Art of the Bloom
Juried Competition & Exhibition
Flowers have historically been a source of inspiration for artists and designers around the world, from Claude Monet to Andy Warhol. Floral imagery can evoke a wide range of emotions and moods, from the boldness of a daisy to the quietness of a water lily. How do you as the artist interpret and represent the The Art of the Bloom in your work?
Deadline: Monday, August 21st
Drop Off: August 27th, 3-5pm and August 28th, 1-6pm
Pick Up: October 1st, 3-5pm and October 2nd, 1-6pm
Awards & Reception: Sunday, September 10th, 3-5:00pm
On View: September 10-30, 2023
CRITERIA: All styles from realism to abstract are welcome. All works must be
original, and have been created in the last five years. References used in the creation of the
submitted work must be the artist’s own, or copyright-released for use in this work. Works
previously exhibited at The Art Guild Gallery will not be considered. Ages 18 and over.
MEDIUMS:Included but not limited to acrylic, charcoal, collage, colored pencil, digital art, ink,
mixed media, oil, pastel, pencil, printmaking, sculpture, or watercolor. No Photography, Copies, Master Copies, Reproductions or Giclees
Anemone
Bari Fagin Mixed Media 26×20 $500
Apple Blossom Time
Peggy Gooler Watercolor 26×20 NFS
Spring Tulips
Theresa Graff Watercolor 16×20 $225
Lotus Lilies
Jan Guarino Watercolor 15×19 $525
Linda Wallflower
Linda Haase Kane Hand build ceramic 6x9x7 $200
Soft
Stephanie Navon-Jacobson Oil 15×15 $1000
Floral_attraction
Laurie Levine Watercolor 11×13 $300
Botanical Whimsy
Randy Kraft Colored Pencil 18×21 $175
Tulips
Stephen Hetzel Oil on canvas board 7×7 $450
Keyfood Bouquet
Stephen Hetzel Watercolor on hot press arches 9×12 $750
Blue Magic
Frances Praver Oil on Canvas 36×36 $3200
White Orchids
Silvia Maria Rey Pastel 14×17 $750
Blue Vase
Silvia Maria Rey Pastel 14×18 $550
Garden’s Favorite Flower
Ilene Silberstein Oil 14×11 $1250
Procession of Roses
Ilene Silberstein Oil 11×14 $1250
Summer’s End
Nancy Wernersbach Watercolor 24×28 $750
Blooming Orchids
Nancy Wernersbach Oil 17×20 $550
Blossom In The Wind
Steven Vando Watercolor 25.5×19.5 $450
Chamade
Bob Stuhmer Marker/pen & ink stipple 19.5×15.5 $750
Irises
Joan Stevens
Roses
Kevin Yen Oil 18×15 $750
My peonies
Theodora Zavala Oil 13×13 $400
Red Flowers
Irene Sankari Oil 22×18 $750
Penelope’s Poppies
Irene Sankari Oil 20×24 $1200
Flower Series White #8
Carol Salerno Mixed media, printmaking, lino cut, collage and pastel 20×15 TBD
Mac’s Poppies
Denis Ponsot Watercolor 26×34 $1800
Praver_F_Blue Magic
Pink Rose
Howard Rose Oil 7×5 NFS
Garden spirit
Jen Rosoff Mixed Media 16×20 $125
Wildflowers
Shoshana Rubin Watercolor 15×12 $350
Lauren’s North Fork Sunflowers
Denis Ponsot Watercolor 26×34 $1800
navon-jacobson_soft
Blossoms
McAleese Watercolor 8×10 $50
Serenity
Viny Maliangos Oil 16×14 $375
Compliments
Christine Verga Maday Watercolor of Arches paper 28×20 $950
Blooming Poppies
Joan Laufer Oil 18×24 $750
Marigolds and Friends
Hali Layton Watercolor 22×18 NFS
Joyful Burst
Judi Musaro Lichter Soft pastel on Canson Paper 13×13 $150
Climbing Clematis
Diane Luger Watercolor 14×17 NFS
Tulips
Nancy Lyon Watercolor 19×22 NFS
Kraft_Botanical Whimsy
Elegant White Orchids
Marc Josloff 24×16 $500
Hibiscus
Sabine Jean Bart Oil 14×18 $390
Pink Bloom
Shelley Holtzman Watercolor 24×28 $1500
Garden Stripes
Shelley Holtzman Oil 36×24 $3500
Anita’s Gift
Linda Funk Pastel 21.75×16 $475
Golden Girls
Elizabeth Fusco Watercolor 20×16 $750
Spring Fling
Michele Garfield Oil on Canvas 18x14x1.5 $550
Stroke of Orange
Kayla Gomez Molano Mixed Media 13×13 $400
Hetzel_Stephen_Tulips
Spring Bouquet
Debbie Foglia Watercolor on Arches Paper 18×21.5 $550
Flower collage 1
Karen Fagelman Acrylic/Oil/Printer paper/Gold leaf 18×24 $400
Hyacinths
Anastasia Eswar Oil on cradled board 16×12 $500
Barnside
Jane Colgan Acrylic 12×12 $250
Wisteria
Caryn Coville Ink and Watercolor 13×8 $615
Irish eyes
Caryn Coville Colored pencil and water soluble artist’s crayons 10×8 $675
Queen Of May
Aleta Crawford Oil 18×22 $800
Spring
Oksana Danziger
Tiny Vase, Abundance of Blooms 1
Judith Caseley Acrylic, glitter and collage 25×25 $495
Summer Dining
Bethany Borukhov
Behling_Bloomin Wisteria
Roses in bloom
Roses in bloom
Barnaby_Flowers on a window sill
Adamwicz_Untitled 2
ZZankel_Orange Tulip
Ahern-Mary-Disco-Belle-Hibiscus
Amato_C_Zinnias 1
Bares_Diane_SustainableGarden
Adamwicz Untitled 3
Lyman_Piper_Stand Tall
Adrianna’s Lilypad
Adrianna Flores Colored Pencils 8.5×11 NFS
Dancing in the Light
Lee Lindgren Oil on Aluminum 31×25 $1200
Congratulations to Our Accepted Artists!
