Mental Health Awareness Month: Make Art with Live Music Group the “Serenade Duo” on May 9th

Mental Health Awareness Month: Make Art with Live Music Group the “Serenade Duo” on May 9th

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Art and Music

Inspiration in Sound: Make Art with  the “Serenade Duo” 

Conversation led by Serenade Duo
Date: Friday, May 9, 2025
Time: 5:00-7:00pm
Level: All
Fee: $15 members / $25 non-members

Let music spark your creativity in this unique interactive experience with the award-winning Serenade Duo—flutist Michelle LaPorte and guitarist Gerry Saulter. You’re invited to draw, paint, write, or create however you’re inspired in the moment as they perform beautiful and expressive music from around the world,

Bring your favorite creative tools—sketchbooks, journals, watercolors, or even just your imagination—and enjoy the freedom to make art while listening to the live sounds of flute and guitar. Whether you’re sketching the performers, capturing the mood of the music, or simply reflecting in your journal, this event is all about connecting sound and self-expression.

Open to all ages and artistic abilities, this relaxed, judgment-free space celebrates the joy of creating and the emotional power of music. The Serenade Duo will also share insights and stories behind the pieces, adding depth to your experience as you listen and make.

 

celebrate mindfulness with chair yoga and art therapy exercises

celebrate mindfulness with chair yoga and art therapy exercises

mental health awareness mindfulness event

Celebrate Mental Health Awareness in the Month of May!

Meditate & Create

Date: May 8th
Time: 7 – 9:00pm
Free event! Open to high school students and up!

This May, The Art Guild, is  hosting island wide events during May Mental Health Awareness Month. Please join us on May 8th as Sandy Wilding, yoga instructor from YogaLife, starts off the night leading chair yoga and breathing exercises. Pamela Schindler-Thomsen, licensed art therapist, will follow up with a mindful art project. Space is limited so please RSVP. Free event! Open to high school students and up.

IN COLLABORATION WITH

sandy wilding yogalife

Sandy Wilding – yoga instructor

Several years ago I was mentally drained and physically beat up from my job. I decided to take some time off to heal. I wandered into a yoga studio in Port Washington and never looked back. I knew that after just two weeks of practice I wanted to become an instructor and was certified to teach within 6 months. I hold several certificates, including Yoga Alliance RYT-200, Health and Wellness Coaching, Restorative Yoga and Reiki. Besides teaching yoga year round, I spend my summers teaching kids’ yoga at Port Day Camp. During the school year I am a Teacher Assistant in the ENL program at Schreiber High School. Please join me on a journey to a place where the heart is open and the mind is free.

Namaste


Pamela Schindler-Thomsen – Licensed Board Certified Creative Arts Therapist

I’m a licensed Creative Arts therapist specializing in helping children through adults identify obstacles in their lives that cause conflict in their day to day lives.

I like to think outside the box and use creative thinking in helping my clients problem solve.  In session I like to use mindfulness.  Whether that means focusing on our senses instead of the chatter in our minds to help be in the moment, or deep breathing to quiet that chatter.

We can’t solve tomorrow’s issues with todays information.  I stress the importance of being present, because we CAN handle anything in the moment, but cannot change what happened in our past, or control what happens in our future.

In session, I use breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, and hypnotherapy to help with anxiety.

Together we will work to identify, challenge and replace  thoughts that don’t work in your benefit.  We replace these thoughts with healthier, more realistic ones which help improve overall quality of life, and a greater sense of joy.I love to use metaphor, storytelling and art to help in this process.

I have worked as a licensed therapist in various settings for over 20 years helping people with various mental and emotional difficulties.

We are so much stronger than our fears and negative thoughts.  We all have goals, which are important..but the HOW TO attain them is the important part..and that’s where I come in.  We all get stuck, but that’s only temporary, we can all become unstuck and grow.

