Project L is L Gallery’s open call for students. Each season sets one theme; the curatorial team reviews every entry anonymously, selected works are shown in the gallery in Hangzhou, and everyone receives written feedback.
The Theme — 《Line》
A line is the earliest form of expression, and the hardest. It appears before anything else: on cave walls, in the margins of a textbook, in the first stroke of a drawing. It is both contour and trace — describing a shape while revealing the speed and hesitation of the hand.
“Line” invites young artists to start again from this most basic element. Drawing and writing, embroidery and stitching, generated curves, movement recorded on video — all of these are lines. We are not looking for stacked technique, but for how a single line carries a judgement.
Any medium, as long as the work has to do with the line.
The Exhibition
Dates: 2027.01.09 — 01.24
Opening: Sat 9 Jan 2027, 15:00 — 18:00
Venue: L Gallery, Hangzhou
Who can apply: Students currently in high school or university, any discipline
Deadline: 2026.11.30 23:59
Review fee: CNY 200 per person
Selection: 10–20 works shown in the gallery, 40+ in the online exhibition
Rights: Copyright and ownership stay with the artist. Works are not sold or collected.
Key Dates
2026.10.15 — Open call: Announced on the website and WeChat.
2026.11.30 — Deadline: Submission and review fee due by 23:59.
2026.12.15 — Results: Selected list announced; every entrant receives written feedback.
2027.01.24 — Closing: The online exhibition and its page stay on the website.
Selection
Submit: The student or their institution submits the work online.
Screening: Entries are checked for completeness and originality.
Review: Anonymous review by the curatorial team: concept, execution and personal language.
Exhibition: Results announced; the gallery installs, opens and documents the show.
What You Get
On-site exhibition
10–20 works shown in the gallery
Professional installation and photography
A permanent exhibition page on the website
Certificate of selection
Online exhibition
40+ shortlisted works in the online exhibition
An individual page for each work
Certificate of selection
Written feedback
Written feedback for every entrant
Proof of submission
Usable when revising a portfolio
How to Submit
Who: Students currently in high school or university, any discipline
Work: Anything to do with the line, in any medium — painting, photography, video, installation. Original work only. One work per submission; submit as many times as you like.
Materials: An image of the work, its medium and size, a statement, your details and how to reach you. Add your institution’s name if it is organising your entry.
Fee: A CNY 200 review fee covers reviewing and producing the show. Nothing else is charged.
Rights: Copyright and ownership stay with the artist. Works are not sold or collected.
Deadline: 2026.11.30 23:59 (Beijing time). Late entries are not accepted.
Submit online on this page: your details, your institution's name, and one work.