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Up Close and Personal: International Juried Exhibition

Juror: Anna Conlan, Neil C. Trager Director of the Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz, in collaboration with youth from The Art Effect
Deadline: April 5, 2021
Exhibition Dates: May 28 - July 1, 2021
Exhibition is located at the Trolley Barn, 489 Main St., Poughkeepsie, New York
$500 First Prize, $250 Second Prize, $150 Honorable Mention

Up Close and Personal invites submissions that engage with the age-old notion of getting up close and personal.

Submitted works might touch on one, or both, of the theme’s concepts: proximity, distance and magnification and/or notions of individuality and identity.   Can we get too close?  Sometimes, when we get close, we see aspects of a subject that we might not have noticed from a distance.  Perhaps it is a truly unique quality, something unexpected or perhaps even a little disconcerting.  Submissions might also address concepts surrounding notions of personality and personal space. identity, portraiture, and intimacy.  

Up Close and Personal welcomes a diverse array of media, including ceramics, digital media, film, graphic art, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, textiles, video and installation art.  Up Close and Personal will be exhibited at The Trolley Barn in Poughkeepsie, an industrial gallery space and is the hub for the area’s thriving arts scene.  We invite submissions that create either a visually compelling complement or counterpoint to the aesthetics of the unique exhibition space.

Artists of all ages are welcome, regardless of where they are from or how they identify.

 This international juried exhibition will be held May 28 through July 1, 2021, at The Art Effect's Trolley Barn Gallery, 489 Main St., Poughkeepsie, New York, with an Opening Reception Friday, May 28, 5-7pm.  

Artists will be notified within approximately one week after the deadline in an email about the selection status of their entries. 

Submitting Entries:

Art Effect Alumni & current students: $25 for the first three images plus $5 for each additional image, 15 images max, including up to 3 video submissions.  (coupon code required) 

Art Effect Members: $30 for the first three images plus $5 for each additional image.15 images max, including up to 3 video submissions. (coupon code required)

City of Poughkeepsie Residents (zip code 12601): $30 for the first three images plus $5 for each additional image. 15 images max, including up to 3 video submissions. (coupon code required)

General fee/non-members: $35 for the first three images plus $5 for each additional image. 15 images max, including up to 3 video submissions. 

Please email trolleybarn@feelthearteffect.org for applicable coupon code.  To become a member, visit,  https://feelthearteffect.org/product/membership/

Artwork specifications
We recommended a maximum of 7’ in any direction; there is no minimum. Please contact us at trolleybarn@feelthearteffect.org for consideration if your work exceeds these dimensions – 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. 

About the Juror

Anna Conlan is a museum worker and art historian who has worked in museums and the arts for more than twenty years, including The Royal Academy of Art in London and The Museum for African Art in New York. Anna is currently serving as the Neil C. Trager Director at The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at SUNY New Paltz, New York. During her time as Curator and Exhibitions Manager at The Dorsky Anna curated “Totally Dedicated: Leonard Contino, 1940-2016”, “Collecting Local”, “New Folk: Hudson Valley Artists 2020”, “Stay Home, Make Art”, “Lewis Hine Child Labor Investigator” and the forthcoming exhibition “Life After The Revolution: Kate Millett’s Art Colony for Women.” She was a curatorial consultant and catalog author for the award-winning “Art After Stonewall: 1969-89” exhibition that toured nationwide. Anna's research on queer feminist cultural history is published in Feminist Theory Journal and Gender, Sexuality, and Museums: A Routledge Reader. She has an MA in Feminism and the Visual Arts from the University of Leeds, UK, and an MA in Museum Anthropology from Columbia University, NY.

About the Jury Process
The artwork selection process for the exhibition is part of The Art Effect’s innovative youth curatorial program that brings together established arts professionals and local youth to present high-caliber art exhibitions and also open pathways for youth to consider careers in museums and professional art galleries.

Artwork Selection
Curator Anna Conlan will work collaboratively with accomplished youth from The Art Effect to select artworks for the exhibition. Artwork selected for the exhibition will be shown in the Trolley Barn Gallery as well as an interactive, online exhibition. 

Sale of Works
Exhibiting artists may specify a retail price for work that is available for  purchase or not for sale.  The Art Effect will  retain a commission fee of 20% of the sale price for members of The Art Effect and current students; for non-members, the commission fee is 30%. 

IMPORTANT DATES:

Entry Deadline: Apr 5, 2021 at 11:59 PM Mountain Time Zone
Notification of accepted artwork: April 12
Delivery of accepted artwork: May 17-19, 2021
Exhibition: May 28 - July 1, 2021
Reception and Prizes Announced: May 28, 2021
Shipping and pickup of accepted artwork: July 2 – July 3

About The Art Effect:

The Art Effect empowers young people to develop their creative voice to shape their futures and bring about positive social change. The Art Effect (formerly Mill Street Loft + Spark Media Project) helps youth explore, experience, and excel in the arts, introducing them to visual arts and media, giving them the opportunity to develop real skills in these fields, and guiding them towards achieving their academic and career goals. We believe that the arts have the power to create a more vibrant, caring, and sustainable world led by a generation of youth who value creative thinking, diverse voices, and stronger connections between all people. The Art Effect directly serves over 2,000 young people throughout the Hudson Valley each year.

The mission of The Art Effect at the Trolley Barn is to train youth as leaders who catalyze the community through the arts and re-energize downtown Poughkeepsie. Exhibitions at the Trolley Barn are free and open to the public — so there are no financial barriers to access.

Application Requirements

Eligibility Criteria