Transform New York

OPEN CALL FROM SITE95 TRANSFORMING NEW YORK STREET OBJECTS is an open invitation to visual and performing artists, art lovers, and the general public of all ages to explore these questions and participate in a temporary “community makeover” project. The goal of this project is to offer ways to inspire beauty in the mundane and provide a renewed and keener awareness of our surroundings. Participants are invited to create a temporary outdoor sculpture with objects located in the city. They are then required to document their artistic tableau with a good quality photograph and submit their image via email for public exhibition. Original objects privately owned or city sanctioned may not be damaged or permanently altered in any way and must be left in original condition. This proposal is open to everyone. No prior art knowledge or skills are required to activate the creative mind that exists within everyone. Materials and tools can be widely varied. All images should be a minimum of 700pixels width. There is no limit to the number of images submitted. Please include with your submission: Your contact information (First and Last Name, email address, and phone number) as well as the time and location of where the photograph was taken. Please email digital submissions to [email protected] no later than April 15, 2014. #nyctransformed to Twitter @site95org and Instagram @lineofsite Images will be presented online and featured in a dedicated issue of the SITE95 Journal. 50 selected works from the Transforming NYC Street Objects project will be printed in an 8x10in. format for an exhibition at The Lodge Gallery in the Lower East Side in July-August 2014. A panel of 10 artists and curators will make a selection of 50 images. All images are copyright of the artists. The prints on display are Artist Proofs that are available for sale. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Doe Fund for the development of cleaner and safer streets. Curator: Kimberly Marrero SITE95.ORG