by Grace Lucarelli | Mar 26, 2018 | Past Exhibitions
Something Blue Exhibit
March 3 – March 25, 2018
“Something Blue” a Juried Competition and Exhibition. Is blue the color of the sky or the sea down below? Is it just a feeling or a rhythm to which you tap your toes? Come see for yourself if there’s more to blue than what you know. Show us what makes you BLUE!
JUROR FRANK PORCU Mr Porcu is an artist and teacher, known for his dynamic larger than life lectures on anatomy for art and medical students He specializes in monumental figurative works and portraiture, in the late classical Hellenistic tradition. He is also well known for his extraordinary skill and mastery of drawing and painting. For more information on Mr. Porcu, visit his website, www.frankporcu.com.
FINALISTS The Selection Committee will review all entries and notify each artist as to the acceptance of the submitted work. The Art Guild has the right, in its sole discretion, to choose which eligible entries will be accepted to be exhibited. All decisions are final. Artists whose work has been selected will be notified after February 15.
AWARDS 1st Place $300 • 2nd Place $200 • 3rd Place $100 • Honorable Mention certificates and Student Award/s (if applicable) will be awarded.
by Grace Lucarelli | Feb 28, 2018 | Past Exhibitions
Photography Exhibit: Shedding Light on the Subject
Juried Photography Competition & Exhibition
On View: February 3 – 25, 2018
CALL FOR ENTRIES The Art Guild invites all artists, 18 years and older (high school students ages 14-18 years may enter in the student category), to submit photographic works for consideration for “Shedding Light on The Subject” a Juried Photography Competition and Exhibition.
Light enables photographers to make beautiful and striking images. How do you use light, in all its forms, to shed light on your subject and create compelling visions? We’re looking for creativity and originality – work that reflects your unique approach and style.
Criteria All styles from abstract to realism are welcome. All works must be original. The selection committee’s decision is final. Works to be included in this exhibition must be available from January 28 – February 25, 2018.
JUROR OF AWARDS: Katherine Criss is a fine art photographer, with more than sixty years professional experience in photography, painting and creating opportunities for artists to share their vision. In 2001, under the mentorship of Ernestine Ruben, Ms. Criss refined her series of layered surreal images.
A NYC native, Katherine was encouraged by her father, a prominent American painter, Francis Criss, to join a photography class taught by Bernice Abbott at the New School. Later after completing a BFA at SVA, she established a freelance photo business, (Have Camera Will Travel), and consulted on projects such as an exhibition of vintage photographs for the National Board of the YWCA. In 1992 she joined PWP (Professional Women Photographers) and served as President for seven years. Katherine moved to Long Island in 2006 joined the b. j. spoke gallery founding the ongoing Artist Circle group that meets regularly at the gallery in Huntington. In 2016 she created a mural, and donated it to the town of Riverhead. Katherine has served as a juror for the National League of American Pen Women, the Long Island Branch, and has images in the collection of La Maison Euopeene de la Photographie, Paris.
QUESTIONS Email photoshow@TheArtGuild.org. Please put “Photo Show” in the subject line.
CALENDAR
• DEADLINE: Midnight, MONDAY, January 15: Application & images must be received.
• Acceptance/Rejection notification after, Wednesday, January 17
DROP OFF Entries must be delivered to The Art Guild, 200 Port Washington Blvd, Manhasset, NY 11030, at these times.
• Sunday, January 28: 3-5 pm
• Monday, January 29: 5-7 pm
EXHIBIT
• Saturday, February 3 – Sunday, February 25, 2018
Gallery open Saturdays & Sundays 1:00 – 5:00 pm & by appointment
• Saturday, February 3, 3-5 pm – Artist’s Reception & Awards Ceremony
PICK-UP
• Sunday, February 25: 3:00 – 5:00 pm (Exhibit Closes)
• Monday, February 26: 5:00 – 7:00 pm
by Grace Lucarelli | Feb 27, 2018 | Past Exhibitions
Photography Exhibit: From My Perspective Feb 4-26, 2017
“FROM MY PERSPECTIVE,” a Juried Photography Competition and Exhibition. Angle, standpoint, viewpoint. What makes your photographic perspective special and captivating? We’re looking for creativity and originality – work that reflects your unique approach and style.
