CreARTive – Sat., August 10, 2019 1-4pm

by | Mar 23, 2019 | Past Events

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO JOINED US – WHAT AN INCREDIBLE DAY!!

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And be sure to get on our list — become a member or email us at info@theartguild.org to get on the list!

Families – Join Us For CreARTive – Sat., August 10, 1-4pm

Families are invited to our FOURTH CreARTive at The Art Guild, on Saturday, August 10, 2019, from 1-4 pm. The open house with FREE art-related activities such as:

  • Tie dying
  • Japanese Relief Printing
  • Clay Hand-Building
  • Djembe Drum Making
  • Painting, Drawing & more!

CreARTive is a great way for parents to meet instructors and familiarize themselves with The Art Guild. New projects added for 2019! The projects will be geared for ages 5 through 12.

“Our art classes for kids are fun and educational,” said Susan Herbst, Director of Programming. “Our teachers are amazing professionals who come up with creative projects every week all year long. We’d like to reach out to parents, schools and the community to let them know that we offer fun, reasonably priced art classes for students of all ages – from kindergarten through high school, as well as college and beyond.”

Please be aware that we share the property with private families. Please be courteous of others while at Elderfields.

Thank you to everyone who came last year! See what The Port Washington News said about us!.

 

This event is made possible with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor M. Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and administered by The Huntington Arts Council.

 

 

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GO! The Art of Transportation – March 30-April 28

GO! The Art of Transportation – March 30-April 28

by | Mar 12, 2019 | Past Exhibitions

GO! The Art of Transportation – March 30-April 28

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 artworks for consideration for “GO! The Art of Transportation,” a Juried Competition and Exhibition. Train, plane, automobile, horseback, covered wagon, ferry, sailboat, bus, or bicycle, how do you get around town or around the world?

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 March 25 – April 28, 2019. DEADLINE EXTENDED: WEDNESDAY, March 13.

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

JUROR Antonio Masi is President of the American Watercolor Society and has been featured in The Artist’s Magazine, PBS: Sunday Arts, NBC-TV: Weekend Today in New York,” and Newsday’s “Bridgemaster.” He’s had solo exhibitions at the NY Centennial Commission of the Queensboro Bridge, the Forbes Gallery in NY, the NY City Transit Museum, and the Salmagundi Club, and was featured in The New York Times video, “Living City: A Tale of Two Bridges” in 2014. For more info, visit his website: antoniomasi.com.

ENTRY FEE  Registration is required! (Fees below.) Entry fee is non-refundable.

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 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.

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.  

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 March 14.

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 also be awarded.

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 Call 516-304-5797 or email artshow@TheArtGuild.org with “GO!” in the subject line. 

Fill out the form below, upload your images as per the instructions above, and pay with your credit card via PayPal. (PayPal is our credit card processor. You do not need a PayPal account to use your credit card.) Images MUST be smaller than 3MB.
If you have problems with the uploader, please email your images to artshow@TheArtGuild.org  – with ALL contact information, image titles and mediums.

CALENDAR

• DEADLINE EXTENDED: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 Application & images must be received.
• AFTER MARCH 13: Acceptance/Rejection notification


DROP OFF  Entries must be delivered to The Art Guild,
200 Port Washington Blvd, Manhasset, NY 11030, at these times.

• SUNDAY, March 24: 3:00 – 5:00 pm
• MONDAY, March 25: 5:00 – 7:00 pm

EXHIBIT
• Saturday, March 30 – Sunday, April 28
Gallery open Saturdays & Sundays 1:00 – 5:00 pm & by appointment 

Artist’s Reception & Awards Ceremony
• Sunday, March 31: 3:00-5:00 pm (All Welcome)

PICK UP
• Sunday, April 28: 3:00 – 5:00 pm (Exhibit Closes)
• Monday, April 29: 5:00 – 7:00 pm

Works not picked up within 120 days (6 months) of the final day of the exhibit will become property of The Art Guild.   

Introduction to Abstract Painting (All Levels) with Ellen Hallie Schiff

Introduction to Abstract Painting (All Levels) with Ellen Hallie Schiff

by | Dec 11, 2018 | Past Classes and Workshops

Introduction to Abstract Painting (All Levels) with Ellen Hallie Schiff
4 weeks • Monday • Feb. 4, 11, 25, Mar. 4 • 1:30 – 4 pm
$140M/$175NM

Intrigued by the idea of painting abstractly? This four session class will give you a taste of painting in an abstract manner . We will be working with black and white water based enamel on watercolor paper. This experience has been called “freeing” and “a lot of fun “ by so many students. Experience what it feels like to paint this way . Lots of individualized instruction and discussion . The works you produce here can be the beginnings of new ideas and directions.
About Ellen Hallie Schiff

Artist’s Statement
An essential truth seems to come alive when I use my body to create my paintings- something visceral and muscular; a directness that feels so “right”. The authentic mark is what I am after; the true, non-gimmicky, not contrived mark; the mark that is made when “I am the painting I am painting”. Playing with the paint, working sometimes at the speed of light, other times slowly and deliberately; all coming together in a flurry of physical activity. The result is an authentic moment in time.

