"Bold Heritage" A Celebration of AANHPI

Theme: "Bold Heritage" A Celebration of AANHPI

Exhibition Dates: May 9 - 30, 2026

Public Opening: May 9, 2026

Artwork Delivery Dates: May 4 - 8, 2026

This is an In-person exhibition 

Accessibility / Fee Waiver Statement (Open Call)
SlipStitch is committed to keeping this opportunity accessible. For every 8 paid applications, we offer 1 no-fee application on a first-come, first-served basis. If the application fee is a barrier, you’re welcome to request a waiver - join the no-fee list here: CONNECT.

Bold Heritage | A Celebration of AANHPI: Artist Call Description

For the month of May, SlipStitch will celebrate AANHPI Heritage Month by showcasing Asian excellence through an exhibition centered on Bold Heritage art. "Bold speaks to visibility, voice, and presence—challenging the limiting stereotypes that have too often framed Asians as quiet or submissive. Curated by Otto Chan and Melissa Llamas, the exhibition aims to uplift a sense of pride in the cultures we come from and the identities we carry, while honoring the diversity of the Asian diaspora across America.

We welcome submissions across mediums, including (but not limited to) painting, drawing, photography, print, sculpture, textiles, video, sound, installation, performance documentation, and mixed media.

Creative Director / Brd. President & Founder: Otto Chan

Otto is the Creative Director, blending over a decade of style, design, and visual storytelling into a practice that pushes the gallery’s vision beyond convention and into the now.​​​ Otto is a graduate of Academy of Art University , SF/CA.

Executive Director / Brd. VP & Cofounder: Devon Dunham

Devon is informed by 25+ years as a working artist, service on local and national arts nonprofit boards. A graduate of School of Visual Art, NYC/NY, Devon offers a east coast perspective to the PNW Art Market. 

Consider:

• What is "Bold" to you?
• Where do AANHPI live: in language, architecture, skin, data, ritual, law?
• What does Heritage look like in a community? What does visibility cost?
• How do you represent pride in one's heritage without turning it into spectacle?
• What does it mean to be seen/heard on your own terms?

"SlipStitch is an artist-centered nonprofit gallery committed to accessibility and socially contextual work. We encourage submissions from BIPOC artists and artists working across identity, community, and place."

• Submissions due by twelve midnight 5/2/2026
• Artist approval notifications will be sent by midnight 5/3/2026
• Invited Artists artwork should be ready to be shipped with the Gallery receive date or personal delivery date between 5/4/2026 - 5/8/2026 between hours of 11am - 5pm
• Artwork is available at time of submission and during exhibition dates.
• Artist Commission 60% | Gallery Commission 40%
• Exhibition includes, 2nd Saturday Artwalk Event, Website and Social Media Representation, and mid-exhibition Artist Event

• Price Restrictions: Artist's Retail Price (includes Gallery Commission) should not exceed $5,000.00
• Invited Artist are responsible for Shipping and Receiving of artwork to and from gallery.
• Suggested size for two-dimensional work is 48 inches on the longest side. For three-dimensional work, please keep pieces under 60 inches in height and under 30 inches in width or depth.
• Framing prefered for works on or made of paper.