{"id":23516,"date":"2026-01-13T12:58:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T17:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/?p=23516"},"modified":"2026-01-13T12:58:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T17:58:53","slug":"call-pinkyswear-open-call-for-projects-artworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2026\/01\/13\/call-pinkyswear-open-call-for-projects-artworks\/","title":{"rendered":"CALL: PinkySwear Open Call for Projects &amp; Artworks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>PinkySwear is now accepting submissions for its upcoming spring exhibition at&nbsp;<strong>PinkySwear<\/strong>, an interactive art bar in NYC in the Lower East Side. We invite artists, designers, technologists, and creative collectives to propose works that engage audiences through interaction, experimentation, and playful risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Exhibition Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Show opens:<\/strong>&nbsp;February 14<br><strong>Submission deadline:<\/strong>&nbsp;January 28<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Themes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are especially interested in works that explore one or more of the following themes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 Love &amp; Tech<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 intimacy, connection, romance, obsession, and desire in a digitally mediated world<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 Distortions<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 glitches, warping, fragmentation, interference, or altered perception<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022 Abstractions<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 emotional, computational, or sensory abstraction across media<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What We\u2019re Looking For<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Interactive installations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Digital, screen-based, or computational artworks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Experimental sculptures or objects<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Paintings\/Traditional Media welcome<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Works that can live comfortably in a bar\/gallery environment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Works must be finished or close to finished&nbsp;and ready for installation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to Submit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please email your submission or proposal to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"mailto:gallery@pinkyswearnyc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gallery@pinkyswearnyc.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Include the following where applicable:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Artist name(s)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Title of work or project<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Brief description (concept + interaction)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Technical requirements or setup notes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Images, video, sketches, or documentation (links preferred)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Any relevant past work or portfolio links<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Questions about the space, exhibition, or submission process are welcome and should also be sent to&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"mailto:gallery@pinkyswearnyc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gallery@pinkyswearnyc.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We look forward to seeing bold, playful, and unexpected works that push the boundaries of art, interaction, and atmosphere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PinkySwear is now accepting submissions for its upcoming spring exhibition at&nbsp;PinkySwear, an interactive art bar in NYC in the Lower East Side. We invite artists,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-call","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23516"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23516\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23517,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23516\/revisions\/23517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}