Artist info!

“On the Grid, Off the Grid”
Exhibition Dates 2/5/26 - 3/1/26
Submissions Closed

EVENTS
  • Opening Reception Sat 2/7/26
  • Meet The Artists Sundays  2/15/26 and 2/22/26, 3-5p
  • Closing Reception Sun 3/1/26 4-6p

ACCEPTABLE WORKS 
  • 2-dimensional works that are unframed, framed, or mounted on cradled panel as well as 3-dimensional works will be considered. Please make sure any unframed paper works are durable enough to be exhibited with clips. We will not accept ripped, torn, wrinkled, or otherwise damaged or overly fragile paper.
  • Media: painting or drawing on paper, canvas, or other media; collage or textiles, photography, prints, all sculptural materials.
  • Works must be original. No AI or reproductions of original works.
  • Size: Works that are dropped-off at Drawing Rooms, Jersey City can be any size. Shipped 2D works must be no larger than 18 x 24 inches, be unframed, and must meet Shipping Requirements below.
  • All works must be For Sale.
HANGING PREPARATION
  • 2D Works can be unframed, framed, or mounted on a cradled panel.
  • If framing, please use simple frames in white, black, or wood tones, no floating acrylic frames.
  • Exterior frame dimensions should be no more than 5 inches more than the height or width of artwork. (For example, a 10 x 8 inch work = 15 x 13 inches framed at largest.)
  • All works must be ready-to-hang. Works can be hung from picture wire (not fishing line), D-rings, saw-tooth hangers, or the top of the frame or cradled panel. Please self-assess if your frame is strong enough for this. Cleats or any other hanging systems that require the use of screws in the wall are not acceptable.

    Works that present hanging problems may not be included in the exhibit.
SALE OF ARTWORK
All works in the exhibit must be for sale with 60% to artists and 40% to Drawing Rooms. 

ARTIST NOTIFICATION 1/13/26
DROP OFF 
*Fri 1/23/26, 4-7p, Sat, 1/24/26, 2-5p
Accepted work may be delivered by yourself or someone you assign. Our entrance is on Newark Avenue. Drivers: turn into Mana/Topps building driveway. Free parking lot. Walkers: PATH train to JSQ. follow down Newark Ave.

MAIL-IN
Must ARRIVE by Monday, 1/26/26
SHIPPING REQUIREMENTS
If you live at a distance or live locally and have an extenuating issue, you may ship to our location below. 
Please Follow These Instructions. 
2D: ONLY unframed 18” x 24” or less, works on paper or panel may be mailed in and must fit in a padded or cardboard shipping envelope, (stay flat photo envelope / rigid mailer) and you may include a piece of cardboard inside the envelope if you choose, or a tube, and you MUST include a return label or postage. NO BOXES, please. Send to the Drawing Rooms location listed.
3D: Please pack well in a box 30" x 36" x 36" or less. Work not packed well may be rejected. (Drop-off preferred)
EXHIBITION LOCATION 
Drawing Rooms
926 Newark Ave. T101
Jersey City NJ, 07306
Closest PATH stop is Journal Sq
Free parking lot. Entrance is on Newark Avenue. 
Drivers: turn into Mana/Topps building driveway.
PICKUP
*Sun, 3/1/26 6-7p, Mon, 3/2/26 4-7p
MAIL BACK
*Starts Tues, 3/3/26
In keeping with our love of music, this show is dedicated to the Beastie Boys, an American hip-hop group formed in New York City in 1981, composed of teen-aged Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz, Adam “MCA” Yauch and Michael “Mike D” Diamond. We love the energy of their music and dedicate “On the Grid, Off the Grid” to them and their song “Off the Grid”, a catchy, atmospheric instrumental track off their 2007 album “The Mix-Up”, praised for its pop sensibilities. We recognize their place in music history as brilliant young white guys whose loud and spirited music influenced the course of hip-hop at this early time in its history, both here in the US and around the world.  

Drawing Rooms in Jersey City is a project of Victory Hall Inc., a 501c3 non-profit organization producing exhibitions, programs and public art projects in the NJ/NY area with a national and international reach since 2001.