JUROR OF AWARDS: John Bruno A passionate devotee of the genre for over 37 years, John’s background is perhaps as diverse as it gets. A photographer for the NY Giants, Mets, Islanders, and the NY Racing Association, he has also been a wedding photographer for over 30 years. He enjoys producing unconventional images rich in color and as far from a “structured” photographic environment as possible. Currently John serves as Program Chairman for the Great Neck Camera Club and is a member of the Photo Artists’ Network (PHAN). He is also a Past President of the Port Washington Camera Club; Past Vice President of the Photographic Federation of LI.
First Place: Alan Richards, Where Should I Go From Here? Asked Alice
Second Place: Mike DiRenzo, Me and My Shadow
Third Place: Jeff Rothburd, Marshall Island Light
Honorable Mentions: Sandy Jo Hyman, Flaming Bridge; Joseph Nuzzo, Great South Bay; Ajay Thakur, Horseshoe Bend
Student Awards
First Place: Grey Lancaster, Lone Deer
Second Place, Jessica Ehrlich, Inside My Guitar
Third Place, Kaitlin Diorio, Visionary
Honorable Mention, Nicole Ann Merin, KIngs Park
by Grace Lucarelli | Jan 5, 2018 | Past Exhibitions
Art from the Heart – 10 x 10 Fundraiser Event
Our ONLY Fundraiser for this year!
Over 120 original artworks are hung in our galleries and they are beautiful!
We can’t wait for you to see it!
Silent Auction Begins Friday, December 1, and ends Saturday, December 9!
Reception: December 9, 5-8 pm. Bidding ends at 7:30 pm
Bring your checkbook or cash for quickest check out!Enjoy a hearty appetizer buffet from many local restaurants and supermarkets including: Frank’s Pizza, Wings Plus, Ayhan’s Marketplace, Stop & Shop, Saint Honoré, Whole Foods, Uncle Guiseppe’s and more!Remaining art work remains on display and for sale for $100 until January 7, 2018. Proceeds help raise funds for our high school scholarship program and children’s classes.
We provide the 10 x 10 cradled wood panel, you provide the artwork.
On View & for Auction – December 1, 2017 – January 7, 2018
Reception & Auction: December 9, 5-8 PM
Any and all media may be used: acrylic, oil, watercolor, collage, photography, etc. Anything that can be done or mounted on the provided board is acceptable.
• Any and all media may be used: acrylic, oil, watercolor, collage, photography, etc.
• Anything that can be done or mounted on provided board is acceptable.
• Low relief work is acceptable but must be hangable.
• Securely affix works on paper or any collage materials.
• Artwork must be dry when submitted.
• The panels are gallery ready—no need to frame.
• The Art Guild will wire the panel for hanging.
• Subject matter should be in good taste.
IMPORTANT DATES
Artwork must be received by Monday, November 27. Please call for drop off times.
EXHIBIT DATES
Bidding starts December 1 and ends December 9 at 7:30pm During our Opening Reception.
Remaining paintings will remain on view and will be available for purchase through January 7.
OPENING RECEPTION
Saturday, December 9, 5-8pm
There will be festive food and music, and all artwork will be for sale
Each donated finished work of art will auctioned, starting at $100 with 100% of the proceeds going towards High School Student Scholarships and The Art Guild’s Revitalization Fund.
All proceeds fund our Education Fund for scholarships and subsidize our children’s classes.
Take a look at some 10x10s from this year:
by Grace Lucarelli | Nov 27, 2017 | Past Exhibitions
2017 Nassau County High School Student Juried Exhibit
at The Art Guild at Elderfields
November 4 – November 26
Artists’ Reception and Award Ceremony
Sunday, November 5, 3-5 PM
Sponsored by Blick Art Materials
CALL FOR ENTRIES: The Art Guild invites all Nassau County High School Students to submit digital images of their 2D or 3D artworks for consideration to its “Nassau County High School Student Juried Art Competition & Exhibition” which will be on view at The Art Guild’s home, Elderfields Historic Preserve.
CRITERIA: All styles from abstract to realism are welcome. Student’s 2D or 3D work must be original and done “by hand” (no mechanical reproductions or giclees) and created within the last two years. The selection committee’s decision is final. Works to be included in this exhibition must be available from October 31 – November 27, 2016. No exceptions.