Ellen is Vice President of The Art Guild of Port Washington and on the Art Advisory Council of the Port Washington Library. Her work has been exhibited in galleries in Philadelphia and New York. Her friend and mentor is Stan Brodsky.

Duane Keiser: Premier Coup Oil Painting – January 19-20, 2019

Duane Keiser: Premier Coup Oil Painting – January 19-20, 2019

by | Oct 30, 2018 | Past Classes and Workshops

SOLD OUT!
Duane Keiser: Two Day Workshop – Premier Coup
January 19 & 20, 2019
$375 Members/$410 Non-members

Through painting sessions, demos, and critiques, Duane Keiser will lead a challenging two-day workshop on premier coup painting. Premier coup, or “first strike,” is a painting done with the intent of finishing it in one sitting. Like Jazz, premier coup can be wonderfully improvisational while also requiring a high degree of precision and control. Duane will share his various strategies, techniques, and ways of thinking about painterly exploration of a subject within the confines of a moment.
Duane Keiser studied painting under Raymond Berry at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia and Lennart Anderson at Brooklyn College in NYC. His “A Painting a Day” blog has been written about in numerous publications, including USA Today, The New York Times and The Huffington Post. Using a makeshift easel made from a cigar box, he makes a postcard-sized painting each day and posts them to his blog where collectors can bid on them via eBay. The project is ongoing and can be seen at duanekeiser.com. He is also known for his “painted animations.” A modern take on the still life, these videos combine traditional painting, animation, and time-lapse. He has exhibited at Fischbach Gallery, Allan Stone Gallery and, most recently, the New York Academy of Art. His work resides in several corporate collections and hundreds of private collections worldwide, including the Gregory Peterson Collection. This interview has a good overview of Duane’s “A Painting a Day” project: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-seed/duane-keiser-a-painting-a_b_2776043.html
Bending Reality – Color Theory Workshop w/Patti Mollica – Aug. 24-25, 2019

Bending Reality – Color Theory Workshop w/Patti Mollica – Aug. 24-25, 2019

by | Oct 30, 2018 | Archive

Bending Reality – Color Theory Workshop w/Patti Mollica
Aug. 24-25, 2019 • 10 am – 4 pm
$300 M/$335 NM

Ever underwhelmed with landscapes that are “all green”, or urban scenes that are “all grey” or any subject that features less than exciting colors?

How do you translate your subject into colors that convey a more personal expression and response? How do you choose, mix and paint colors that you don’t actually see? How do you harmonize these colors and work with the color wheel / color schemes to assure that your painting will hold together in the end?

Learn how to harness color to make dynamic & creative color choices!

Attendees will learn how to:

– Translate colors that convey a more personal express and response
– Choose, mix and paint colors that you don’t actually see
– Harmonize colors and work with the color wheel or color schemes to assure that your painting holds together
If you have ever asked any or all of these questions, this workshop is for you! Patti Mollica, author of “Color Theory, an Essential Guide to Color” will be teaching the strategy behind working with color schemes and pushing color choices to the next level. If you are ready to embark upon new level of color exploration, don’t miss this workshop. 
Take your understanding of color to a new level in this intensive hands-on workshop. Learn how to harness color to make dynamic, harmonious and creative color choices in your artwork. All skill levels are welcome!

Patti Mollica believes that truly great painting is not about the “subject matter,” but rather the way an artist communicates beauty, sensitivity and integrity in whatever is painted. Flowers, gardens and sunsets are no more worthy as painting subjects than a subway station full of weary commuters, or a closeup of an old rundown building with cascading fire escapes. She believes that a painter’s job is to show the viewer the inherant beauty of all subjects and scenes, most especially the ones that are not commonly thought of in an artistic light.

Although she is equally comfortable working in both oils and acrylics, she feels that the new developments in recent years to acrylics make them a perfect vehicle for infinite versatility and personal expression. This is explored and illustrated in depth in her book, “Modern Acrylics“. She has also recently authored “Color Theory” and “Getting Started in Acrylics“, available in art stores worldwide and online at Amazon.com.

For more about Patti, please visit her website: mollicastudio.com

WORKSHOPS:  Cancellations by the student – more than 90 days: full refund. Under 90 days: $50 non-refundable registration fee is included in the workshop tuition.  Deposit is non-refundable within 14 days of the start of the workshop.