Submissions are OPEN for the Trolley Barn Gallery’s Annual Members Show. For our Members Show, the Trolley Barn Gallery brings together a notable roster of local creative voices, presenting thought-provoking artwork that reinvents the Trolley Barn Gallery’s industrial space - the hub of Poughkeepsie’s thriving arts scene. After merging with Barrett Art Center in 2022, The Art Effect membership includes a combination of formerly Barrett Art Members and Art Effect Alumni. We are excited to see how The Art Effect Members continuously contribute to the ever-evolving legacy of Hudson Valley art. 

The Members Show is one of the Trolley Barn Gallery’s annual exhibitions and is curated by the Trolley Barn Curatorial Team. This membership exhibition will be open to the public December 15 through January 26, 2024 at The Art Effect's Trolley Barn Gallery, 489 Main St, Poughkeepsie, New York, with an Opening Reception Friday, December, 5-7 pm. Every gallery exhibition expands the curatorial knowledge of the gallery’s youth curators - teaching them necessary skills for professional development and community building in the heart of Poughkeepsie. 

At the conclusion of the exhibition, on January 26, 2024, the Trolley Barn Gallery will host a Closing Reception from 5-7pm. The Closing Reception will be open to current Art Effect Members and prospective Art Effect Members. The event will include light refreshments, art trivia and a chance to mingle with current members to understand their perspective on being a part of Poughkeepsie's growing artistic community. 

To become a member before the Dec 1, 2023 deadline click the link: BECOME A MEMBER or email trolleybarn@thearteffect.org for assistance. The Art Effect’s Individual Artist and Senior Artist Memberships included artists at every stage of their artistic careers, representing an array of mediums, methodologies and identities. 

An Individual Artist Membership at The Art Effect includes the following benefits:

• 50% Discount on submission fees for International Juried Exhibitions
• Automatic acceptance into the Trolley Barn Gallery’s Annual Members Show
• Early and exclusive Invites to Trolley Barn Gallery exhibition events and workshops
• The opportunity to support the education of the next generation of curators and community organizers, local teens age 16-22

Thank you to The Art Effect’s gallery sponsor, FastSigns of Wappingers Falls.

Application Requirements

We recommend a maximum of 7 feet in any direction; there is no minimum. 2D artwork should not weigh in excess of 65 pounds. Artwork must be exhibition ready with appropriate frames and hardware as applicable (we prefer wire hanging systems but any hanging mechanism is accepted). Please contact us at trolleybarn@feelthearteffect.org for consideration if your work exceeds these specifications or if your work needs special instructions – we may be able to accommodate your work. The Trolley Barn Gallery is suitable for a range of artwork sizes and media, and we are pleased to work with invited artists to ensure effective installation and presentation of their artwork. Site plan available on request. 
 

Artists are responsible for transportation/delivery to and from the Trolley Barn Gallery. Artists must provide pre-paid, return shipping labels.

Eligibility Criteria

The Trolley Barn Gallery is only accepting art from artists who have renewed their Art Effect Individual Artist or Senior Artist membership in 2023. Artists who become Art Effect members and drop off their art and hanging fee before December 1, 2023 will be accepted into the 2023 Member Show. The art must be READY TO HANG upon arrival with either D-Rings, wire attached, functional mounting or display mechanisms, and/or include legible and detailed installation instructions. Art that is not hangable and/or exhibition ready will not be displayed in the exhibition. The art must be appropriate for viewing at all ages. Artwork selected for the exhibition will be shown in the Trolley Barn Gallery as well as in a virtual online exhibition that mirrors the physical showcase on the Trolley Barn Gallery website.