Exhibition Dates: Dec 11, 2025 – Jan 10, 2026
Opening Reception: Thurs, Dec 11, 2025: 5-8pm 

Artist Timeline: 

• Submission Deadline: Oct 15, 2025

• Notification of Acceptance: Oct 25, 2025
   

• Delivery of Artwork: Dec 8th-10th, 2025

• Artwork Pickup/Return: January 11-12, 2026
  
  
   

About the Exhibition

Detox Gallery invites artists to submit work for our upcoming
group exhibition "I Grieve Different", inspired by Kendrick Lamar’s United in Grief.
 

The show will explore the unique and deeply personal ways artists process, express, and live through grief. With this exhibition, we seek to explore the multifaceted nature of grief – not as a universal experience, but as a uniquely individual journey that manifests differently across cultures, identities, and personal histories.. In today’s culture of viral dances and fleeting trends, we’re often quick to transform works of profound emotional weight into something lighthearted or consumable. This exhibition seeks to hold space for what lies beneath the surface, spotlighting how creative practice can become a vessel for navigating loss, memory, and transformation.

This show is also dedicated in memory to Detox Gallery's founder and curator Vickie J. Lin's best friend - Surafel M. Techane - who passed away on July 11, 2025. Surafel is deeply missed and this exhibit will also serve as a temporary memorial space for him.
 

Submission Guidelines

• Eligibility: Open to emerging and established artists across all mediums.

• Artwork Limit: Each artist may submit up to two pieces for consideration.

• Exhibition Duration: Selected works will remain on view for one month.

• Programming: In addition to the exhibition, Detox Gallery will host community events including meditations, yoga sessions, paint & sip nights, and collectors’ happy hours throughout the month.
  
  This creates multiple opportunities for
  audiences to engage with the work and
  for artists to connect with new collectors.
  
  If you are someone who is interested in
  hosting a workshop or a happy hour at
  the gallery during the exhibition dates,
  please feel free to reach out to us directly
  at info@detoxgallery.com or submit
  the form below.

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• Submission Fee for Open Call: $10 per artist. This helps us stay aligned with our mission of being inclusive while supporting and uplifting artists, so that hanging fees and gallery commission for selected works are kept intentionally low and affordable. ​
   

Selection & Sales

• Works will be selected based on artistic merit and thematic relevance.

• All exhibited works will be available for sale, with Detox Gallery actively inviting collectors to private viewings during the exhibition.

• Standard gallery commission applies, with reduced rates available for participating artists.
   

About Detox Gallery

Detox Gallery is a nomadic, artist-first gallery dedicated to showcasing emerging voices in contemporary art. Our mission is to create spaces where artists - especially femmes, LGBTQ+, and BIPOC creators - can present their work to new audiences and access opportunities traditionally reserved for the few.
 

Detox Gallery's mission is to bridging emerging talent with high-end collectors and gallery spaces. Read more about our recent show with the Hamptons Fine Art Fair here.