Call for Art: Multitudes

2026 CoCA Members’ Show: MULTITUDES

Seattle (May 21, 2026) - Seattle’s Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA) is accepting submissions for its annual Members’ Show. Submissions due June 13, the show, titled MULTITUDES, will run from July 2 – July 26, 2026. The call is open to all artists, ages and media including 2D, 3D, multi-media, installation, literary, sound, and performance. MULTITUDES is a quasi-juried salon-style exhibition of CoCA members’ artworks at its downtown Seattle gallery in the heart of the Pioneer Square Arts District.

CoCA has always been more than just a gallery: it is an experimental ecosystem built on the labor and creativity of thousands of artists, volunteers, and collaborators since 1980. Today, as we expand into a new era of artistic research, our annual members' exhibition reflects that exact energy: MULTITUDES turns the spotlight entirely on the present moment of your practice. We invite you to submit your current work, completely free from the restrictions of a singular theme. MULTITUDES celebrates the experimental and expansive paths our artists are charting right now.

Our juror this year is CoCA’s own Curator Emeritus, David Francis PhD. David Francis works as an artist-curator with a practice informed by archaeology and poetry. He has taught at universities and colleges in Delaware, Washington, Kentucky, Semester at Sea, Poland, and Hungary. His art has been shown at Bellevue Art Museum, the Mayor’s Gallery in Seattle, Pratt Fine Arts Center, and elsewhere. From 2015-2022, he curated the Public Art Program for the City of Shoreline, Washington. After curating for CoCA from 2005-2015, he returned as Interim Curatorial Director from 2023-2026.

Artists are encouraged to join CoCA today and be a part of this exhibition and printed catalog that brings artists together from across the globe. One piece will be selected for exhibition from each active CoCA Member Artist with a Directory page. Even if you don’t have any work available for display, all members with Directory pages will be included in our annual printed Members’ Catalog.

MEMBER BENEFITS

Comprehensive member benefits are listed on CoCA’s website and include a discount on most Call-for-Art and other fees and a higher commission rate (70%) than non-members (%60) if and when their work is shown and sold. In addition to the annual Members’ Show, members are eligible to participate in our ShowWalls program, and can create a profile in our publicly-accessible Member Directory.

MEMBERSHIP LEVELS

$45 General Membership for Artists & Art Supporters
$22.50 Student, Senior, and CoCA volunteers (including Board)

APPLY TO MEMBERS’ SHOW & CATALOG

1) Purchase or renew a CoCA membership here: https://www.cocaseattle.org/join-give. Memberships need to be current as of June 13, 2026.

2) Once a member, set up or update your page on CoCA’s FREE Member Directory before June 13. You can upload up to 10 images to your profile. https://www.cocaseattle.net/directory/.

3) Once at the Member Directory, click on Member Artist Login to set up or update your online member directory profile no later than Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST. Further instructions for creating your page here: https://cocaseattle.net/directory/instructions.php, and even more tips here: https://cocaseattle.net/directory/tips.php.

4) Place the work that you would most like to have considered for the show in the top three positions in your Member Directory page. Make sure that these are available for exhibition, and that you have checked the checkbox indicating that that is the case.

5) After your work has been selected by the juror, you will have an opportunity to edit your catalog page featuring that artwork in order to make it better fit the catalog format. There are some tips on working with your images here: https://cocaseattle.net/directory/sizing.php.

SUGGESTIONS FOR SUCCESS

Existing work is preferred. We want to see what you’ve been doing in the last year. Framed artwork sized at 36” x 36" and smaller will receive top consideration for the show. There will be a shelf for small sculptures, and we have several monitors for video submissions.
Artwork, statement and bio info must be updated on your member directory page NO LATER THAN June 13, 2026. You will have a chance to edit after selections are made.

DIGITAL FILE PREP

Digital images of your work should be saved as JPG files only (saved with maximum quality). Images need to be 2400 pixels on the long side. We cannot accept Photoshop PSD files or TIFF formats.

Deadline is Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST.

Update your Online Directory page with final images and text for review now!

MEMBERS ONLY

Have questions? Feel free to send them to: info@cocaseattle.org or ray@cocaseattle.org

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Deadline to apply: Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 11:59p PST
Artists Notified of Acceptance: Saturday, June 20, 2026
Deadline for Catalog Editing: Saturday, June 27, 2026
Artwork Delivery Dates: June 27 and 28, 2026
Exhibition Dates: July 2 – July 26, 2026
First Thursday Artwalk: July 2, 2026
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 2 from 5-9p, part of the Pioneer Square Art Walk

All events at CoCA in Pioneer Square, 114 Third Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98104