2022 Nassau County High School Student Juried Competition & Exhibition

2022 Nassau County High School Student Juried Competition & Exhibition

Adult & kids workshops in painting, urban sketch, watercolor, acrylic pour, printmaking, yarn, photography, oils, iphone

2022 Nassau County High School Student Juried Exhibit & Competition

On View: November 6 – 26, 2022
Reception & Awards: Sunday, Nov 6th  3-5pm
Deadline for Submission: Monday, October 17 midnight EST

Congratulations to the following artists for their acceptance to the exhibit!

Roy Arunima (Valley Stream North HS)  Behind Her Eyes
Melad Asli (Great Neck South HS)  Lost In Translation
Katherine Bachmann (Manhasset Secondary)  Perfect College Numbers
Quinn Cacioppo (Manhasset Secondary)  Advenal Zone
Brigitte Calderon (Oceanside HS)  Colorful Taste
Gabby Cardone (Herricks HS)  Female Rage
Madisen Carpentier (Paul D. Schreiber HS)  Jackpot!
Iris Chen (Manhasset Secondary)  Under Going Perfection
Yue Chen (Syosset HS)  Faded
 Raw
Isabella Chvasta (Syosset HS)  Succession
Madison Cohen (Portledge HS)  Living Through A Prizm
Bryan Da Silver (Manhasset Secondary)  Making The Wrong Decisions
Ava De Angelis (Oyster Bay HS)  Feeding The Beta
Daniella Dell’Aquila (Manhasset Secondary)  False Shelter
Amelia Diminico (Oceanside HS)  Untitled
Maya Flam (West Hempstead Secondary)  Time managment
Sela Goldfarb (Paul D. Schreiber HS)  Me Stepping
Emily Gross (Paul D. Schreiber HS)  Self Portrait
 Grandpa
Cassidy Gulliksen (Oceanside HS)  You Are My Dad
 Strawberry Fields
Saamia Hassan (Hicksville HS)  painful Begining
Brianna Hayes (Manhasset Secondary)  Beautiful Predator
Natalie Hayes (East Rockaway HS)  Hide Out
 I Just Want to sleep
Roselyn Ho (Manhasset Secondary)  A Maid Serves Its Master
Gloria Hsia (Great Neck North HS)  Imagination
Alyssa Huang (Syosset HS)  broken
 Euphoria
Olivia Im (Syosset HS)  Stuff
Soraya Jabir (Syosset HS)  Sculpture Study
Brian Jaco (Hicksville HS)  Art Supplies
Riya Jassi (Hicksville HS)  Have You Seen Me
Esther Jung (Syosset HS)  Shopping Spree
Lily Ke (Syosset HS)  Me Myself And I
Sammar Khwaja (Locust Valley HS)  Nancy Franke Study
Avery Ko (Great Neck South HS)  Distorted Fruit
Willaim Koch (Locust Valley HS)  The walls of our Youth
Lilia Landaverde (Glen Cove HS)  Eat Me
Kenneth Li (Manhasset Secondary)  The Forgotten
Ming Yan Liu (Manhasset Secondary)  Sweet Facade
Sienna Loiacano (Our Lady Of Mercy Academy)  The Hunger To Survive
Katrina Ludwikowski (Syosset HS)  Duck
Camryn Lyttleton (Baldwin HS)  Coral Skies
Yael Madjar (George W. Hewlett HS)  Breakfast Club
Grace Maldonado (Oyster Bay HS)  The Darkness Of The Eye
Elena Mingorance (South Side High School)  Seeds Of Hope
Julia Molina (Hicksville HS)  Teeth
Natalia Monsale (Glen Cove HS)  Blossoms Of Gardenia
Sadie Muller (Paul D. Schreiber HS)  June
Julianna Nabet (Locust Valley HS)  Open Me Carelessly
 Dormant
Minkyung Nah (Great Neck South HS)  Music Is Mother
Lauren Oliver Boppert (Oceanside HS)  Dreaming
Marley Parmely (Hicksville HS)  I Love Butter With My Pop Tarts
Veer Patel (Manhasset Secondary)  Old Vs Young
Phoebe Pinder (Glen Cove HS)  Opacare
Julia Punzone (Oceanside HS)  Desolation
Olivia Rapaccuiolo (Paul D. Schreiber HS)  6 Am dream
Leyla Rodriguez (Oceanside HS)  Love From Dad
Elizabeth Ruggiero (East Rockaway HS)  Philautia
 The Fruit Of Our Labors
Isabella Sanchez (Hicksville HS) Palette
William Santamaria (Glen Cove HS)  WSA
Annabel Scrivener (Our Lady Of Mercy Academy)  Autum Still Life
Gianne Shin (Manhasset Secondary)  Reminiscence Of My Home Town
 Childhood Plays
Kimberly Shrestha (Valley Stream North HS)  The Magical Library
Clare Simon (Locust Valley HS)  Trilogy
Rebecca Slobin (Great Neck North HS) Power
Francisco Suriel (Baldwin HS)  Untitled
Paige Sweeney (Oyster Bay HS)  The Magnifying Glass
Emily Tang (Syosset HS)  Sea Turtle
Lily Wagner (Hicksville HS)  12:37
Lauren Whitely (Syosset HS)  Perserverance
Kimberly Widjaja (Hicksville HS)  Starlight
 Art Supplies
Sitting Xiao (Gen Douglas MacArthur HS)  Animal Kingdom
Sofia Xu (Syosset HS)  Serval zentanale
Ruby Zhang (Syosset HS)  Flight
 Mother Nature
Elizabeth Zheng (Manhasset Secondary)  Lost In A Persona
Alisha Zhou (Manhasset Secondary)  Sleepless Nights
Huiqi Zhou (Roslyn HS )  I Day And night
AWARDS

