Young Space, no.105
Entanglements.
“Every time I’ve moved, my work has changed radically.”
—Robert Rauschenberg
Last week, I received a box full of artwork. Yesterday, I sent it on to an artist in Germany. It’s part of a mail art project that has been in the works for some time, bopping around the U.S., now headed for a little stint in Europe, then eventually into Southeast Asia, and back again. The invitation to be a part of it came out of the blue, but I couldn’t resist! Mail art!
Correspondence art always immediately brings to mind Ray Johnson, whose work I first learned about ages ago when I was neck-deep in research about Black Mountain College. Incidentally, right before he turned 18, he showed up for a summer course and ended up studying there for the next three years. Johnson essentially spurred the mail art genre in the 1940s, and perhaps in the era of email and DMs, something about old-fashioned postage, parcels, and envelopes is even more compelling. There’s still an innate power to opening up something that has been sealed and posted to you, even if you know what to expect.
I’m not an artist, or at least, I’ve never identified as one. Lord knows that at one time, all I wanted to be was an artist! But I’ve found other ways of existing in this sphere that suit my personality and the way my mind works. I’m a bit more of an organizer and an observer than a generator, and I’ve come to terms with that. It’s a treat, then, in spite of this, to have been invited to be a part of the project with Brooklyn-based episode. The work inside the parcel is already so interesting; it was a pleasure to respond to… in my own art-adjacent way.
I’m traveling this week and looking forward to sharing what I encounter art-wise along the way. See you next week!
—Kate
What you’ll find below:
Emerging: Jake Still
Featured Opportunity: 2026 Canopy Program
Exhibitions to see in Denver, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Miami, New York City, and White River Junction
Eleven opportunities for artists with deadlines coming up soon
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Emerging: Jake Still
Jake Still only recently began experimenting with painting, transitioning from sculpture and CGI filmmaking toward the two-dimensional medium. “That background still shapes how I think about structure and space, but painting has become a way to slow down and be more responsive,” he says. “I’ve been letting go of control, allowing color to pool, stain, and bleed into unprimed canvas, embracing the accidents that happen in that process.”
Still is interested in presence, memory, and the changeability of perception. His work often blossoms from writing, like daily notes or journal entries, which “evolve into color and form,” he says. “These fragments often become quiet environments, spaces that suggest emotion and atmosphere more than representation.”
Find more on the artist’s website and Instagram.
Sponsor
Featured Opportunity:
2026 Canopy Program
Deadline: January 14
The Canopy Program is a year-long, application-based mentorship program, providing artists access to work exclusively with a Faculty Mentor and a Cohort of 10 artists for three consecutive semesters (Spring, Winter, Fall of 2026). Together, as a Cohort, artists will meet regularly for critiques, discussions, artist talks, and resource-building in professional practices, workshops, and lectures! The 2026 Mentors include Matt Phillips, Erika Ranee, Sara Jimenez, Avery Z. Nelson, Tom Burckhardt, and Sarah Faux. Each Cohort features an esteemed roster of invited Guest Speakers + Visiting Critics.
Submission fee: $5 (donated to Alzheimer’s research)
Exhibitions
DENVER | DAVID B. SMITH GALLERY
Gustav Hamilton: Forgot I Left You Here
Hamilton’s playful, surreal paintings merge acrylic compositions on panel with ceramic elements in an array of sophisticatedly folky hand-carved frames.
Runs through November 22
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT | KISHKA
Yen Yen Chou: An Ever Changing View
Whimsical, metaphysical compositions by Yen Yen Chou celebrate transformation in pastels and prisms.
Runs through November 22
NEW YORK CITY | ISABEL SULLIVAN GALLERY
Anders Scrmn Meisner: Orange Blossom Water
Danish artist Anders Scrmn Meisner returns to the Mediterranean colors, citrus trees, and tile aesthetic of Seville, Spain, where he spent time in his early twenties.
Runs through November 29
More Exhibitions Worth a Peek
Lottie Stoddart: Dismember My Monster at The Tagli, London, through November 16
Michon Weeks: Route at Craig Krull Gallery, Los Angeles, through November 22
Richard Besley: Recent Painting at fortyfive downstairs, Melbourne, through November 22
Kevin Sabo: Plastic Box at KDR, Miami, through November 22
Meg Lipke: Matrilines at Broadway Gallery, New York City, through December 13
Artist Opportunities
Young Space emphasizes fully-funded opportunities with low or no entry fees and programs that focus on creative and professional development for visual artists and curators. Deadlines are coming up soon to apply for these grants, fellowships, residencies, and more.
