SaveArtSpace is proud to present Postcards, Prophets & Monuments, a public art exhibition on billboard ad space in New York, NY starting September 5, 2025, curated by Gianni Lee.

This open call is a bold declaration. Postcards, Prophets & Monuments invites artists who navigate shifting timelines, mediums, and realities — those who build monuments to the unseen, send urgent messages from fractured worlds, and speak truth like new prophets. We seek work that reclaims lost memory, summons ancestral spirits, and warps reality through rebellion, ritual, satire, and surreal visions.

We are looking for painters, sculptors, 3D artists, and all creators who want to tell stories of the future — and, more importantly, document and rehash what was into new forms. In an era where the sacred merges with the digital, these billboards become temporary shrines — altars for warnings, dreams, and hidden codes. We call on artists whose practice bends time and language, imagines futures rising from ruins, and finds spirit deep in the streets. Send us your signals from beyond. We’re listening.

We invite artists of all ages and talents to submit their artwork between June 10 and July 21, 2025. This is an opportunity to have your work placed on billboard ad space in New York, NY.

Open call for art ends July 21, 2025. There is a small donation per image submission to participate, each donation is tax deductible and goes to producing the public art. Selected artists will be announced after August 4, 2025. Public art will be on view starting September 5, 2025 in New York, NY, and will be on view for at least one month.

Curator

Gianni Lee is a multidisciplinary artist, musician, and designer known for blending Afrofuturist narratives with personal mythology. His work spans fashion, fine art, and music — pulling inspiration from comic books, spiritual traditions, street culture, and speculative futures. A Philadelphia native now based in New York, Gianni’s art has been shown globally, from billboard takeovers with SaveArtSpace, to art shows in Ireland, and collaborations with Levi’s, Gucci, and Adidas. Through painting, performance, and immersive storytelling, he creates portals into realities that center Black imagination and resilience.

Connect with Gianni at @giannilee.

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.