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The Archive of Small Things
Elephant Vision Lab · London, United Kingdom
Open call for small-scale works (preferred max 25 cm cube) by students, recent graduates and emerging artists for a two-day group exhibition near the British Museum, London, 24-25 October 2026; free to apply, £55 if selected. Deadline 14 October 2026.
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Who can enter
- Location
- Open worldwide
- Age
- No age limit
- Career stage
- Student, Emerging
- Mediums
- Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics & glass, Drawing, Photography, Textile & fibre, Collage, Mixed media
- Theme
- memory, materiality, personal histories, everyday life, collecting
- Size limits
- Preferred maximum size 25 x 25 x 25 cm.
- Submission
- Online submission
- Also
- Students, recent graduates and emerging artists; no geographic restriction stated; artists responsible for transport and insurance.
About
Artist duo Elephant Vision Lab (XinYue and Alex) are curating a group exhibition of small-scale artworks and objects that explore how items become significant and carry meaning, functioning as fragments, records of everyday life or personal relics. Themes include memory, materiality, personal histories, everyday life and collecting.
Students, recent graduates and emerging artists working in painting, sculpture, ceramics, drawing, photography, textiles, collage, mixed media or found objects may apply with images or video, a description of up to 100 words, dimensions and technical requirements. Preferred maximum size is 25 x 25 x 25 cm.
Submission via CuratorSpace is free and closes 14 October 2026 at 23:59; results by 15 October; a £55 participation fee is due by 18 October. Installation and private view are on 23 October and the exhibition runs 24-25 October 2026 at 15 Bury Place, London WC1A 2JB. Artists cover transport and insurance; works are not for sale by default.