2026 APPLICATION
2026 APPLICATION
APPLICATIONS CLOSE OCTOBER 20, 2025
EWB 2026
MARCH 8TH — APRIL 11TH, 2026
PEN + BRUSH, NYC
PUNK-ROCK REVIVAL OF THE CARNIVALESQUE
A century ago, movements like Cabaret, Dada, and Surrealism were artists’ responses to social and political unrest. One hundred years later, we ask: What are we building in a troubled world that’s moving faster than we can grasp?
Our answer? SPECTALiA. In an age of seductive algorithms and spectacular distraction, we’re blurring binaries—of gender, analog and digital, sense and nonsense. We want your punk rock, your carnivalesque absurdity, your tech witch magic, your spectacle, your strange and delightful quiet resistance.
Here, joy becomes our most subversive act.
And, for the first time, in addition to our bad-ass salon-style show, the Biennial will feature the work of artists employing digital tools: from moving image to creative coding, XR, AI, and more.
This isn’t just a show…it’s a world-building spell.
Join us.
WHO CAN APPLY
Open to women and non-binary artists of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities.
(Note: no shipped works—artists must hand-deliver and pick up pieces - no exceptions.)
This year, choose from four categories.
Apply for as many as you like, but accepted artists will be selected in only one category.
VISUAL ARTS
painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, photography, textiles, mixed media
PERFORMANCE
music, spoken word, dance, performance art
INSTALLATION
large-scale, multi-part works (tech or analog)
NEW MEDIA ARTS
video, XR, projections, AI, interactive, physical, hybrid works