Theme: Holding Space

JUROR: Roxanne Smith is the Jennifer Rubio Assistant Curator of the Collection at the Whitney Museum of American Art. At the Whitney, Roxanne has curated (and co-curated) the recent exhibitions Shifting Landscapes (2024-2026), Raque Ford: A little space for you right under my shoe (2024-2025), and Wanda Gág’s World (2024). Additionally, she served on the curatorial teams for Collection View: Louise Nevelson (2025), Survival Piece #5: Portable Orchard (2024-2025), Rose. B Simpson: Counterculture (2023-2024) and The Whitney’s Collection: Selections from 1900-1965 (2019-2025). She is currently co-curating the upcoming exhibition High Wire: Calder’s Circus at 100 (opening in October 2025). She holds a B.A. from Kenyon College and an M.A. from Columbia University. 

"Holding Space" as a theme encompasses smaller works that create room for reflection, tension, or stillness. Scale determines what is allowed in or kept out. Digital Entry is open to all members. Works are not eligible if previously accepted for one of our juried exhibitions; if they have been exhibited in the Bendheim, Flinn, or GAS Galleries; or if completed before 2022. By submitting artwork, you are confirming that it is original artwork created by you and not generated by AI. Digital images must accurately represent the art. 

Location: Bendheim Gallery