The Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) and Gallery RIVAA will host an opening reception for the new exhibit of Fall For Arts Festival Murals at the Motorgate Gallery Friday evening, April 5 from 6:30 to 8 PM
Join us for the unveiling of the 2018 Fall for Arts Festival murals being added to Roosevelt Island’s Motorgate Gallery, located in the Motorgate Garage Atrium.
Includes, a reception in the Atrium with live music from Roosevelt Island band The Jazz Kats, light refreshments, and a tour of this unique art.
Artists will be on hand to give insight into how they interpreted last year’s theme-Exploring Your Freedom: Uniting a Nation.
The annual Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) Fall For Festival takes place Saturday October 6 at three different locations, Southpoint Park, FDR Four Freedoms Park and the Rivercross lawn.
Art activities with Roosevelt Island Garden Club, New York Public Library, Materials for the Arts, more. Verizon sponsored games and giveaways. Food trucks on site.
11am – International Dance Classes with the Main Street Theatre & Dance Alliance
12-3pm – Children’s amusements from Frankie’s Carnival Time, Clown Magic face painting & balloon artist, and Zoya Designs henna
1pm – Music & Play Station Sing-A-Long
2pm – Music & Play Station Jump Into a Book reading & art activity
FDR Four Freedoms State Park
ALL DAY – Live Mural Painting
10:30am-12:45pm – Free Yoga sessions on the lawn with Jax Schott
1-4pm – Live Music
1pm – The Aaron Short Band (Rock)
2pm – The Swingin’ Ray Abrams Big Band (Jazz) 3pm – The Funktion (Funk)
Lawn South of Rivercross
ALL DAY – Live Mural Painting
Roosevelt Island Fall For Arts Festival is a wonderful day for the entire community.
The annual Roosevelt Island Fall For Arts Festival is scheduled for Saturday October 6. According to the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC):
On Saturday, October 6, 2018, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) will present its annual Fall for Arts Festival on Roosevelt Island.
Through the years, this celebration of creativity and the changing seasons has become a much-loved tradition for children and adults alike, featuring hands-on arts-and-crafts workshops for children and adults, amusements, and live entertainment.
One of the event’s most well-loved traditions is a combination of performance and traditional arts through the outdoor artwork creation: the making of free-standing murals during the Festival. This year, our theme is “Exploring Your Freedom: Uniting a Nation”.
We are looking for artists to create works of art that express your ideals, fears, and hopes of the future.
We are seeking artists or groups to each paint one of several 6’ high by 8’ long and 6’ high by 16’ long murals outdoors during the Festival, which will be held from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Island’s Southpoint Park and FDR Four Freedoms State Park, as well as on the lawn south of Rivercross, 501 Main St. Artists are free to arrange an earlier time to begin their work, if needed.
How to Apply: We invite you to submit a sketch of your design or any inquiries along with a title and short description of the concept and technical method. Sketches should be sized according to a 6’ high x 8’ long or 6’ high x 16’ long ratio and submitted in jpeg, PDF or hard copy format. Please submit your sketches no later than Friday, September 14 to jessica.murray@rioc.ny.gov.
Participation in this event is free; basic paints, brushes, and a primed surface are provided! All participating artists will also receive a free festival t-shirt. Once complete, murals will stay on display on the lawn for several weeks.
Once removed from the lawn, selected works will be displayed at the Island’s Motorgate Atrium Gallery through late 2019. All artwork will remain the property of the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation and may be displayed on Roosevelt Island to beautify the community in the future.
We welcome your participation and creativity – good luck!
Roosevelt Island is a mixed income, racially diverse waterfront community situated in the East River of New York City between Manhattan and Queens and is jurisdictionally part of Manhattan. The Roosevelt Island Tramway, which connects Roosevelt Island to the rest of Manhattan, has become the iconic symbol of Roosevelt Island to its residents.
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