Eugene Adamowicz: Untitled 2, Untitled 3
Mary Ahern: Disco Belle Hibiscus
Carolina Amato: Zinnias 1
Diane Bares: Sustainable Garden
Douglas Barnaby: Flowers on a Window Sill
Claudia Bedell: Roses in bloom
Mary Behling: Bloomin Wisteria
Bethany Borukhov: Summer Dining
Judith Caseley: Tiny Vase- Abundance of Flowers
Jane Colgan: Barnside
Caryn Coville: Irish Eyes, Wistera
Aleta Crawford Peony – Queen of May
Oksana Danziger: Spring
Anastasia Eswar: Hyacinths
Karen Fagelman: Flower Collage 1
Bari Fagin: Anemone
Adrianna Flores: Adrianna’s Lilypad
Debbie Foglia: Spring Bouquet
Linda Funk: Anitais Gift
Elizabeth Fusco: Golden Girls
Michele Garfield: Spring Fling
Kayla Gomez Molano: Stroke of Orange
Peggy Gooler: Apple Blossom Time
Theresa Graff: Spring Tulips
Jan Guarino: Lotus Lililes
Linda Haase Kane: Wallflower
Stephen Hetzel: Keyfood Bouquet, Tulips
Shelley Holtzman: Garden Stripes, Pink Bloom
Sabine Jean-Bart: Hibiscus
Marc Josloff: Elegant White Orchids
Randy Kraft: Botanical Whimsy
Joan Laufer: Blooming Poppies
Hali Layton: Marigolds and Friends
Laurie Levine: Floral Attraction
Lee Lindgren: Dancing in the Light
Diane Luger: Climbing Clematis
Piper Lyman: Just Because
Nancy Lyon: Tulips
Viny (Virginia) Maliangos: Serenity
Geraldine McAleese: Blossoms
Judi Musaro Lichter: Joyful Burst
Stephanie Navon-Jacobson: Soft
Denis Ponsot: Mac’s Poppies, Lauren’s North Fork Sunflowers
Frances Praver: Blue magic
Silvia Rey Maria: White Orchid, Blue Vase
Howard Rose: Pink Rose
Jennifer Rosoff: Garden Spirit
Shosana Rubin: Wildflowers
Carol Salerno: Flower Series White #8
Irene Sankari: Penelope’s Poppies, Red Flowers
Ilene Silberstein: Procession of Roses, Garden’s Favorite Flower
Joan Stevens: Irises
Bob Stuhmer: Chamade
Steven Vando: Blossom In The Wind
Christine Verga: Maday “Compliments”
Nancy Wernersbach: Summer’s End, Blooming Orchid
Kevin Yen: Roses
Theodora Zavala: My Peonies
Angeli Zenkel: Orange Tulip
CALENDAR & IMPORTANT DATES
DEADLINE: Monday, August 21st
ACCEPTANCE NOTIFICATION: after August 23rd
DROP OFF: August 27th, 3-5pm and August 28, 1-6pm
PICK UP: October 1st, 3-5pm and October 2nd, 1-6pm
ARTIST’S RECEPTION & AWARDS CEREMONY: September 10th, 3-5:00 pm
ON VIEW: September 10 – 30, 2023
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.
FINALISTS & AWARDS
FINALISTS:
The Selection Committee will review all entries and notify each artist as to the acceptance of the submitted work. High school students will be reviewed and judged separately. 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 either by email OR on our website.
AWARDS:
1st Place $300 • 2nd Place $200 • 3rd Place $100 • Honorable Mentions
SIZE & FRAMING
If your artwork is selected, it must be framed.
Frame size must not exceed 36” on the longest side.
It must be wired securely for hanging with screw eyes or D-rings to the frame, NOT the backboard. No sawtooth hangers, tape, strings. Gallery wraps are acceptable, but must be at least 1” thick. We can wire for you for a $10 fee.
Work must be labeled on the back 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.
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.
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.