An annual call for art: Kinhouse 2025

Building on our momentum from 2024, Kinhouse Gallery is bringing back our eponymous open call in what has become an annual exhibition and catalog: Kinhouse. All submissions will be considered for the In-person Exhibition and Extended Catalog

For this show we are looking for work that embodies the spirit of our chosen name “Kinhouse”. The term “Kin” refers to a person’s sense of belonging - whether chosen or not, blood relative or friend, the spirit of the word embodies folks who a person makes a life with. The term “House” refers to a building in which people live, but also a body, a sense of place, an intentional gathering for comfort, coziness, or safe experiences. We want to see art that considers both or one of these terms… that speaks to our collective or individual sense of belonging, grounding, rooting, and connecting. Submissions with thematic elements related to the domestic, caregiving, heritage, place, legacy, and community are encouraged.

All submissions will be considered for the In-person Exhibition and Extended Catalog

All submissions will be considered for our in-person exhibition at Kinhouse Gallery and for our extended Kinhouse Exhibition Catalog. Our Kinhouse exhibition catalog is a published book featuring the work of the artists selected for the in-person expedition and an extended additional selection of artworks that we want to highlight as speaking to this open call. The curators statement and thoughts are included in the catalog, along with high-quality images of the selected artworks addressing the theme of Kinhouse.

Submission Fee:

$18 for 1-3 entries ; Please pay submission fee here. Take a screen shot of your completed payment to upload in your application.

For the purposes of this process an “entry” is an individual work of art, regardless of the number of images used to represent it in the submission. Fees are non-refundable. All art mediums are accepted for consideration, however if you are submitting a video work you will need to provide a display.

This show will be juried by Kinhouse Co-Directors, Dana Caldera and Kaylan Buteyn

We welcome submissions from persons of all gender identity and ability, whether caregiver or not, homeowner or not. Work must be submitted in its finished state (no works in progress) and available to be shown during the months of August-October 2025.

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Call Ends: July 13, 2025, Midnight EST

Artist’s Notified by: July 27, 2025, Midnight EST

Work Must Arrive at KHG: August 22, 2025

Exhibition dates: August 28, 2025 - October 1, 2025
Exhibition opening: To Be Announced at Kinhouse Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN

Email us with any questions at kinhouseart@gmail.com

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Promotion and Social media:

Every selected artist will have their work featured in our brick and mortar gallery in Fort Wayne, IN, and on our instagram @kinhouseart

Sale of the artwork:

It is preferred but not required that the artwork you submit for this show be for sale. Selected artists will be presented with an exhibition contract which includes a 30% commission on work sold (the gallery retains 25% and 5% is donated to our local charity partners, Fort Wayne Pride and Mission:Motherhood). Artists keep 70% of the sale. You will receive a payment within 2 weeks of the show closing on any works sold.

Agreement to Participate:

This is a physical exhibition where artists are responsible for shipping both to and from the gallery (unless work is sold). Your submission to this show indicates that you agree with the expectations and conditions of this exhibition as outlined.

Open to international submissions with restrictions:

Because of recent global shipping issues, submission are open with no restrictions for artists shipping to/from the United States and Canada only. Due to high demand for international entries, we have decided to open the submissions to global entries with the below restrictions. If you are shipping internationally from outside the United States and Canada then you are invited to submit if you agree to the following:

1) You will assume all responsibility for your work during shipping and as it passes through customs (financial cost and the possibility of lost work).

2) You can provide a USA return address for the return shipping of your artwork.

The safety of your work is the most important thing to us! We are not responsible to issues caused by shipping.

To get a better idea of our space: please view our instagram: @kinhouseart or check our FLOOR PLAN here.