MOCA L.I.GHTS® 2026 | NIGHT VISIONS GALLERY
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS |WORK IN ALL MEDIA INCLUDING VIDEO, ANIMATION, GIFS & DIGITAL WORKS
This year, we will all see the 250th anniversary of the USA's independence, a quarter millennium of cultural evolution, technological innovation, scientific discovery, and so much more. As this time has marched on, the arts too have welcomed a progression of human expression from pigment and chisel, to printing press and camera, to electricity, projection, and immersive light which has guided our collective consciousness. In celebration of where our work has come from and where it will go next, MoCA L.I.ghts 2026 Antiquity to Innovation will highlight the technologies that are ushering artists into this new quarter millennium that we're embarking on while honoring the history of advancements from which they were created.
Artists are invited to submit works that explore the evolution of traditional materials and their translation into digital media. Methods such as stop motion, claymation, hand-drawn animation, rotoscoping, collage animation, experimental film, and mixed-media video are encouraged, though submissions are not limited to these forms.
NIGHT VISIONS | pop-up projected gallery screens will be placed in various locations throughout the Village of Patchogue creating an immersive art gallery experience for the community. Works by selected artists will be projected and screened at selected downtown locations including Roe Walkway Plaza, The Better Man Distilling Co, The Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center! This exhibit will take place during the peak of MoCA L.I.ghts activities
October 22 – 26, 2026, 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, the works chosen will be projected – physical works are NOT shown for this projected exhibit.
Submissions Details
• Submissions due August 30, 2026.
• Artists will be notified through email no later than September 20, 2026.
• Artists can submit up to three works for consideration in the appropriate format. You can submit work in any medium. All works are projected for the final exhibit. Physical works are not shown.
• Acceptable formats include; jpeg, pdf, gif, mov, mp3, and mp4. (works with sound are ok)
• Please submit no more than 3 works (max) representative of your work using the following specifications.
Video no longer than 3 minutes.
• 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 this form end of day August 30, 2026, will be considered.
*** IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM UPLOADING VIDEO FILES PLEASE COMPLETE THIS FORM AND SEND YOUR ART FILES TO INFO@PATCHOGUEARTS.ORG