Call for artists
challenge collective 26
1 level
only one application per year
Artists who win the Annual Challenge may become gallery artists.
Apply to be published. Enter the Monthly Challenge. Start your path with NNC Gallery London.
NNC Gallery London selects emerging and mid-career artists through a curatorial evaluation process.
By applying, you have the opportunity to be considered for publication in our international art magazine and to enter our Monthly Challenge, the first step of our curatorial pathway.
Selected artists may be published in our print and digital magazine, presented through our editorial and communication channels, and included in our wider observation program.
The Monthly Challenge is not only a competition. It is a way for our curators to discover, follow, and evaluate artists over time.
Artists who show strong artistic coherence, professional seriousness, and curatorial potential may be considered for further opportunities, including virtual exhibitions, editorial features, professional presentation to our network, and, when appropriate, possible representation by NNC Gallery London.
We do not promise visibility without selection.
We do not work as a vanity platform.
We look for artists whose work deserves to be seen, studied, and presented with care.
Apply now and take the first step into the NNC Gallery London curatorial path.
All monthly Challenge winners will be featured in the official Challenge catalogue, scheduled for production in 2027 and distributed through the NNC Gallery network.
READ BEFORE APPLYING:
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Please make sure to submit your application carefully. Applications with low-resolution images that cannot be printed will be rejected.
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Do not submit photographed text files, as your application will be cancelled.
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Ensure your links are complete and begin with "https://".
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Don't risk losing your chance!
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REMEMBER, YOU HAVE ONLY ONE APPLICATION PER YEAR.
Send JPEG images within this range: 11.69 x 8.27 inches - 20 x 30 cm, 150 dpi - Maximum 5 MB
For video artists:
Please upload three images from the videos along with their respective links. These three images, linked to QR codes, will be printed in the physical magazine, and the video links will also be included in the online magazine.
Applications with broken links will be rejected. If selected, the images will be printed in the physical magazine alongside the QR codes, and the provided links will be featured in the online magazine.
The challenge lasts a year, winning the monthly challenge guarantees access to the annual final, free of charge! Accepting the challenge does not guarantee victory.
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Attention:
To make sure you don't miss our communications, it is essential that after applying, you add our email address:
call4artists@nonamecollectivegallery.co.uk
to both your email contacts and trusted contacts.
Otherwise, you may risk missing our communications and losing the benefits of our proposals.
We always reach out to inform you about the selection or rejection.
If you do not receive an email from us regarding the outcome, please contact us!
If you are selected for the second step of the Challenge, a one-time registration fee of €45 is required.
This fee is requested only at this stage and covers curatorial evaluation and administrative processing.
NNC also maintains an Artist Support Fund for artists facing verified financial hardship.
The fund is limited and assigned according to availability and curatorial evaluation, as outlined in our Policy.