Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Huntington Arts Council extends the deadline for entries : Call for Artists.

DEADLINE EXTENDED
To Monday, July 6th
Call For Artists

 ENTRY DEADLINE EXTENDED 
July 6, 2020
"Essential" 
July 10 - August 8, 2020

Doctors, nurses and hospital support staff. Educators and school administrators. MTA maintenance workers, train conductors and bus drivers. Grocery store, local eatery and food delivery employees. Government workers who process applications for benefits. Utility workers keeping electricity and water running. Police departments, Fire stations, EMS and other civil servants and volunteers. Zoom, Google Meet, and Facetime happy hours. Families dropping food and PPE to elderly relatives. Drive-by celebrations to make sure someone knows they are not alone or forgotten.

What is Essential during this time we are in?

"Essential" will be a non-juried exhibition of works based on artists' interpretation of what essential means during the current Covid19 pandemic. *Artworks will be reviewed on a rolling basis for this exhibition until spots are filled. Acceptances will be on a first come first served basis and a hanging fee will be required at that time. *The Huntington Arts Council reserves the right to deny artwork submitted deemed not in the spirit of this exhibition.

ENTRIES
* Submissions accepted on a rolling basis.
Submission materials cannot be returned.
* Entries must be original to entrant. Framed entries require hanging wire.
* No more than two works per artist accepted.
ELIGIBILITY
* All artists and media.
SIZE
* No work should exceed 48 inches in any direction.
* Standing work cannot be higher than 72 inches.
* Video maximum: 50 MB.
HANGING FEE (due upon acceptance)
* JOURNEY* school students $10
* Full-time students $15
* Artist members $20
* Non-members $30
Please note: Fees are nonrefundable

HOW TO ENTER
  1. To submit application and payment click here.
  2. To download paper application click here. Mail or drop off with CD images and payment. Note: Images must be no larger than 7mb (300 dpi, 2400 pixels on the longest side).
 
About Huntington Arts Council
Now celebrating its 58th Anniversary, the Huntington Arts Council is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization which enriches the quality of life of Long Islanders with programs and services that address the needs and interests of artists, cultural organizations and the community. The Council's programs reach over one million Long Island residents, and it serves the entire region with its cultural listings at www.huntingtonarts.org. The Huntington Arts Council has been designated a "Primary Institution" by the New York State Council on the Arts, a title meaning "vital to the cultural life of New York State." The Council is the official arts coordinating agency for the Town of Huntington, and serves as the primary regranting agency on Long Island for the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), in addition to its services to over 600 member cultural organizations and individual artist members. Programs are made possible in part by funding from the New York State Council on the Arts, the Town of Huntington, the Suffolk County Department of Cultural Affairs, the County of Suffolk, corporations, foundations and individuals.

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