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title: The Modern Portrait
description: "Online juried exhibition from Site:Brooklyn seeking contemporary works in all media engaging the portrait as subject, concept, material or metaphor. Juror: Theadora Walsh."
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createdAt: "2026-09-03"
updatedAt: "2026-09-29"
programType: Exhibition
organization: Site:Brooklyn
organizationUrl: https://www.artsume.com/o/sitebrooklyn
deadline: "2026-09-09"
entryFee: 26 USD
location: Site:Brooklyn Gallery, Brooklyn
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# The Modern Portrait

**Hosted by:** Site:Brooklyn

**Type:** Exhibition | **Location:** Site:Brooklyn Gallery, Brooklyn | **Deadline:** September 9, 2026 | **Entry fee:** $26

## About This Program

> "The portrait — as subject or as concept, as material or as metaphor"

From the earliest cave paintings more than 20,000 years ago to the present day, portraiture has been an obsession of humanity. Its history has been shaped by competing impulses: a striving for likeness, the ennoblement of the subject, or a truth about the world in which the subject lived. What connects these impulses—and what the best portraiture attains—is a fusion of inner life and outer world.

The ideas and methods of artists change over time, but the concerns of the form are ever-present. From Hans Holbein the Younger's fastidious construction of the sitter's identity, to Picabia's deconstruction of the body's form, to Paul Klee's colorful abstractions, and into the photographic worlds of Man Ray and August Sander, the history of the portrait is capacious. The Modern Portrait, a new exhibition from Site:Brooklyn, seeks contemporary works in all media that engage with the portrait: as subject or as concept, as material or as metaphor.

Juried by Theadora Walsh, an art critic and poet living in New York, currently Writer and Editor at SculptureCenter. Online Exhibition: October 2, 2026 - November 2, 2026.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Age Requirements:** 18+ years old
- **Note:** Requirement Overview

Location Eligibility Type: International
Eligible Applicant Types: Artist
Submission Limit: 1

Eligibility

This is a juried exhibition for artists working in all media. This exhibition is open to all artists 18 years of age or older.

### Additional Requirements

Only original works may be submitted. All artwork must be in imperial dimensions (inches and feet). The fee is $26.00 for three (3) images, $10 for each additional image. If adding additional images please do so prior to check out. All entries must be registered/received by September 9, 2026 11:59 PM.

All entry fees are non-refundable. Media requirements: Images min 3, max 12; Video min 0, max 3; Total min 3, max 12. Once accepted, artists will be required to upload high-res photo files of their work.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** July 31, 2026
- **Deadline:** September 9, 2026
- **Program Start:** October 2, 2026
- **Program End:** November 2, 2026

## Contact

**Email:** sitebrooklyn@sitebrooklyn.com

**Phone:** 718-962-5411

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://opportunities.wearecreativewest.org/opportunity/17976/CAFE