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Extreme delight hearing the three members of a young subway passerby family express encountering art at the WhiteBox Portable at MTA.

As a new friend from Harlem put it so simply and perfectly: “WhiteBox Portable celebrates the passerby as a new public, indeed The Subject!

OPEN CALL — TOUCHSTONES
WhiteBox Portable | East Village, NYC

WhiteBox (WBX) invites artists, performers, and workshop leaders to apply to TouchStones, a public art initiative unfolding across parks, libraries, storefronts, and transit infrastructure in the East Village.

Part of WhiteBox Portable, the project treats exhibition-making as situated, relational, and responsive to context, activating the everyday spaces of the city as sites for artistic encounter.

Curated by Kaylie Pykkonen and Tabitha Haugen
Mentored by Yohanna Magdalene Roa

Project Sites
Tompkins Square Park
Two Boots Pizzeria (Ave A)
NYPL – Tompkins Square Branch
Times Sq–42 St subway station

Seeking:
• Visual Artists (small-scale work)
• Performers
• Workshop Leaders

Exhibition Dates: May 2–3, 2026
Submission Deadline: April 4

Honorarium provided.

link in bio
or learn more:
https://whiteboxny.org/2026/exhibitions/touchstones/

Presented by WhiteBox Portable
Supported by NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and New York State Council on the Arts