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Don Bachardy Fellowship at the Royal Drawing School
Deadline: November 20
The Don Bachardy Fellowship at the Royal Drawing School enables a gifted and dedicated post-graduate artist from outside the United Kingdom to attend the Royal Drawing School during the Summer Term each year. To assist with travel and accommodation costs, the Don Bachardy Fellow will be awarded a $5,000 stipend, half of which will be granted on receipt of the Fellowship and the remainder on arrival in London.
Submission fee: none
Asian American Arts Alliance (A4) Tiny Grant for NYC Artists
Deadline: November 28
Tiny Grants aim to award grants to six to eight artists based in New York City who are in the greatest need of support and whose artistic visions resonate with A4. Artists in any creative field, including visual arts, performing arts, literary arts, design, and others are welcome to apply. The specific grant amount (min. $2,000; max. $3,000) will be determined based on the number of artists selected to receive the grant this year. The 2026 program will run for six months (January to June). Grantees will receive the full grant amount at the start of the program, with two check-ins every two months. The program will culminate in a gathering and celebration with all grantees and a small group of friends.
Submission fee: none
Feminist Center for Creative Work Residency Projects 2026-27
Deadline: November 30
FCCW’s Artist in Residence program in Northeast L.A. supports women, trans, nonbinary, and other gender-marginalized artists with three-month residencies that provide structural, material, and staff support in service of a significant project. Each residency culminates in a public presentation and collaborative programming that invites the FCCW community into the artist’s practice. The AIR includes a $7,500 stipend, a production budget to develop the work, and more.
Submission fee: none
Mid-America Print Council Student and Emerging Artist Professional Development Grant
Deadline: December 1
This biennial grant supports research that requires travel or registration fees, such as attending a printmaking workshop, completing creative research at a printmaking atelier, or participating in a residency. Applications should not be for travel related to the MAPC Conference itself. The amount is $1,000, reimbursed in each category (Undergraduate, Graduate, Emerging Artist). The recipient will present funded research at the upcoming MAPC Conference with their registration fee waived.
Submission fee: none for MAPC members
Japan Foundation/Ishibashi Foundation Fellowship for Research on Japanese Art
Deadline: December 2
This program aims to support the development of professionals specializing in the study of Japanese visual arts by providing an opportunity for curators and researchers from abroad to conduct research in Japan, and by so doing, promote the study of the field and the introduction of Japanese art overseas.
Submission fee: none
Goethe-Institut Brüssel x MORPHO Curatorial Residency in Antwerp
Deadline: December 7
Goethe-Institut Brüssel supports the participation of one curator based in or from Germany going to Antwerp for a three-month residency, in the framework of a thematic program that explores curating in times of democratic crisis.
Submission fee: none
Southern Prize and State Fellowships for Visual Arts
Deadline: December 10 (deadline to submit a fee waiver request is December 3)
The South Arts Southern Prize and State Fellowships acknowledge, support, and celebrate the highest quality artistic work being created in the American South. The program is open to individual artists living in the South Arts region: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The South Arts State Fellowship (state fellowship) is a state-specific prize of $5,000 awarded to artists whose work reflects the best of the visual arts in the South. The nine state fellowship recipients will compete for the Southern Prize. The $25,000 Southern Prize will be awarded to the artist whose work demonstrates the highest artistic excellence, and a runner-up will be awarded a $10,000 Prize.
Submission fee: none
Collective Edinburgh Time + Space Program for Early-Career Artists
Deadline: December 14
Time + Space is Collective’s new open program for early-career artists in Scotland. The program offers two routes designed to suit different levels of experience. Both opportunities combine learning and professional development with a significant exhibition opportunity, enabling artists to develop and sustain their creative practice, to make and present new work, and to engage with Collective audiences.
Submission fee: none
Prisma Art Prize
Deadline: December 19
This annual art prize is open to artists working in painting, engraving, and drawing and offers exhibition opportunities and €2,000 in cash awards annually.
Submission fee: €34
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
Deadline: Rolling
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation welcomes applications from actively exhibiting visual artists who are painters, sculptors, and artists who work on paper, including printmakers. Grants are intended for one year and range up to $50,000. The artists’ individual circumstances determine the size of the grant.
Submission fee: none
Gottlieb Emergency Grant Program
Deadline: Rolling
The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program is intended to provide interim financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen, catastrophic incident, and who lack the resources to meet that situation. Each grant is given as one-time assistance for a specific emergency, examples of which are fire, flood, or emergency medical need. Amount may be up to $15,000, typically $5,000.
Submission fee: none
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