Event information
Celebrating the October season, Abandoned Haunts & Curious Trappings is a juried exhibition of hauntingly beautiful artworks. from artists throughout the United States.
invited artists
Andrea Abler, Beyti Barbaros, Beatrice Barkin, Caley Belits, Jesse Brink, Jenn Brown, Christopher Daniggelis, Dennis Gai, Kelly Graham, Ashley Humason, Kathryn Jacobson, Karen Jakubowski, Arden Klemmer, Deborah Mohoney, Erin Mahoney, Robert Morris, John, Mulhern, Nina Offutt, Francis Pataude, Tanja Schlosser, Mary Scinto, Kerry Sclafani, Nathaniel Speece-Moyer, Elizabeth Swain, Susan Tiffen, Madeline Tomei, Ricky Workman
CONGRATULATIONS
CALENDAR
September 12 – Submissions due.
September 16 – Final acceptance Letters Sent
September 27, 12pm-8pm– Selected works drop off
September 28, 12pm-8pm – Selected works drop off
September 29, 12-5:30pm – Selected works drop off
September 30, 12-5:30pm – Selected works drop off
The Firefly Artists Gallery at 90 Main Street, Northport, NY
October 3 – November 2 – Exhibition at The Firefly Artists, 90 Main Street, Northport, NY
October 16, 7pm-9pm – Art Reception
Nov 3 – 12:00pm-5:00pm – Artwork Pickup
Nov 5 – 12:00pm-8:00pm – Artwork Pickup
Judge
The show will be judged by award winning photographer Matthew Christopher of Abandoned America.
Matthew Christopher has had an interest in abandoned sites since he was a child, but started documenting them in 2006 while researching the decline of the state hospital system. He has published two books of his work, Abandoned America: Dismantling the Dream (Carpet Bombing Culture, 2016) and Abandoned America: The Age of Consequences (Jonglez, 2014), and is currently working on a third as well as producing the Abandoned America Podcast and regularly updating this website. His photography has been featured in NBC Nightly News, the New York Times, the L.A. Times, NPR, Philadelphia Inquirer, Washington Post, Yahoo News, BBC, New York Post, Buzzfeed, the Weather Channel, the Huffington Post, the Discovery Channel Magazine, and many more. He has given presentations about the art of ruins, abandoned spaces, preservation, and mental health history for a wide variety of organizations, and his work has been displayed in galleries across the United States. His website, Abandoned America, has gained international attention and is considered one of the leading collections of images of abandoned spaces.
AWARDS
First Prize: $200
Second Prize: $100
Third Prize: $50
Honorable Mention.
"Abandoned Haunts & Curious Trappings"
90 Main Street, Northport, NY 11768
Reception October 16, 2025, 7-9pm
