Eye to Eye 2026 - submissions due 3.31.26
Eye to Eye 2026
Eye to Eye is Fresh Eye Gallery’s signature exhibition. Now in its twelfth year, Eye to Eye offers a unique opportunity to bring artists together from disparate disciplines, communities and abilities. Artists represented by Fresh Eye Arts (a progressive art studio supporting artists with disabilities) and the wider community are paired to create original collaborative work over a period of three months. At the end of the collaboration period, the work is displayed in an exhibition at Fresh Eye Gallery.
Our vision for Eye to Eye remains focused on fostering individual connections: artists are encouraged to explore organic, personal collaboration methods based on the creative common ground they find with their partner. Guidance is available, but never mandatory for collaborators!
Partnerships are assigned based on availability and creative compatibility.
Fresh Eye is able to provide a stipend to accepted artists and cover the cost of supplies.
Eye to Eye coordinators Meher Khan and AJ Jarvi-Beamer invite any questions you may have, and can be reached over email at fresheyegallerympls@gmail.com
Important dates:
Call for art submission deadline: March 31
Notifications: April 3
Collaboration period begins: April 4
Artist Meet and Greet event: Friday, April 10, 4:30-6pm
Work due at Fresh Eye Gallery: June 28
Exhibition Dates: July 9 – August 16
Opening Reception: July 10, 6-8pm
Artist Talk: TBD
Closing Reception: August 14, 10am-12pm
Art pickup from Fresh Eye Gallery: August 17-19
Submission Guidelines
Artists may submit up to 3 work samples in JPEG or MP4 format.
We will not accept work samples using AI-generation.