CALL FOR ARTISTS
Greater Hudson Valley and New York City Areas
Artists from Brooklyn to Kingston are invited to participate in the
Orange County Arts Council’s Juried Art Exhibit:
Functional Objects
The Orange County Arts Council is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to meeting the
growing need for local arts advocacy and serving as a county-wide arts resource for Orange
County, New York.
The Arts Council is currently seeking proposal submissions for an outdoor group art exhibit to be
juried and curated by Nora Lawrence, Curator at Storm King Art Center in Mountainville, NY. The
show will be on view at Safe Harbors of the Hudson in Newburgh, NY. Each selected artist will
receive a minimum $500 honorarium. Larger amounts may be awarded depending on project
size, construction, material, etc.
The show will consist of created or planned works selected to interact with Safe Harbors Green,
the organization’s new outdoor park. The park, located between Ann Street, Liberty Street and
Broadway, covers one block in a heavily trafficked urban environment. When current renovations
are complete, the park will feature a green, a plaza for public events, an overlook area, rain water
gardens and a child-friendly section. See map below.
Entry Deadline: No submissions will be accepted after 11:59PM on February 15th, 2016.
Installation: June 15th, 2016
Exhibition Dates: June, 2016 until June, 2017
Entry Fee: $35.00 per entry. Fees are non-refundable. Arts Council members will have $25.00
credited to their next membership renewal.
Application: https://orangecountynyartscouncil.submittable.com/submit
Eligibility: Artists must be over 18 years of age and must live or work in the regions specified.
Selected proposals will demonstrate a functional purpose within the environment and should have
the ability to withstand human and natural interaction, including outdoor weather for all four
seasons. Proposals should require little to no maintenance. Any maintenance is the artist’s
responsibility. There are no size restrictions. Hazardous materials must not be used.
Notification of Acceptance: The Orange County Arts Council will contact artists by March1st
regarding the inclusion of their artwork.
Installation: Installation will begin June 1st, 2016. Artists are responsible for installation, deinstallation and moving costs. If not free-standing, the work must use earth anchors as the
method of stabilization. Please consider and demonstrate this in your proposal.
Sale of Work: Sale of work is encouraged. Orange County NY Arts Council will neither be
responsible for any payments nor distribution or shipment of works. No commission will be
deducted from sales.
All decisions of the curator/jurors are final.
All displayed work must be representative of the proposals submitted as entry. If the physical work
does not reflect the descriptions submitted, the work may be rejected.
Please send email questions to crounds@ocartscouncil.org.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. APPLICATIONS: Applications must be completed in full through
https://orangecountynyartscouncil.submittable.com/submit no later than 11:59PM on February
15th, 2016. Any application missing required information will be discarded. A disclaimer form
will be released upon acceptance of art work and must be resubmitted to
dawn@ocartscouncil.org or your space will be relinquished.
2. BUSINESS CONDUCT: Artist and exhibitors must maintain the highest degree of
professionalism prior, during and upon de-installation of event.
3. RELEASE: Orange County NY Arts Council, Safe Harbors of the Hudson or any participation
sponsor will NOT be held responsible for any injury, loss or damage that may occur to the
artist or to the artist’s property from any cause whatsoever prior to, during or subsequent to the
period covered by the exhibition contract; upon submitting an application the artist expressly
releases all of the foresaid from, and agrees to indemnify each of them against any and all
claims from such loss, damage or injury from participation in the event
4. PHOTOGRAPHY/PUBLICITY: Orange County Arts Council reserves the right to photograph
work for publicity. By entering this exhibition, you agree to the use of your name, likeness,
certain personal information, and artwork in any publicity material or documentation developed
for the exhibition.