The Mother - The Father 

Equity Gallery Lighting Fundraiser 

May 16th - June 15th, 2024

Opening Reception, Thurs. May 16th   6 - 8pm

Call For Donated Works

NYAE seeks to mount a fundraising exhibition exploring the greatest of all first impressions, the Mother and Father, the architects of the human experience.  The exhibition will comprise small works (either 6” x 8” or 8” x 10”) donated to NYAE for sale to fund lighting upgrades for Equity Gallery.  

With this exhibition we suggest an expansive approach to the definitions of Mother and Father beyond the literal associations of parenting to include universal and symbolic expressions of archetypal forms conceptualizing the preeminence of the collective in keeping with NYAE as an aspirant association whose energies and resources flow to the greater good. 

By extension (and paradoxically), we expect that the works produced for this exhibition, though reflective of ideations on the Mother and Father theme,  will ultimately be the highest expression of the true self; we ascertain that one can only know themselves through connections to community, bonds that commence with family and ultimately extend out to a global kinship, a primal tribe tethered not to time, place nor to any single ethnicity, heritage, religion, or nation. 

How to Participate 

1.    Donated works can be 8 x 10 or 6 x 8 in.  All media is accepted.  Works on panel, canvas or 

       paper (mounted or framed) and ready to hang are preferred.   

2.    Submissions are due by Mon. May 6th and should include a jpeg image captioned with 

        title, media, date of production and size (height first). Please include current contact 

        information: full name, cell phone number, and postal address.  

3.     Send submissions to info@nyartistsequity.org with subject line Mother/Father.   

4.       Participants are requested to adhere, without exception, to drop off and pick up dates noted below: 

          Drop Off:  Fri. May 10th, Sat. May 11th or Sun. May 12th : from 12 - 4pm  

          Pick Up:  Sun. June 16th and Mon. June 17th. : from 12 - 4pm  

5.      Donated works must remain on site for the duration of the exhibition and be available for 

         sale. Unsold works will be returned to participants at the close of the exhibition and     

         available for pick up on the dates noted above.  

For further clarification or questions email Michael Gormley, NYAE Executive Director, at michael@nyartistsequity.org