CALL FOR ARTISTS | FLUX ISLAND EXHIBITIONS 2024
Flux Factory welcomes proposals for artist projects responding to three open calls, organized by Flux artist-curators Heather Kapplow & Itala Aguilera, Amelia Marzec, and Sally Beauti Twin. The exhibitions will take place at Flux Factory’s house on Governors Island between July through November 2024.
Please note: Each call has a unique deadline for proposals. Exhibition resources are limited, so covering artist travel, international shipping, or shipping of large-scale work is not feasible. Exhibitions take place in a historic building with install limitations, but efforts will be made to accommodate any works that are a good match for the open calls.
Proposal submissions to all three calls:
July 13 – August 12, 2024 — The Golden Colonel
Proposals Closed
August 17 – September 22, 2024 — Spiritual Machines
Proposals Closed
October 5 – November 3, 2024 — Species Light Show & Parade
Deadline for proposals: September 9, 2024, 11:59 EDT
Curated by Salli Beauti Twin
OPEN CALL PART ONE – COSTUMES
Costumes or costume components of the native species of Governors Island (NYC) will be displayed in a few rooms of an enormous Governors Island house. The flora / fauna of Governors Island are pretty much those of New York City (even pigeons and rats have been sighted). Cash awards will be given for top costumes. Huge opening and closing parties will be held. Media and other exposure will be plentiful. The show will be open Fridays and weekends. From an ecological standpoint we’re very interested in the species that are at the remote ends of the food chain. See the iNaturalist link. We’ll also consider a few costumes depicting fantasy creatures. On Saturday October 3, a 200+ person costume, music and tech parade will occur on the island. Wearing your costume in this cavalcade is not required but desired!
OPEN CALL PART TWO – LIGHT ART
Rooms of this Governors Island mansion will be dedicated to light art. This is defined as art that emits or alters light (or depict light). Last year this included a Camera Obscura room, interactive Bioluminescent algae, a room with projections of sunsets, sculptural lamps and more. Do you make art lamps or magic lanterns? Do you have bioluminescent fungi? We want to see it! Cash awards will be given for top light art in the show. For more show details see the costume section above).