Bent & Borrowed

Key dates

submission deadline

This call is now closed.

on view

August 2024 (online only)

Gallery 263 invites artists from across New England to apply to Bent & Borrowed, an online exhibition exploring the nuanced practice of appropriating artworks, images, and ideas within contemporary artistic expression. The exhibition explores the interconnectedness of historical artifacts, popular culture, and social media through new perspectives of appropriation and ownership.

How to apply

Applications are submitted through the online form below. Up to three artworks, represented as jpg files or video/audio MP4 files, may be uploaded to the form for consideration. 

Payment is settled either as the final step of the online application form or by a follow-up payment method (mailed check). 

Selections for the exhibition are made by the guest juror. All communication and installation decisions are conducted by Gallery 263.

About the juror

Conor Moynihan is the Assistant Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at the RISD Museum. He focuses on the modern and contemporary collection, with a particular research interest in identity-based practices. His recent exhibitions at the RISD Museum include Perception and Presence in Contemporary DrawingVariance: Making, Unmaking, and Remaking Disability, and The Performative Self-Portrait. His current exhibition Listen!, with Christina Alderman, involved working with the young artists and art enthusiasts of RISD Art Circle to curate an exhibition from a teen perspective, on view from July 6, 2024, to January 5, 2025.