1st Place $300 • 2nd Place $200 • 3rd Place $100 • Honorable Mentions

CALENDAR & IMPORTANT DATES

CALENDAR

DEADLINE: Monday, October 17, 2022 at midnight EST – Application, images and payment must be received.
ACCEPTANCE/REJECTION NOTIFICATION: on or after October 22th

EXHIBIT
• November 6 – November 26, 2022

Artist’s Reception & Awards Ceremony
• Sunday, November 6, 3-5pm

ARTWORK DROP OFF
Sun, Oct 30 – 3pm to 5pm
Tues, Nov 1 – 1pm to 6pm

ARTWORK PICK UP
Sun, Nov 27 – 3pm to 5pm
Mon, Nov 28 – 1pm to 6pm

TROUBLESHOOTING

QUESTIONS Call 516-304-5797 or email artshow@TheArtGuild.org. 

If you have problems with the uploader, please email your images to artshow@TheArtGuild.org  – with ALL contact information, image titles and mediums. We will invoice you for payment. Submission will not be included in curating without payment. 

Emailed images must include your name, contact information and the title, medium, value, and size in your email.

To resize or compress your images, go to PICRESIZE.com

Please be aware that the digital images you send should look as good as they possibly can. These will be the images that will be will be reviewed by our curators and displayed in our online gallery. Try to photograph your image in natural light, that the image is straight and that there is no glare on glass or varnished surface.

FAQs

Submitting through BOCES:

You can enter as many students as you wish and pay through BOCES.
Each student can submit their artwork and fill out the form on our website.
We will send you an invoice for the total number of students that you can submit to BOCES.
There is no group discount.

School District is paying:

Each student can fill out the form on our website and submit the work. (Disregard the mandatory payment. You can submit artwork without payment.)
Please send an email to artshow@TheArtGuild.org with the students names.
We will send you an invoice for all of the participants that you can submit to the district. There is no group discount.

Teacher is submitting artwork for a group of students:

The teacher can email all of the students artwork to us together at artshow@TheArtGuild.org and you will be invoiced after. There is no group discount. You can be the contact – meaning we would not email the students if they are accepted, we would just email you.

QUESTIONS Call 516-304-5797 or email artshow@TheArtGuild.org.

SELLING YOUR ARTWORK

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.

