MoCA L.I.ghts VI
LED: Light Evoking Dreams - 100 Years of Surrealism
MoCA L.I.ghts VI will transform the Village of Patchogue into a luminous dreamscape—where time bends, objects breathe, and the imagination reigns.
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Surrealism, we invite artists working in digital media, video, and projection art to submit works inspired by dreams, the unconscious, and the surreal.
MoCA L.I.ghts is seeking works that awaken the irrational, embrace the uncanny, and drift freely through dream logic. Inspired by the legacy of artists like Dalí, Carrington, and Magritte, as well as contemporary visionaries such as Julie Curtiss, Nathaniel Mary Quinn, and Inka Essenhigh, we will light up the night with moving, morphing visions that slip between waking life and the dream world.
One of our favorite locations for MoCA L.I.ghts, is our very own facade. For 2025 the facade of PAC • MoCA L.I. will be dedicated to the artists we serve! Submit your work for possible inclusion in a special projection LIGHTS ON MoCA L.I. When submitting your work keep in mind the facade is a long, thin vertical composition. Works may be cropped. By submitting your work for possible inclusion you are giving PAC the right to crop the work as needed for the projection. You can see a visual example in the image above.
As the days get shorter and darker the Village of Patchogue will begin to glow again, transforming the downtown into an open air museum as the Patchogue Arts Council presents MoCA L.I.ghts 2025. This program includes a series of compelling, site- specific artist-designed light works that include projection, video, animation, and gifs. Installations will take place on the facades of various architecture, the Patchogue Theatre marquee, and our pop-up projected galleries. A live broadcast of MoCA L.I. events will take place on social media!
LIGHTS ON MoCA L.I. | A rotating series of works will be curated from an international open call.This exhibit will take place during the peak of MoCA L.I.ghts activities, October 23 – 28, 2025, each night from 6:00 – 11:00 PM.
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Artists working in any media are welcome to submit works for consideration. Please note, works chosen will be projected – physical works are NOT shown for this projected exhibit.
Submission Details
- Submissions due September 18, 2025.
- Artists will be notified through email no later than September 28, 2025.
- Artists can submit up to three works for consideration in the appropriate format.
- You can submit work in any medium.
- Animation and videos no longer than 1 minute in this location.
All works are projected for the final exhibit. Physical works are not shown.
FILE SPECS:
Height: 65’
Width: 30’
Resolution: 1200 x 1920
• Acceptable formats include; jpeg, pdf, gif, mov, mp3, and mp4. (NO works with sound. There is no sound for this projection)
• ONLY submit works with a vertical orientation. See pictures above for a visual example of works that are applied to the projection.
Please submit no more than 3 works (max) representative of your work using the following specifications. • All files should be labeled with your name and title of work. Ex: Yourname_titleofwork.jpg
• All artists must include the following: Bio & Artist statement.
• Submissions that do not follow ALL of the above guidelines will not be considered. • Only digital submissions sent by end of day September 18, 2025, will be considered.
*** IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM UPLOADING VIDEO FILES PLEASE COMPLETE THIS FORM AND SEND YOUR ART FILES TO INFO@PATCHOGUEARTS.ORG