ECOCA OPEN CALL 2026 IS LIVE!

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Date: Fri, Jan 9, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Subject: ECOCA OPEN CALL 2026 IS LIVE!
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2026 OPEN CALL

APPLY HERE

Application open between January 8 - March 8

NOTE: No one will be denied a submission, if one cannot afford the $35 fee please email in...@elycenter.org with "Pay it Forward Fund Scholarship Request” in the subject line.

We are pleased to announce Larry Ossei-Mensah as this year’s guest curator!

The exhibition curated by
Larry Ossei-Mensah:
September 27 - December 2026

BUT we are not only looking for artists for this guest curated exhibition, but also for general programming:

-Solo exhibitions
-Thematic group exhibitions
-Digital Grace, our online exhibition platform curated by our Curatorial Advisory Committee
-Special interviews and social media features

Photo: Diego Martinez Chacon & New Wave Magazine

Larry Ossei-Mensah is a Ghanaian-American curator, cultural critic, and global advocate for contemporary art whose dynamic practice amplifies diverse voices and fosters cultural exchange across continents. He has organized exhibitions and projects in cities such as New York, London, Athens, São Paulo, Manila, Hong Kong, and Rome, collaborating with leading artists including Steve McQueen, Catherine Opie, Judy Chicago, Rashid Johnson, Melissa Joseph, and Chase Hall. He has also written about artists such as Genesis Tramaine, Antonio Obá, Tomashi Jackson, and Amoako Boafo.

Ossei-Mensah has served as Susanne Feld Hilberry Senior Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) and Curator-at-Large at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM). His curatorial impact extends to major institutions including the Museum of the African Diaspora (San Francisco), MASS MoCA, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Artpace San Antonio, MCA Denver, the Seattle Art Museum, and the Denver Art Museum.

A co-founder of ARTNOIR, a nonprofit supporting artists and curators of color, Ossei-Mensah continues to shape the field through ambitious projects such as The Poetics of Dimensions at ICA San Francisco, The Fabric of Being with Almeida & Dale in São Paulo, and Sonia Gomes: Abre Alas at Storm King Art Center.

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

The Ely Center of Contemporary Art will be closed for moving to 162 James Street, New Haven, CT (City Seed’s Fair Haven location) from Dec 19-January 31 and reopens February 1, 2026

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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, Yale University, and Friends of the John Slade Ely House of Contemporary Art.