PANREALITY
SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED THROUGH MARCH 15
Maxim Schmidt and Martha Willette Lewis from The Gallery Upstairs would like to invite you to submit to “Panreality,” curated by Maxim Schmidt and on-view from April to June 2026.
“Panreality” — an invented term to describe the whole of each of our experienced realities, colored beyond the literal, objective world by the ephemeral, the emotional, the surrealistic, the indescribable. This exhibition will highlight artists who explore this beyond, and how these additional facets of experience make a moment truly lived within.
Artwork submission is totally free and open to all — artists will be notified if their work is accepted once the deadline is completed. Artists are responsible for drop-off and pickup or arranging shipping to and from the Library. Upon completion of this form, submission images should be sent to maximtschmidt@gmail.com
All media are welcome except perishable or living materials. Printed editions are acceptable if the content is original. No AI-generated work – work that is suspected of being AI-generated will not be accepted.
Submissions close: March 15, 2026
We look forward to seeing what you submit!!
About the Gallery:
The Gallery team is made up of Martha Willette Lewis, Maxim Schmidt, Scott Schuldt, Susan McCaslin and Ann Marlowe. This core group keeps the gallery running smoothly. You may note that we are all practicing artists and creatively engage which is – we believe – the special sauce here. Along with the Library’s wonderful staff and volunteers, we all take great care to offer great exhibits and programming year round in our exhibition space.
Artists are crucial to what, how, and why we do. This gem of a library loves artists, and we love how contemporary art and our books can sing together in new and different ways. Your support and participation are what makes this place thrive as a site of culture, calm and welcome. I look forward to seeing you soon in the Gallery Upstairs at the Institute Library, a weird utopia, a homemade oasis, a place – we hope you will agree- like no other. for more information please visit the website here.
In these stressful times, the Institute Library continues its nearly 200 year tradition of being a fiscally independent cultural organization in the heart of New Haven; please do consider supporting it by joining the library as a member, donating to the gallery– please specify that it is for us when donating: online here and giving what you can to keep us going strong. We NEVER charge to exhibit and we try to support artists at all levels of their careers by including them in exhibitions they can be proud to be part of. Our community is proof of the collective goodwill and joy for what we do, but we cannot run on that alone. If the Gallery and related events are meaningful to you, please consider contributing. We appreciate every cent and use it to make sure the creative party keeps on coming into the future.