SaveArtSpace is proud to present Abundance, a public art exhibition on billboard ad space in New York, NY, opening September 4, 2026, curated by Lauren Hirshfield.

How can cycles of care, giving, and receiving be represented? What challenges to fulfillment plague us? What does abundance look like for you, or how might you manifest it? 

We invite artists of all ages and talents to submit their artwork between June 12 and July 20, 2026 in order to be considered for the exhibition. This is an opportunity to have your work placed on billboard ad space in New York, NY.

The application fee is $35 for 1-3 images; each additional image carries a $10 fee. Fees support the production of the exhibition, including the purchase of bus shelter ad space. All fees paid to SaveArtSpace are 100% tax deductible donations.

Selected artists will be announced after August 3, 2026. Public art will be on view starting September 4, 2026 in New York, NY, and will be on view for at least one month.

Curator

Lauren Hirshfield (she/her) is an independent curator, art strategist, and writer. Her practice centers emerging and under-represented artists through curations linked by the anthropology and sociology of systems, structures and futures. Recent presentations have focused on topics like material transmutation, personal myth-making, speculative fiction, collectivism and eco-futurism. Since 2016 she has curated over 50 exhibitions across galleries, outdoor venues, platforms, and fairs in NYC, the Hudson Valley, Miami, Vermont, and online. Hirshfield is the former co-founder of the curatorial project turned artist professional development network PARADICE PALASE, and the founder of the experimental dealer account @temp.img. She has been a visiting critic and lecturer with numerous universities and residency programs, most recently with The New York Arts Program, and has published reviews and interviews with TUSSLE and Cultbytes. Her curatorial work has appeared in The New York Times, artnet, The Art Newspaper, Cultbytes, and The Observer. She lives and works between Brooklyn, NY and Rosendale, NY and is currently completing a Certificate in Arts Management from New York University.

Connect with Lauren at @artfreaky_.

SaveArtSpace

Founded in 2015, SaveArtSpace is a non-profit organization that works to create an urban gallery experience, launching exhibitions that address intersectional themes and foster a message of social change that benefits the working class. By placing culture over commercialism, SaveArtSpace aims to empower artists from all walks of life and inspire a new generation of young creatives and activists.