Flora and Foliage Juried Competition & Exhibition Attention Artists: Showcase Your Talent! Call for Submissions Now Open

Flora and Foliage Juried Competition & Exhibition Attention Artists: Showcase Your Talent! Call for Submissions Now Open

Flora and Foliage Juried Exhibit and Competition

FLORA & FOLIAGE

Juried Competition & Exhibition

Highlight the beauty and variety of plant life and florals, emphasizing your artistic  interpretations and perspectives.

Artists age 18 and older are invited to submit artwork for consideration for this exhibit.

Deadline: August 11th

Awards & Reception: Sunday, September 7th from 3-5pm

Exhibit on View: September 7 – 27

RULES FOR THE JURIED COMPETITION

 

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.
  • All artwork must be framed. Frame size must not exceed 36” on the longest side. Gallery wraps are acceptable, but must be at least 1” thick and must not exceed 36″ on the longest side.
  • 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
Entry Fees
  • Members: $35 (1-2 pieces)
  • Non-members: $45 (1-2 pieces)
  • One additional entry: $10 (per person)
  • No more than 3 works per artist
  • Entry fees are payable (1) online  or (2) check
  • Fees are non-refundable
Registration
  • Registration through the online app required
  • This is a juried competition. Submission does not guarantee entry
  • Payment must be included or submission will not be included in curating

REGISTER FOR THE COMPETITION

STEP 1: SUBMIT ARTWORK

Before submitting artwork:

  1. Make sure file size of images must be between 1MB and a maximum of 3MB. To resize or compress your images, go to PICRESIZE.com
  2. LABEL image as follows: lastname_firstname_title.jpg (example: smith_john_sunset.jpg)

Use online app to submit artwork


Click button below to submit your artwork

STEP 2: MAKE PAYMENT
  1. ENTRY FEES:
    • Members: $35 (1-2 pieces)
    • Non-members: $45 (1-2 pieces)
    • One additional entry: $10 (per person)
    • No more than 3 works per artist

2. Submission will not be included in curating without payment.

3. Fees are non-refundable

 

Option 1: Pay online
  • You will be taken to another website, if you do not have an account, you will have to set up one.
  • If payment is successful, you will receive an email confirmation.
Option 2: Check

The Art Guild Accounting Dept
PO Box 693
Port Washington, NY 11050

QUESTIONS?

Email artshow@TheArtGuild.org or Call 516-304-5797

CALENDAR & IMPORTANT DATES

Deadline: August 11, 2025 at 10pm

Notification: After Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Drop Off: Sunday, August 31, 3-5pm and Monday, September 1, 1-6pm

Pick Up: Sunday, September 28, 3-5pm and Monday, September 29, 1-6pm

Awards & Reception: Sunday, September 7th, 3-5pm

Exhibit on View: September 7 – 27*

 

*Artwork not picked up within 90 days will become property of The Art Guild

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

All artwork must be framed. Frame size must not exceed 36” on the longest side. Gallery wraps are acceptable, but must be at least 1” thick and 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.  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.

LIABILITY WAIVER

I wish to have The Art Guild of Port Washington, Inc., (“TAG”) consider my artwork for exhibition as indicated in this Registration Form, and I acknowledge that TAG has the right, in its sole discretion, to choose the artwork to be exhibited. I also acknowledge that unrelated business or other activities may or will take place at the exhibition location during the exhibition and I assume any risk associated with such activities. I further acknowledge that I have been notified that I should carry my own insurance to be protected against loss, theft or damage to my artwork. I fully understand and agree that the following waiver, release and hold harmless agreement is binding on my heirs, assigns and legal representatives. In exchange for TAG’s consideration of my artwork, I agree to assume all risks of copying, theft, loss or damage to my artwork in connection with TAG’s decision to exhibit or not exhibit my artwork or in connection with the exhibition of my artwork, for the duration of the exhibition from and including delivery to TAG, through and including pickup, and knowingly and intentionally release, discharge, hold harmless, and agree not to sue TAG, its officers, directors, members, committee personnel, agents or owners and/or lessees of the premises where the exhibition is held (“Released Persons”) from any claim, that I may have or acquire in the future, arising out of my submission of artwork to TAG for its consideration for exhibition, for TAG’s exhibition of my artwork, or while it or I am on the premises where the exhibition is held, for, including but not limited to, copying, theft, loss, or damage to my artwork, personal injury, or death, whether caused intentionally or arising from the negligence of any Released Person, of any other person or any other cause, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. The artist agrees to indemnify and hold harmless The Art Guild for any copyright claims arising from the display of his/her image. Whether or not any artwork submitted by me is chosen for exhibition, I consent to The Art Guild’s use of any artwork I submit (or an image representing such artwork) in connection with TAG’s communications to prospective members, members and the public.

