LIPAF26: Babylon - Artist Application

We welcome you back to the 3rd Annual Long Island Public Arts Festival!

Produced by Babylon Citizens Council on the Arts (BACCA) & Colored Colors

Supported by Suffolk County Office of Cultural Affairs & Town of Babylon

IMPORTANT NOTE: This application is exclusively for the Babylon (Phelps Lane Park) exhibition. Applications for our other 2026 tour stops (Deer Park and Huntington) will open at a later date and can be found at www.LongIslandPublicArtsFest.com

About Our Festival: The Long Island Public Arts Festival (LIPAF) is an immersive public arts exhibition welcoming artists from across New York State. As the first stop on our 2026 multi-park expansion tour, the festival returns to the original park where it all started: Phelps Lane Park in the Town of Babylon. This specific installation will feature 7 of our signature life-size prisms thoughtfully placed throughout the park’s landscape, housing large-scale outdoor vinyl artwork. Visitors are invited to explore these installations, encouraging a fully immersive and interactive art experience. This year’s festival is expertly curated by BACCA and Colored Colors, made possible in part by a generous grant from the Suffolk County Office of Cultural Affairs (SCOCA) and the Town of Babylon.

Our mission is twofold: to provide an accessible and engaging arts festival for our community and to create new opportunities for talented local artists. The festival champions inclusivity, embracing both a diverse range of artists and a wide spectrum of artistic mediums. We aspire to enrich our community through artistic engagement, serving as a platform for innovative approaches to community engagement through arts and culture.

Important Dates (Babylon Location)

Opening Date: Wednesday, July 1st, 2026 
Opening Celebration: To be announced
Installations Available for Viewing: July 1st – August 9th, 2026
Location: Town of Babylon Phelps Lane Park - 281 Phelps Ln, North Babylon, NY 11703

OPEN CALL FOR ARTIST’S WORK FOR DISPLAYING ON LIFE-SIZE PRISMS

Submission Details: Artists will be selected to have their original works featured as large-scale vinyl installations in the Long Island Public Arts Festival at Phelps Lane Park in North Babylon. Please refer to the visual representation of the prism installations included with this application.

• New and Existing Original Work in all 2-Dimensional Media will be considered. Digital Images must be high resolution.
• Mixed-media submissions are eligible if they can be documented adequately (photographed) and follow image guidelines.
• Artists may submit up to 5 entries for consideration. Submission does not guarantee selection.
• All entries will be juried, and a final decision will be given by Thursday, June 11th, 2026.

Entry Fee: There is a general submission fee for up to 3 entries. The fee remains the same regardless of the number of entries submitted.

BACCA Members: $10
Non-Members: $20

Learn more about becoming a member here: https://www.babylonarts.org/membership

IMPORTANT INFORMATION BEFORE SUBMITTING

Artists must be available for a scheduled appointment for artwork digitization between Monday, June 15th and Friday, June 19th, 2026. Selected Artists (excluding those submitting strictly digital work) will be required to bring their artwork to Len Marks Photography studio (376 New York Avenue Suite #2, Huntington NY 11743) to be professionally digitized for large-format printing. If an artist is unable to comply with this requirement during this specific window, we advise against submitting their work, as we will not be able to properly display it on the prisms.

Please Read and Review Carefully Before Submitting

By submitting this application and paying the entry fee, the artist agrees to the following legally binding terms:

1. Submission Does Not Guarantee Selection: All entries will be evaluated by an independent jury panel. Submission and payment of the entry fee do not guarantee inclusion in the Long Island Public Arts Festival (LIPAF) 2026.
2. Strict Application Fee Policy: All entry fees ($10 for BACCA members, $20 for non-members) are 100% non-refundable, regardless of the jury's final decision or application disqualification due to non-compliance.
3. Adherence to Technical Requirements: Artists must strictly adhere to the submission guidelines. All digital files must be a minimum of 300 DPI and scalable to large-format printing. Submissions that do not meet these technical specs will be disqualified without a refund.
4. Mandatory Studio Availability: Selected artists (excluding purely digital creators) must bring their physical artwork to Len Marks Photography studio in Huntington, NY, between Monday, June 15th and Friday, June 19th, 2026, for professional digitization. Failure to attend a scheduled appointment within this window will result in immediate forfeiture of your spot in the festival.
5. Payment Deadline Enforcement: Artists who fail to complete their submission payment by Tuesday, June 9th, 2026, will be automatically disqualified from the jury process.
6. Promotional Rights (Image Licensing): By submitting, selected artists grant LIPAF, BACCA, and Colored Colors a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use digital images of the artwork and photographs of the installed prisms for promotional, marketing, educational, and archival purposes (including website, social media, and printed catalog). The artist retains full copyright of the original work.
7. Liability & Weather Disclaimer: While the festival utilizes durable, high-quality outdoor vinyl installations, LIPAF and its partner organizations are not responsible for any damage caused by extreme weather, environmental factors, or vandalism once the prisms are installed in public park spaces.