Inspire Ogden

Summer 2026

Oingapatchk

pronounced: oyn-gah-patch-k

Your unfinished art

deserves a second artist.

There is a Yiddish word -- Ungepatchka -- for something that is too much. Overly ornate. Layered beyond reason. Busy in a way that shouldn't work but somehow does.

We named this exhibition after that word.

Not as a rule. As a permission slip.

Oingapatchk is where unfinished work finds its second half. You bring the piece you couldn't finish. We put it in someone else's hands. They complete it in their own voice -- not yours. And what comes back is something neither of you planned, and both of you made.

Open call launches April 19 · Gallery opening June 5

Two hands. Two instincts.
Two ways of knowing when a work is finished.
What matters is not how far the work is pushed.
But it is expressed fully.

How it works

You submit something unfinished. Not abandoned -- waiting. The piece that stalled out, the canvas that sat, the thing you kept coming back to and walking away from. You tell us about it. Where it is. Where it stopped. What it's made of.

We read every submission and make the pairings ourselves -- thoughtfully, based on medium and instinct and what feels like it has the most potential to become something neither artist saw coming. You find out who you're paired with at the artist exchange on May 9. From there, you finish their piece. They finish yours. In your own voice. On your own terms. No rules about how far to go -- only that you go there genuinely.

The finished works hang together at Two Bit Bistro for ten days. Every piece carries two hands. Every sale splits 50/50. Organizers handle all transactions and pay out within 48 hours of the June 14 closing event.

Key dates

  • Open call launches— April 19, 2026

  • Submission deadline— May 2, 2026

  • Artist exchange + pairings— May 9, 2026

  • Finished work drop-off— June 1 and 2, 2026

  • Gallery opening— June 5, 2026 · Two Bit Bistro, Ogden

  • Exhibition runs— 10 days

  • Gallery closing event— June 14, 2026 · OAAD Market

Frequently Asked Questions

  • It means whatever it means to you. A canvas you started and walked away from. A piece that felt stuck. Something you made that never quite landed. If it's been sitting there waiting -- this is its moment.

  • All mediums. Painting, drawing, mixed media, textile, sculpture, photography, digital -- if you make it, bring it.

  • Photos of your unfinished work, a description of the piece and where it stalled, your medium, and the participation fee. All submitted through the form that will be live April 19th

  • You don't have to -- but you'll want to. This is your work on the walls. Come celebrate it.

  • We pair artists thoughtfully -- based on medium, approach, and what feels like it has the most potential for something unexpected. You'll find out your pairing at the artist exchange on May 9.

  • You complete your partner's work -- in your own voice. They complete yours. That's the exchange. What the piece becomes is genuinely shared.

  • It goes on the walls of Two Bit Bistro for ten days. All work is for sale. Proceeds split 50/50 between both artists. If it doesn't sell, it comes back to you after the exhibition closes.

Ready to let go of it?

The open call launches April 19. Get on the waitlist now and you'll be the first to know when submissions open.

I want in!