Many pets have been helping us through the COVID-19 crisis, but many have also been left homeless by the crisis. Helping those in need, Alpha 137 Gallery is organizing an online exhibition benefiting Best Friends Animal Society and the artists themselves. The open call to sculptors, painters, printmakers, and mixed media artists in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania is for original works created any time after March 1, 2020 that pay homage to critter companions who have helped get their owners through the lockdown. The exhibition is juried by artcritical’s David Cohen, and the deadline has been extended to July 31. For submission details, visit Alpha 137 Gallery.

Pictured here: Brenda Zlamany, Blu on Red, 2013