driven by dissatisfaction with urban life, some modern artists sought refuge in nature, where some of the most radical artistic experiments emerged. Others sought out new points of view on the city itself, where urban space suggested both new forms of freedom but also unprecedented alienation. In the present day, "landscape" no longer means merely untouched nature. Nature is no longer seen as a refuge but as something increasingly fragile and threatened with destruction, while urban growth has continued across the world. Site:Brooklyn invites submissions across all mediums that explore contemporary landscape. These works can be grounded in place or imagination, whether celebrating natural forms or interrogating humanity's relationship with the environment we inhabit and transform.

Dates

Call Announcement: February 25, 2026
Final Submission Deadline: April 6, 2026 11:59 PM MT
Notification Letter: April 15, 2026
Online Exhibition: May 1, 2026 - April 1, 2026

About the Juror

Tatum Dooley is a writer, strategist, and the founder of Art Forecast, a communications agency dedicated to raising the visibility of art, design, and culture. Her writing on culture has appeared in Artforum, Architectural Digest, Garage Magazine, The Globe & Mail, The Walrus, Lapham’s Quarterly, The Toronto Star, and Vogue.

Alongside her career as an art writer, Tatum has consulted for leading institutions, galleries, and cultural organizations. She draws on her experience in the art-tech sector, where she developed brand strategies from the ground up, crafting narratives that bridged technology and culture.

She also contributes to her community through board and committee work, including serving on the Curatorial Committee for SNAP in support of the AIDS Committee of Toronto, as Co-Chair of Gallery 44’s annual fundraiser Salon 44 between 2020 and 2022, and as Co-Founder of Canadian Art in Isolation, which has donated more than 300 artworks to residents in long-term care homes.