Art on the Audubon Terrace

The Hispanic Society Museum & Library and the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA) are pleased to request submissions for the 2025 Art on the Audubon Terrace exhibition. Local artists are invited to submit proposals/designs for an original outdoor art installation to be exhibited during the summer and through Hispanic Heritage Month 2025. 

Home to a world-class art museum and library, the Hispanic Society is committed to expanding the discourse surrounding the art and culture of Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries. For nearly 20 years, the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance has worked to cultivate, support, and promote the work of emerging and established artists and arts organizations in upper Manhattan. Summer 2025 will be the third year the Hispanic Society and NoMAA have partnered to bring an exciting new work of art to the upper Manhattan community.  

Submission Deadline:  February 26, 2025  

Zoom INFO Session – Tuesday, February 4th at 6:30pm EST
(LINK) RSVP REQUIRED

To apply, please submit the following information by February 26, 2025 at 11:59PM EST   

If you have any questions, please email education@hispanicsociety.org   

Requirements/Eligibility:   

1. The proposed project should be original work that is either newly created or has never been exhibited in NYC.  

The work will be installed either on the pavers or grassy knoll in front of the East Building of the Hispanic Society Museum & Library on the Audubon Terrace. Works should not exceed a 10 x 15-foot area nor a height of 10 feet.   

2. Applicants must LIVE or WORK in Upper Manhattan, between West 125 St. and West 155 St. from Saint. Nicholas/Edgecombe Ave in the east to the Hudson River, OR between West 155 St and West 220 St. river-to-river, to be considered.   

3. All interested applicants are invited to attend an information session to be held via Zoom on Tuesday, February 4th at 6:30pm EST.  (LINK) RSVP REQUIRED

4. The work must be able to resist winds at 70 miles per hour without being anchored to pavers or walls. The artist must adhere to alterations suggested by the Hispanic Society Museum & Library engineering evaluation to safeguard the public, the property, and the artwork itself.   

5. Installation plans will need to comply with NYC DOB code and usually require staff-level NYC Landmark approval. The accepted work will be featured on Audubon Terrace for a period of approximately 10-12 weeks as well as online via the Hispanic Society and NoMAA’s websites.    

6. The selected artist will participate in public programing and promotional events related to the installation.  

Compensation:   

Artist(s) whose installation is selected for the exhibition will receive an honorarium of $10,000. The artist is responsible for all costs associated with the materials, production, fabrication, and delivery/removal to/from the Hispanic Society. The artist is responsible for installation and must bring their own installation team. Installation will be supervised by Hispanic Society staff.