SIZE & FRAMING
If your artwork is selected, it must be framed. Frame size must not exceed 30” on the longest side Frames must be wired securely for hanging with screw eyes or D-rings to the frame, NOT the backboard. No sawtooth hangers, tape, strings. We can wire for you for a $10 fee. Gallery wraps are acceptable, but must be at least 1” thick. Work must be labeled with the title, artist’s name, street address, phone number, and email. Framing of your work must comply with the above OR IT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
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.

2021 Nassau County High School Student Juried Competition & Exhibition: Nov 7- Nov 27

2021 Nassau County High School Student Juried Competition & Exhibition: Nov 7- Nov 27

2021 Nassau County High School Student Juried Exhibit & Competition
November 7 – 27, 2021
Reception & Awards: Sun, Nov 7th  3-5pm

Congratulations to the following artists with accepted works in the exhibit!

Elizabeth Andre – “All Me”
Melad Asli – Reunion
Jacqueline Atchley – Loyalty
Emily Badette – Joy of Pets
Jazlyn Baptiste – Great Horn Owl Study
Eitan Beaulieu  – Imagination
Mary Blaney – Campfire
Megan Byrne – Centripetal
Quinn Cacioppo – Helicopter Skiing
Madeleine Cannon – Brother
Jasmine Cantos-Mendoza – “Make Me Less So I Want More”
Madisen Carpentier – Paint Brush Overpour
Katherine Cevada – Music to My Ears
Jindi Chai – Isolation
Qihui Chen-  Storage of Memory
Macie Cohen – Laundry Day
Amber Dacanay – Where’s The Other Five Percent, Summa Cum Laude
Grace DelValle – Paranoia
Samantha Dring – Godspeed
Nate Elbaum – Tupac’s Last Ride
Eliseea Faur – Zoning Out
Anjali Gauld – The Library at Night
Anoushka Glouchkov – Line Composition
Sela Goldfarb – Fruit Study
Sam Halvorsen – The End
Molly Han – Under the Star Lit Sky
Natalie Hayes – Ignorance is Bliss, Self
Roselyn Ho – Table for One
Elif Koch – Fall Pumpkins
Rena Kurbanov – Teenagers
Corinne Lafont – The Birth of a Nation
Lilia Landaverde – Pretty Boy
Alexis Levine – Downtown, Country Sunshine and Solitude
Serena Li – Covid Self Portrait

ARTWORK DROP OFF
Sun, Oct 24 – 3pm to 5pm
Mon, Oct 25 – 1pm to 6pm 

ARTWORK PICK UP
Sun, Nov 28 – 3pm to 5pm
Mon, Nov 29 – 1pm to 6pm

Noelle Valdinoto – 18 MonthsLoretta Liu – Autumn Hunt
Sophia Liu – Sculpture
Matthew Mariani – Untitled #2
Priya Mendiratta – Botanical Breath
Madeline Menke – Green Means Go
Alexandra Messina – Peace in Nature
Zyad Mohamed – True Self
Marisa Mohan – “Who Am I”
Natalia Monsale – To you, from the Afterlife
Kasey Mulholland – Flowers From Heaven
Minkyung Nah – Train to Home, Dad Tea Collection
Quinn O’Conner – “”Who Am I?” I guess”
Sania Parikh – Party
Sia Parikh – Peppers
Tayla Pecullan – Life Cycle
Brandasund Peterson – First Sight
Phoebe Filiz Pinder – Eclectic
Nicolette Polena – Aphrodite
Olivia Rapaccuiolo – Self portrait
Calista Rodriguez – Trumpets
Arunima Roy – “Who Am I?”
Brandon Schrier – Anticipation
Kimberly Shrestha – Who Am I
Emily Sontag – The Hands Of The Cardinal Sins
Dylan Torrella – Abstract shapes
Noelle Valdinoto – 18 Months
Skylar Vernola – The Valiant Jackie Robinson

