Roosevelt Island Group Seeks Artistic Submissions For Festival

ROOSEVELT ISLAND, NY — As the world continues to constantly evolve, the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation is asking local artists to sketch out what they envision the world looking like in coming years as part of its preparation for its upcoming Fall For Arts Festival.

Local artists are asked to submit a sketch of their design which will be considered for a live mural painting during the RIOC’s upcoming Fall For Arts Festival, which will take place Sept. 25. The 16th annual festival will include live music, food booths, arts and crafts workshops and the live mural painting.

Submissions for sketches are due on Friday and more information about how to submit a drawingcan be found here. The theme of the murals will be “The future through your eyes” and invites artists to share how they envision or hope to see the world continue to evolve socially, culturally, environmentally and economically.

Each artist will paint one of several 6’ high by 8’ long or 6’ high by 16’ long murals outdoors during the festival from 10 AM – 4 PM* at one of two locations on Roosevelt Island:

• Southpoint Park (south of the Cornell Tech Campus)
• The Meditation Lawn (south of 501 Main St.)

“Our Fall for Arts Festival is a cherished event,” Shelton J. Haynes, president and CEO of RIOC, said in a news release. “The arts are incredibly healing, inspiring, and comforting and we feel as though this year will be particularly poignant as New York and the world stands on the precipice of a future we must design, together.”

The Sept. 25 event will begin at 10 a.m. and organizers are hoping to attract the vision of as many local artists as possible for the festival.

“Each year, this day is brimming with awe-inspiring creativity, enthusiastic community participation, and an abundance of fun,” Jessica Cerone, manager, Communications and Community Affairs at RIOC said, “We’re looking forward to working with outstanding artists and offering the community a beautiful day filled with fun for families and adults alike.”