open calls

Artist Opportunities offered year-round:

Contracommon is happy to offer its facilities and amenities to local artists interested in hosting workshops and events! We regularly post open calls for art and also accept exhibition proposals for our gallery on a rolling basis. Click the button below to find out ways to get involved with our space, or keep scrolling to see our current open calls.

Pride Market 2025

  • applications due: June 4th, 2025 @ 11:59pm

Hosted by Contracommon at Double Trouble (103 N Loop Blvd E, Austin, TX 78751) on Sunday, June 29th, 2025 from 11am - 3pm. *There are no application fees or vendor fees for this market.*

We will only be accepting a few vendors due to space constraints, we may host additional pride markets throughout this year at other locations.

KEY DATES:

  • Artists notified: by June 9th, 2025

  • Vendor agreement due: within 48 hours of email

  • Load-in: 9:30am - 10:45am 

  • Load-out: 3:00pm - 4:00pm



SOLO AND SMALL GROUP EXHIBITIONS, 2026

  • applications due: rolling deadline

Please fill out the form below to tell us your ideas. Contracommon is happy to welcome members of our emerging artists community to exhibit in our 1200 sq. ft. gallery. Contracommon residents meet quarterly to discuss proposals.

ENTRY PROCEDURE

Save images with your first name, last name, and image number as it appears on your corresponding image list (Example: JohnDoe01.jpg), as JPEG files, 72dpi, no larger than 2MB.

Pay the $10 fee on the same page after submitting your application.

Click here to view a floor plan of the Contracommon gallery.

Click here to download a 3-D .usdz file for AR viewing with iOS.