FINAL DAY TO SUBMIT TO OUR OPEN CALL!

FINAL DAY TO SUBMIT WORK!

FINAL DAY TO SUBMIT!!

When you submit to this open call your work will be considered for:

A group exhibition juried by Larry Ossei-Mensah
Solo and group shows
Digital exhibitions and social media features

Open to artists across disciplines. Cost to apply is $35, however no one is turned away for lack of funds, please email info@elycenter.org for fee waiver information before you apply.

DEADLINE MARCH 22.

Apply at elycenter.org/open-call-2026

“What excites me most about this open call is the spirit of possibility it creates. Artists working across disciplines are invited to share their vision, and that openness is where new ideas, voices, and creative futures begin to emerge.”

The Ely Center has long been a space where experimentation and community intersect. I’m eager to see submissions from artists who are pushing boundaries, taking risks, and using their work to reflect the complexity of the world around us.”

-Larry Ossei-Mensah

ON VIEW

installation view of “Intervals” photo: Peter Brown

Exhibitions on view through April 12, 2026
Intervals
small tears, cuts and scribbles
Ensconced
What Remains Tied, Bound in Belonging
RESIST/THE URGE

UPCOMING IN APRIL

April 5, 6pm
F.I.M Improvised Music Series #117, Live music concert, with suggested donation $10

April 7, 7pm
New Haven Improvisors Collective, free concert, BYOB

April 9, 5pm
NHPS Art Extravaganza- Come say hi! We’ll have a table at Wilbur Cross High School and be sharing information on our upcoming Summer Apprenticeship Program. This summer’s mentoring artist is Kat Weise- View her current exhibition at UNH Seton Gallery!

April 9, 7pm
Artist Talk for Fall ‘25 Keyhole Workspace AIR’s artist Dario Mohr, Lauren Flaaen & Diana Abouchacra, Moderated by Akiya McKnight

April 10, 6pm
F.I.M Improvised Music Series #116, Live music concert, with suggested donation $15

April 11 - 12, 12-5pm
Spring ‘26 Keyhole AIR Open Studios (in partnership with Yale School of Art & NXTHVN) Bus Shuttle available between all three locations

April 12, 12-5pm
Final day to see current exhibitions!

April 13-25
Closed for exhibitions rotation

April 25, 7pm
Weird Music Night, Free and open to all

April 26, 1-3pm
New Exhibitions Opening Reception 1-3pm
where are the humans in this place?
Jayden Ashely, Jacob Cullers, Ode Hilaire, Amy Yoshitsu
Solo
Mahsa Attaran
Solo
Matin Malikzada- with a LIVE pottery wheel demonstration!
Solo
Asma Waheed

HOURS

Gallery Hours: We, Th, Su 12-5pm or by appointment- to book an off hours visit please email aburg@elycenter.org

SUPPORT ECOCA

M I S S I O N

The Ely Center of Contemporary Art’s mission is to present contemporary art exhibitions and events—challenging, conceptual, and provocative—that are inclusive, diverse and promote dialogue around global and community issues. Our work reaffirms Grace Ely’s testamentary wishes for an art center where artists, arts organizations, and the public assemble, exchange, learn, and engage through exhibitions, performances, and emerging contemporary practice

ECOCA receives support from the City of New Haven, Community Foundation of Greater New Haven, Connecticut Office of the Arts, Connecticut Humanities, New Alliance Foundation, Wells Fargo and Friends of the John Slade Ely House of Contemporary Art.