MEDIUMS: Including but not limited to acrylic, oil, watercolor, pastel, mixed media, digital art, collage, encaustic, etching/prints or sculpture with pedestal. (NO COPIES, PHOTOGRAPHY, REPRODUCTIONS OR GICLEES.)
SIZE: Maximum size 30 x 30 inches including frame.
JUROR: Bennett Horowitz was born and raised in Queens County in New York City. He recently retired from teaching after spending seven years offering studio and art history instruction at the High School of Art & Design in Manhattan, in order to devote himself fulltime to fine arts painting. Horowitz is now primarily focused on developing his own Expressionist style of landscape painting; in the past he has also done a great deal of portrait/narrative figure painting. Horowitz received his BFA from Pratt Institute and his MFA from the California College of the Arts in Oakland, with additional training in graphic design, typography and computer graphics at the School of Visual Arts. He has worked professionally as an illustrator and magazine designer. Horowitz has been a fellow at the MacDowell Colony; his artwork has been exhibited at the Queens Museum and the Fine Arts Museum of Long Island, as well as numerous other solo and group shows.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00 for up to TWO entries per student.
Each student must fill out a separate form. No combining of fees or entries.
ENTRIES: Submission of images of student’s original 2D or 3D artwork created within the last two years should be sent Apply in one of these ways:
• Fill out online form below, upload images and pay with a credit card via PayPal
OR
• Email images to ArtShow@theartguild.org, print form and mail with a check to:
The Art Guild
200 Port Washington Blvd.
MANHASSET, NY 11030
All entries MUST be submitted as digital files in JPG format, between 1 and 3 MB each, with 2,000 to 4,000 pixels on longest side. Label digital images as follows: artist’s lastname_firstname_entrynumber_title.jpg. (example: smith_john_1_beachsunset.jpg).
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: October 13
TEACHERS: We are happy to work with you! If you want to submit a group of students and have your district pay their submission fees, please give us a call (516-304-5797) or email us (info@theartguild.org). We look forward to working with you!
ACCEPTANCE NOTIFICATION: The Art Guild Selection Committee will review all entries and notify each artist as to the acceptance of submitted work by October 18, 2017. The Art Guild has the right, in its sole discretion, to choose which eligible entries will be accepted to be exhibited. All decisions are final.
FRAMING: Artwork must be framed unless gallery wrapped. Mat boards must be clean. All work must be securely wired for hanging with the wire attached via screw eyes or D-rings to the frame. ABSOLUTELY NO sawtooth hangers, duct tape, or glued on wires. Label back of work with artist’s name and title of piece. Please contact The Art Guild with ANY questions or concerns.
DROP OFF: Accepted entries must be hand delivered to The Art Guild at these times
October 29 3-5 pm
October 30 5-7 pm
All Artwork MUST be suitably framed and wired for hanging (see Framing, above).
ARTISTS’ RECEPTION & AWARDS CEREMONY: Sunday, November 5, 3:00 – 5:00 pm. Please invite family and friends! If you can’t make it to the reception, the gallery is open November 4 – 26, on Saturdays and Sundays from 1-5 pm and by appointment.
FORM: Please fill out your information and upload your images below. If you have a problem with the form or prefer to send a check, click here for prospectus and registration form, and email your images to artshow@theartguild.org. If you have further questions or concerns, please call 516-304-5797.
by Grace Lucarelli | Oct 30, 2017 | Past Exhibitions
Palate to Palette: The Art of Food & Dining
October 7 – October 29, 2017
CALL FOR ENTRIES Call for entries Art Guild invites all artists, 18 years and older (high school students ages 14-18 years may enter in the student category), to submit artworks for consideration for “Palate to Palette: The Art of Food and Dining” a Juried Competition and Exhibition. From sumptuous still-lifes or a single shiny apple, from casual picnics and farmers markets to elaborate thanksgiving dinners, food helps define tradition and culture, trigger memories and make new ones. Show us your favorites!
Criteria All styles from abstract to realism are welcome. All works must be original, and have been created in the last five years. The selection committee’s decision is final. Works to be included in this exhibition must be available from October 2 – 29, 2017.