Lily Wagner – Shedding Light
Nina Wang – Dream of the Nouveau Rich
Taylor Wang – Restrictions
Isabel Yeo – Entrapped in Her Womb
Derek Yu – Confused, Freedom
Alyson Zeller – Wild Thoughts
Allison Zhang – Porcelain Rice Fields, Petricor
Caroline Zhu –  Segregation, Coffin of the Soul

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 2021 Nassau County High School Student Juried Art Competition & Exhibition

CRITERIA: All styles from abstract to realism are welcome. All works must be original, and have been created in the last two years. References used in the creation of the submitted work must be the artist’s own, or copyright-released for use in this work. No “fanart” (example: no paintings of Princess Diana, The Joker or Kurt Cobain unless you own the rights to, or have permission to use the reference picture). Works previously exhibited at The Art Guild Gallery will not be considered.

MEDIUMS: Including but not limited to acrylic, collage, digital art, encaustic, etching/prints, mixed media, oil, pastel, sculpture, or watercolor. (NO COPIES, PHOTOGRAPHY, REPRODUCTIONS OR GICLEES.)

SIZE AND FRAMING Size, with frame, must not exceed 30” 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, but they must be at least 1” thick with all edges painted and no staples showing. No saw tooth hangers, tape or string on the back. Work must be labeled with
artist’s name, phone number and email address.

JUROR: Jason Cuvelier: Jason studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art earning a BFA in Painting, which enabled him to develop an open-minded, yet distinctly process oriented artistic approach. Jason worked with muralist Stewart White where they painted seven large murals in the now closed Baltimore City Life museum. After he graduated from Yale University with an MFA in Painting, he was offered to return for a teaching appointment, where he had the opportunity to teach drawing & painting to enthusiastic undergraduates as well as graduate students. Craving more challenge and a new stimulus for his self-expression, Jason moved to New York City. In 2001, he secured a position at Christie’s Auction House in New York where he worked for 7 years with photographs, prints and old master drawings. He then pursued his teaching certification through the completion of coursework at Queens College in art education. For the past ten years Jason has been on the Board of CONECA and works as a freelance artist in photography and graphic design. He has shown his paintings and photographs in various galleries in New York City and the surrounding locale. Jason was showcased in a book of emerging artists titled Point Suite Contemporary Art by Annika Connor and participated in artist talks during the promotion of the book.

ENTRY FEE: Registration is required and entry fee is non-refundable. All payments must be received by October 13th. $25 for up to two entries per student.
Each student must fill out a separate form.

ENTRIES: Digital submissions of up to two (2) images should be uploaded to our website. Images must be between a minimum of 1MB and a maximum of 3MB and 1000 pixels on the shortest side. Label your
images as follows: artist’s lastname_firstname_entrynumber_title.jpg (smith_john_1_beachsunset.jpg).

Please be aware that the digital images you send should look as good as possible. These will be the images that will be reviewed by our curators and displayed in our online gallery. Try to photograph your image in natural light, be sure that the image is straight and that there is no glare on glass or varnished surface.  For tips on photographing your art, please click here for a tutorial by TAG member Steve Silberstein.

Fill out the form below, upload images and pay below. If you have problems with the uploader, please email your images to artshow@TheArtGuild.org  – with ALL contact information, image titles and mediums. We will invoice you for payment. If you prefer to pay with a check, please download the form here. Submission will not be included in curating without payment. 

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!

FINALISTS: The Curators will review all entries and notify artist of acceptance of the submitted work. The Art Guild has the right, in its sole discretion, to choose which eligible entries will be accepted for exhibit. All decisions are final. Artists whose work has been selected will be notified after Tuesday, October 19, 2021 either by email or here on our website.

ARTISTS’ RECEPTION & AWARDS CEREMONY: Sunday, November 7, 2021 3-5pm. Please invite family and friends! 

If you have further questions or concerns, please call 516-304-5797 or email info@theartguild.org.

