CALL FOR ARTISTS - Open Studio Event in West Chelsea

New York City NY

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CALL FOR ARTISTS 11th Annual High Line Open Studios Event On September 11th and 12th 12:00pm to 6:00pm Help celebrate the 2021 reopening of our Chelsea artist’s community by opening your studio to the public. On the week of September 6th, collectors, curators, dealers, and art enthusiasts —from around the globe —will all descend upon our neighborhood for the highly anticipated 2021 Armory Week. This will be a prime opportunity for artists, like yourself, to capitalize on the foot traffic, discuss your works in-person, and importantly, sell your art. In past years, artists have reported on the many different types of positive exposure they’ve received. This has included: numerous sales of their work, large commissioned projects, their first exhibitions, critical essays written about their work, and excellent networking opportunities with art collectors — to highlight a few. This event is open to ALL West Chelsea artists with accessible studio spaces near the High Line park. This will be as far North as Hudson Yards, as far South as the Whitney Museum of Art, as far East as 6th Avenue, and as far West as11th Avenue. We are looking to connect the High Line neighborhood with the Armory Fair, which will be held close by at the Javits Center this year. We are also hopeful to invite artists to participate in a curated group exhibition, pending the confirmation of an exhibition space. The title would be, “Made During the Pandemic,” which would have an opening night reception during Armory Week. “Made During the Pandemic” would exhibit works created from the first whispers of Covid-19 in early January 2020, through to our present day hybrid-Covid/Post-Covid existence. We are interested in presenting the breadth of artworks made during this chaotic period that may have commented on, been inspired by or reacted to: the Covid-19 death toll; a state of depression or languishing; the unprecedented economic fallout; the civil rights movement; the 2020 vote; existing in quarantine; the insurrection on the US Capital; the catastrophic climate events; the rise of zoom communication; our pandemic pods; the vaccination/anti-vaccination campaigns; to highlight a few topics. Perhaps the subject matter of your work changed, or you created more work than usual, or you even switched to a different medium while unable to use your studio during lockdown — we would be interested in seeing all forms of your resilience and dedication to your artistic practice. The objective would be to place your work in a larger cultural dialogue about this unparalleled chapter in our history. The 2021 fall art season is upon us, and we look forward to your participation and support! *** Eligible Participants: Open to all artists in the West Chelsea area who can open their commercial studios, rented spaces, accessible apartments or pop-up spaces to the public. Your space MUST be located in the High Line park neighborhood (North: Hudson Yards, South: Whitney Museum, East: 6th Avenue, and West: 11th Avenue). Dates: Open Studios — Saturday, September 11th and Sunday, September from 12pm to 6pm Group Exhibition/Reception — TBA DEADLINE: Thursday, August 26th Artist Entry Fee: $50 This fee helps to cover the costs for printing and marketing. Artwork Files: Please include one high-resolution JPEG of your artwork with the application. Application: http://www.highlineopenstudios.org/images/artistapp_images/HLOS_September_11_12_2021_artistapp_type_info.pdf Event Website: www.highlineopenstudios.org