2026 APPLICATION

2026 APPLICATION

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, the Biennial seeks creative technologists exploring AI, AR, and digital innovation—expanding spectacle into bold new forms.

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, hybrid works