AWARDS

1st Place $300 • 2nd Place $200 • 3rd Place $100 • Honorable Mentions

CALENDAR & IMPORTANT DATES

CALENDAR

DEADLINE: Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at midnight EST – Application, images and payment must be received.
ACCEPTANCE/REJECTION NOTIFICATION: on or after October 19th

EXHIBIT
• November 7 – November 27, 2021

Artist’s Reception & Awards Ceremony
• Sunday, November 7, 3-5pm

ARTWORK DROP OFF
Sun, Oct 24 – 3pm to 5pm
Mon, Oct 25 – 1pm to 6pm

ARTWORK PICK UP
Sun, Nov 28 – 3pm to 5pm
Mon, Nov 29 – 1pm to 6pm

QUESTIONS & TROUBLESHOOTING

QUESTIONS Call 516-304-5797 or email artshow@TheArtGuild.org. 

If you have problems with the uploader, please email your images to artshow@TheArtGuild.org  – with ALL contact information, image titles and mediums. We will invoice you for payment. Submission will not be included in curating without payment. 

Emailed images must include your name, contact information and the title, medium, value, and size in your email.

To resize or compress your images, go to PICRESIZE.com

Please be aware that the digital images you send should look as good as they possibly can. These will be the images that will be will be reviewed by our curators and displayed in our online gallery. Try to photograph your image in natural light, that the image is straight and that there is no glare on glass or varnished surface.

SELLING YOUR ARTWORK

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.

2020 Nassau County High School Student Juried Exhibit: Nov 1- Nov 22

2020 Nassau County High School Student Juried Exhibit: Nov 1- Nov 22

2020 Nassau County High School Student Juried Exhibit & Competition
November 1 – 22
Online Reception & Awards: Sun, Nov 1st at 3pm

Congratulations to the following student artists for acceptance to our juried exhibit!

Aleena Abraham – Luminance
Aubrey Abramson – Lighthouse, What I Did During Quarantine
Elizabeth Andre – Corkscrew Contour Line
Gabrielle Bautista – My Mother’s Working Hands
Annemarie Cabrera – The Most Famous Book
Brenna Camacho – Wonderland
Lin Chan – Scull and Rope
Bo Wei Chen – Bloom
Julia Cooper – Sunflower Field
Giuliana Copertino – Afternoon Tea
Grace DelValle – Broken Apart
Grace DeMartino – Landscape Collage
Keren Dial – Symbiosis, RBG
Julia DiMeo – Klimt Re-Imagined
Gilana Etame Devils – Throughout Time
Willene Exinvil  – My Sister and I
Eliseea Faur – Endless Anxiety
Anjali Gauld – Microscopic
Emma Georghakis – An Autumn Day
Cailin Hoang – Peace of Mind
Abby Hurt – Still Life: Glass and Ceramics
Sasha Hyde – Contemplating
Mia Kamensky – Teacup
Ava Kotliar – Soccer!
Kiki Lee – Hanging Derby Shoe
Malachi Lewis – Dying Savannah
Rhiannon Li – Forest
Giselle Lopez – Flying Fish Zentangle
Stephanie Lopez – Prismatic Bubble
Macayla McCaffery – Finish Line
Eireen McGuire – Peaches
Gaby McIntyre – Consumed By the Sea

Zyad Mohamed – Dicey Demolition
Alena Moreira – Elucidate
Madeline Morocho – “I’m OK”
Sadie Muller – Cat’s Eye
Brooke Murphy – Toilet Paper Castle
Ariana Papadopoulos – Self-Portrait
Talya Pecullan  – Fall Leaves
Grace Petersen – The Circus
Rachael Petruccelli  – Black Tide, Plastic Silverware
Sophia Pirone – Feeling Butterflies
Olivia Robson – Feel the Music, Joyous First Sound
Hailey Rojas – Inner Thoughts
Jenna Rosenberg – Sunrise
TJ Roszko – A Lasting Legacy of Aunt’s Cherished Earrings
Kelly Ryan – Koi, Carmine
Erika Saur – My Favorite Place
Madison Schneider – I’m Listening
Adam Shahine – Fire Through Wire
Kimberly Shrestha – Summer Skyline
Isabella Somma – Fruit Bowl
Zihan Sun – My Life, Trip
Noelle Valdinoto – Generational Dependency
Rebecca Van Houten – In the Studio, By the Shed
Taylor Wang – Our Ramen Place, Way Back Home
Grace Wayar – I Can See
Isabella Weber – Rooster
Emma Weston – Real Heros
Jacey Yang – New Year Peacock, Overfishing
Isabel Yeo – Trapped, Stuck Inside
Mina Yu – Serene Chaos, Left to Wonder
Nina Zar – The Sapphics
Alyson Zeller – Smile Me On
Allison Zhang – Peace of a Reflected Mind, Chrysanthemum

