2026 Curated Exhibition — Reverie: Memory and the Imagination

Curator: Rosa Berland

Memory lives in the imagination, where the past continues to inspire artistic expression. Through art, even fleeting recollections become new, revealing the beauty and mystery of remembered fragments.

Reverie: Memory and the Imagination invites artists to explore memory as both a subject and a source of artistic creation. The exhibition considers how artists draw upon recollection, dreams, personal histories, and cultural inheritance.

At a time when digital experiences are increasingly fleeting, Reverie offers an opportunity for sustained reflection. The online exhibition invites viewers to spend time with each work and reflect on their own experiences.

Orange Art Foundation (OAF) invites artists worldwide, at every stage of their careers, to submit work for Reverie. Twenty artists will be selected for the curated online exhibition. All submissions will also be considered for future solo shows, group shows, and book projects.

What Selected Artists Will Receive

Curated online group exhibition. Selected artworks will be presented in a professionally curated online exhibition hosted by Orange Art Foundation, sharing artists’ work with an international audience.

Artist interviews and editorial features. A selection of participating artists will be invited for interviews with Orange Art Foundation, conducted remotely or in person, offering insight into each artist’s practice, creative process, and inspirations.

Online promotion and visibility. The exhibition and participating artists will be promoted through OAF’s website, social media, and digital communications. OAF will also introduce the exhibition to relevant arts publications and media outlets, though editorial coverage is not guaranteed.

Digital exhibition catalog. All exhibiting artists will be included in a digital catalog documenting the selected artworks and artists, creating a lasting record of the exhibition.

Curator

Rosa Berland

Rosa Berland is an art historian, curator, and scholar specializing in modern and contemporary art. Her curatorial practice explores artistic identity, cultural histories, and the relationship between art and society, informed by her research in Expressionism, psychoanalytic theory, diaspora, and migration.

Berland is Director of the Edward E. Boccia Artist Trust, Professor of Art History at Molloy University, and a board member of the Documentary Film Fund. She has held positions at The Museum of Modern Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and The Frick Collection.

Her extensive publication record includes peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and exhibition catalogs. She is the author and editor of Edward E. Boccia: Painter of Nightmares and Dreams (Hirmer, 2026). Her honors include a 2026 Italian Diaspora Studies Summer Seminar Fellowship and participation in the National Endowment for the Humanities’ 2024 Landmarks of American History and Culture program.

Submission Details & Guidelines

Important Dates:

• Submissions open: November 17, 2026
• Submission deadline: January 10, 2027, at 11:59 p.m. EST
• Announcement of selected works: by January 21, 2027
• Exhibition dates: January 27–February 26, 2027 (online)

Eligibility & Terms:

• Artists worldwide may apply at any career stage. Eligible media include painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, works on paper, mixed media, and sculpture.
• Artists may submit up to three works.
• One application per artist.
• Sales inquiries will be directed to the artists.

Photography, Digital Art & AI Policy:

• Photography is eligible, including both film and digital photography. Standard adjustments to exposure and color, as well as cropping and retouching, are permitted, provided the image originates from a photograph taken by the artist.
• Digital art is not eligible. This includes works created primarily on a computer or tablet, such as digital painting, digital illustration, and 3D renderings.
• AI-generated imagery is not eligible. This includes works created wholly or partly with generative AI tools (for example, from text prompts), as well as works based on AI-generated reference images.
• By submitting, artists confirm that their work meets these guidelines. OAF may request process images or original files (such as in-progress photos or RAW files) and reserves the right to disqualify works that do not comply.

Submission Requirements:

• A brief artist statement
• A working link to the artist’s website and/or social media
• Up to three images of the submitted works

Images:

• Submit JPEG images in sRGB at 72 dpi, with 1,000 pixels on the shorter side.
• Image file names: Name each file using ArtistName_Title_Date_Medium_Dimensions (height × width). Example: John-Smith_Untitled_2026_Oil-on-canvas_24x36in.jpg. Do not include special characters such as #, !, *, or spaces in the file name. Doing so may prevent the file from uploading.
• Selected artists will be asked to provide high-resolution images for the digital exhibition catalog.

Submission Fee: $15 per application, including up to three works. Entry fees support the exhibition, the digital catalog, and artist promotion. Submission fees are nonrefundable.

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