MEDIUMS Including but not limited to acrylic, oil, watercolor, pastel, mixed media, collage, encaustic, etching/prints, or sculpture with pedestal. (NO PHOTOGRAPHY, NO COPIES, REPRODUCTIONS OR GICLEES.)
JUROR Susan Goetz Zwirn is the Director and Professor of Art Education at Hofstra University. Susan teaches courses in arts education, studio art, museums, and research on the brain and learning. She grew up in Port Washington and is honored to have raised and educated her children there.
As a painter, Susan’s art encompasses the realistic and abstract in both landscape and figurative images. Her work reflects a strong sense of place and mood, having been inspired by travel as well as her local surroundings of Long Island, NY. Susan’s paintings have been exhibited nationally and received many awards; much of her art can be found in personal and corporate collections in the US and abroad.
Susan received her undergraduate degree from Clark University and her graduate degrees from the Rhode Island School of Design and Columbia University.
ENTRY FEE Registration is required! (See below.) Register below and pay your entry fee with your cc via paypal or email us your images (with your name, title of piece, etc), download and fill out this form and mail with your check.
ENTRIES Digital submissions of up to three (3) images via email to artshow@TheArtGuild.org or uploaded to our website, should be between 1 and 3MB each, and between 2,000 and 4,000 pixels on their longest side. Please name your ACTUAL IMAGE FILES as follows*:
artist’s lastname_firstname_entrynumber_title.jpg
(ex: smith_john_1_beachsunset.jpg).
*Do not use the # or other symbols in the file name. Images cannot be named “image.jpg” or “fullrender.jpg” or similar – our database overwrites these images. You must change the actual name of the file.
If you email the images, you must include your name, contact information and the title, medium, value, and size in your email.
Works previously exhibited at The Art Guild Gallery will not be considered. Contact us at 516-304-5797 or info@TheArtGuild.org with any questions regarding uploading or emailing your images.
SIZE And Framing Size, with frame, must not exceed 36” on the longest side. Work should be cleanly matted and/or framed (if appropriate), wired securely for hanging, with the wire attached via screw eyes or D-rings to the frame, not the backboard. (Gallery wraps are acceptable.) No saw tooth hangers, no tape or string on the back. Work must be labeled with the title (if any), artist’s name, phone number, and email address. The Art Guild reserves the right to turn away any artwork that does not comply.
FINALISTS The Selection Committee will review all entries and notify each artist as to the acceptance of the submitted work. The Art Guild has the right, in its sole discretion, to choose which eligible entries will be accepted to be exhibited. All decisions are final. Artists whose work has been selected will be notified after September 20.
Delivery of ARTWORK Selected artwork, (ready for display), is to be delivered on the dates indicated below. Please provide a typed bio or artist statement, printed on one side of an 8.5 x 11 sheet of white paper.
AWARDS 1st Place $300 • 2nd Place $200 • 3rd Place $100 • Honorable Mention certificates and Student Award/s (if applicable) will be awarded, as well as a special “Chef’s Choice” award!
SALES Artwork may be sold directly by the artist with a suggested donation of 20% of the selling price from the artist to The Art Guild. Note, however, that sales may not be made at the exhibition. All work must remain on view for the duration of the exhibit.
LIABILITY & INSURANCE The Liability Waiver on the entry form must be signed by the artist submitting images for consideration. It is the responsibility of the participating artist to insure or self-insure any work submitted for inclusion in this exhibit.
Questions Email artshow@TheArtGuild.org. Please put “Palate to Palette” in the subject line.
CALENDAR
• FrIday, September 22: Application & images must be received.
• AFTER Monday, September 25: Acceptance/Rejection notification
DROP OFF Entries must be delivered to The Art Guild, 200 Port Washington Blvd, Manhasset, NY 11030, at these times.
• Sunday, October 1: 3:00 – 5:00 pm
• Monday, October 2: 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Exhibit
• Saturday, October 7-29, 2017
Gallery open Saturdays & Sundays 1:00 – 5:00 pm & by appointment
Artist’s Reception & Awards Ceremony
• Sunday, October 15 : 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Pick-Up
• Sunday, October 29: 3:00 – 5:00 pm (Exhibit Closes)
• Monday, October 30: 5:00 – 7:00 pm
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