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 2020 Nassau County High School Student Online Juried Art Competition & Exhibition

CRITERIA: All styles from abstract to realism are welcome. All works must be original, and have been created in the last two years. References used in the creation of the submitted work must be the artist’s own, or copyright-released for use in this work. No “fanart” (example: no paintings of Princess Diana, The Joker or Kurt Cobain unless you own the rights to, or have permission to use the reference picture). The selection committee’s decision is final.

MEDIUMS: Including but not limited to acrylic, collage, digital art, encaustic, etching/prints, mixed media, oil, pastel, sculpture, or watercolor. (NO COPIES, PHOTOGRAPHY, REPRODUCTIONS OR GICLEES.)

SIZE: no size constraints

JUROR: Stephanie Navon-Jacobson

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: Digital submissions of up to two (2) images uploaded to our website or via email to artshow@TheArtGuild.org should be between 1MB and 3MB each. To resize or compress your images, go to PICRESIZE.com

Please be aware that the digital images you send should look as good as possible. These will be the images that will be displayed in our online gallery. Try to photograph your image in natural light, be sure that the image is straight and that there is no glare on glass or varnished surface.  For tips on photographing your art, please click here for a tutorial by TAG member Steve Silberstein.

Works previously exhibited at The Art Guild Gallery will not be considered.

Fill out the form below, upload images and pay below. If you have problems with the uploader, please email your images to artshow@TheArtGuild.org  – with ALL contact information, image titles and mediums. We will invoice you for payment. If you prefer to pay with a check, please download the form here. Submission will not be included in curating without payment. 

Label your images 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. You MUST change the actual name of the image file. Images CANNOT be named “image.jpg” or “fullrender.jpg” or similar – our database overwrites these images. If you email the images, you must include your name, contact information and the title, medium, value, and size in your email.  

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!

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 October 23, 2020 either by email or here on the website.

ARTISTS’ ONLINE RECEPTION & AWARDS CEREMONY: Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 3pm. Please invite family and friends! 

If you have further questions or concerns, please call 516-304-5797 or email info@theartguild.org.

AWARDS

1st Place $300 • 2nd Place $200 • 3rd Place $100

CALENDAR & IMPORTANT DATES

CALENDAR

DEADLINE: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at midnight EST – Application, images and payment must be received.
ACCEPTANCE/REJECTION NOTIFICATION: on or after October 23rd

ONLINE EXHIBIT
• November 1 – November 22, 2020

ONLINE Artist’s Reception & Awards Ceremony
• Sunday, November 1, 3pm

QUESTIONS & TROUBLESHOOTING

QUESTIONS Call 516-304-5797 or email artshow@TheArtGuild.org. 

If you have problems with the uploader, please email your images to artshow@TheArtGuild.org  – with ALL contact information, image titles and mediums. We will invoice you for payment. Submission will not be included in curating without payment. 

Emailed images must include your name, contact information and the title, medium, value, and size in your email.

To resize or compress your images, go to PICRESIZE.com

Please be aware that the digital images you send should look as good as they possibly can. These will be the images that will be displayed in our online gallery. Try to photograph your image in natural light, that the image is straight and that there is no glare on glass or varnished surface.

SELLING YOUR ARTWORK

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.