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Islip Art Museum
50 Irish Lane
East Islip, New York
(631)224-5402

ANNUAL OPEN CALL
The Garbage Barge Revisited: Art from Dross
June 13 – September 1
Reception: July 29 from 1-4 pm
Curated by Karen Shaw, FF Alumn, Senior Curator

In 1987, Islip Town became infamous when a barge containing tons of commercial trash from the town was forced to sail along the Atlantic coast for 3 months in search of a landfill for the waste. As a result, Islip Town paved the way for the nation to reduce, reuse, and recycle.

This exhibition, our annual Open Call invites artists to consider alternate ways to repurpose cast-offs, which might otherwise be waste.

Open to all visual artists working in any medium.
How To Submit
New Submission Process This year the Islip Art Museum will have TWO options for submitting work to our annual open call!
Artists are invited to submit one work for consideration.

There is NO FEE to submit work.
Work must be submitted in Open Call submission period or by our new email submission process. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.
Work must be submitted in person on the days and times indicated in this prospectus. Work submitted by email must be done so BEFORE May 15. Artists may then be asked to bring in a work for further consideration during the open call submission period.

OPTION1: Email Submissions
DEADLINE for email submissions: May 15
Subject line should include GarbageBarge 2012 Submission_ Your Name
Email you submission to:
GarbargeBargeOpenCall2012@gmail.com
Only submissions emailed to this address will be considered.

Artists are invited to submit ONE work for consideration. Please provide up to three high res jpeg images of your work. The body of your email should include the image details: Title, medium, size, and date.

Email Submission Guidelines
- Please submit up to 3 images of ONE work using the following specifications
- Digital images must be in JPEG format and no larger than 1724 pixels, 72 dpi.
- All files should be labeled with your name and title of work.
- Ex. Yourname_titleofwork.jpeg
- File size: no larger than 1MB for each image - Slides will NOT be accepted
- Please submit only completed work, no work-in-progress accepted.
If the work requires special instructions and/or installation directions please include them in your submission as a word document.

OPTION 2: Receipt of Work
The Islip Art Museum will be accepting ONE work for consideration on the following days.
Receipt of Work
May 30 Wednesday 10:30am-3:30pm
May 31 Thursday 10:30am-3:30pm
June 1 Friday 10:30am-3:30pm
June 2 Saturday 10:30am-3:30pm

Selection Information
Selection information will be available by telephone from 10am-4pm on Friday, June 8 , and Saturday, June 9.
Please call (631) 224-5402

Removal of Work
Art work which is not accepted for inclusion in the exhibition must be removed during the following times:
Wednesday, June 6, Thursday, June 7, Friday, June 8, and Saturday, June 9.
10:30am-3:30pm

Art work which is accepted for the exhibition must be removed on the following times and dates:
Sunday, September 2: 12-4:00pm; Wednesday, September 5, from10:30-3:30pm.
Work selected for the exhibition may not be removed before September 2

PLEASE NOTE: Unless your work is selected, there is a $2 per day charge for storage of your work beyond
the stated pick-up times.

Important Details
Two and three dimensional work in all media will be considered. If work exceeds 6 feet in any direction, or weighs more than 50 pounds, artists should contact the Museum to confirm whether or not it can be accommodated in the galleries. Artists who need to install or assemble multi-part entries should also call ahead to see if space is available.

Selected work will be on view from June 13 through September 1, 2012.
An artist's reception is scheduled for Sunday, July 29, from 1 - 4 p.m.

Announcement cards (20) will be made available to all artists whose work is selected for the exhibition.

Requirements & Restrictions
- All work that is to be hung on walls must be securely wired.
- Inappropriately presented work will not be accepted.
- The staff cannot provide help carrying or setting up work. You must bring your own assistants and your own equipment.
- No work previously exhibited at the Islip Art Museum will be accepted.
- All registration forms and labels will be given to you when you bring your work to the Museum. You do not need forms prior to this time.
- Please bring printed instructions and/or photographs of finished work with you if your work requires special handling, installation or display.
- Participation is limited to artists 18 years of age or older.

Liability
We will not accept work valued more than $2,000. Work will be insured for the exhibition period only. By taking part in the open call, an artist agrees not to hold the Museum responsible for any loss or damage during the delivery, storage or curatorial process. The Museum staff will handle your submission with care but is not responsible for damage to fragile or poorly constructed items. Artists should keep in mind that their work may be moved frequently during the selection process.

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a 501c3, dedicated to furthering excellence in the arts.

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