Midnight Moment

Thank you for your interest in Midnight Moment! Presented in collaboration with the Times Square Advertising Coalition, Times Square Arts’ Midnight Moment is the world’s largest and longest-running digital public art program. On display nightly and seen by millions of viewers each year, Midnight Moment showcases the work of contemporary artists on the world’s most iconic public canvas – the electronic billboards of Times Square. Synchronized across 90+ billboards between 41st and 49th Sts every night from 11:57pm-12am, the program features a new artist’s work each month. Midnight Moment is made possible by the dozens of billboard operators who generously donate their advertising space for these 3 minutes each night, 364 nights each year. Participating artists are chosen by a selection committee composed of Times Square Arts staff, Times Square billboard operators, and administrators in various creative disciplines, including design, public art, and video art. Interested artists are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the Midnight Moment program. We invite you to visit a current Midnight Moment presentation in Times Square, or spend time reviewing past projects on our page. Our team recommends these locations for best in-person viewing: Duffy Square (Broadway Plaza between 46th and 47th St) and Broadway Plaza (between 43rd and 44th St).

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Content must be original works of moving-image art (still images or a series of still images will not be considered). Content must be submitted as completed works, not as a work-in-progress. Content must be appropriate for programming in a public space. The work should be accessible for the diverse and broad public audiences in Times Square. Content cannot include any nudity, sex, drugs, violence, religious iconography, overtly political messaging, expletives, etc. Content cannot be construable as an advertisement for anything, and cannot include logos.