CreARTive 2025

CreARTive 2025

CreARTive 2025

creARTive free art event

Mark your calendar’s, bring your kids to The Art Guild, Sat. Aug 2, 1-4 for a FREE cultural arts experience, tie-dye, painting, Gyotaku printing, mixed media, Rangoli nature design, Djembe drum making  and more…

Photos from Last Year’s CreARTive!

Long Live Long Island Juried Competition & Exhibition at St. Francis Hospital is open for submissions. Enter your photographs

Long Live Long Island Juried Competition & Exhibition at St. Francis Hospital is open for submissions. Enter your photographs

Long Live Long Island Photography exhibit competition at St Francis Hospital

LONG LIVE LONG ISLAND

A Landscape Photography Exhibit at St. Francis Hospital

Juried Competition & Exhibition

The Art Guild is thrilled to announce an exciting, continued partnership with St. Francis
Hospital & Heart Center to install a photography exhibition which epitomizes the philosophy of “Long Live Long Island – A Landscape Exhibit.”

We encourage all photographers to use their vision and creativity to articulate this philosophy. Photography of uplifting and inspirational subject matter including Long Island landmarks, landscapes, cityscapes and seascapes. People may be shown but with no recognizable features. Artwork will be on display for approximately six months at St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center.

Artists age 16 and older are invited to submit artwork for consideration for this exhibit.

Deadline: Monday, May 19th at Midnight

Sponsored by Annette and Dan Kasle

RULES FOR THE JURIED COMPETITION

 

Criteria
  • Photography of uplifting and inspirational subject matter including Long Island landmarks, landscapes, cityscapes and seascapes. People may be shown but with no recognizable features.
  • Photographs may be from film or digital and may be color or monochrome.
  • No generative AI should be used.
  • Subject matter should be taken from Long Island.
  • Photographs can be either vertical or horizontal
Size and Framing
  • Photographers chosen to participate will be required to deliver an unframed print of their work.
  • The Art Guild will provide 22×28 inch frames with bright white mats for presentation.
  • Final print should be in one of two sizes:
    Image size: 16×24 printed on a 17” wide paper. (Preferred size, will show best)*
    Image size: 12×18 printed on 13” wide paper.*
    *The mats that The Art Guild are providing are cut to opening sizes of 15.75×23.75 and 11.75x 17.75
  • No borderless or other sized prints will be accepted.
  • Suggested printing services- Baboo Digital: 212-727-2727, info@baboodigital.com,  arttoframe.com, and Bayphoto.com
Entry Fees
  • $30 (1-2 pieces)
  • Entry fees are payable (1) online  or (2) check
  • Fees are non-refundable
Registration
  • Online only submissions (no paper or email submissions)
  • This is a juried competition. Submission does not guarantee entry
  • Payment must be included or submission will not be included in curating
Finalists

The Gallery Committee and St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center 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 June 12, 2025 either by email OR on our website.

Exhibit Duration

The exhibit will be shown for approximately 6 months at St. Francis Hospital starting July 15th.

Sales

Please note, contact information will not be on display at St Francis with the exhibit.
All sales inquiries will be sent to artshow@theartguild.org and the artist will be contacted by The Art Guild.

Liability and 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.

REGISTER FOR THE COMPETITION

STEP 1: SUBMIT ARTWORK

Before submitting artwork:

  1. Make sure file size of images must be between 1MB and a maximum of 3MB. To resize or compress your images, go to PICRESIZE.com
  2. LABEL image as follows: lastname_firstname_title.jpg (example: smith_john_sunset.jpg)

Option 1: Use online app
  • You will be taken to another window to submit artwork.
  • If the submission is successful, you will receive an email confirmation.
STEP 2: MAKE PAYMENT
  1. ENTRY FEES:
    • $30 (1-2 pieces)
    • No more than 2 works per artist

2. Submission will not be included in curating without payment.

3. Fees are non-refundable

 

Option 1: Pay online
  • You will be taken to another website for payment. You will need to set up an account, if you do not have an existing one.
  • If payment is successful, you will receive an email confirmation.
Option 2: Check
  • Print and include submission form
  • Mail checks to:

The Art Guild Accounting Dept
PO Box 693
Port Washington, NY 11050

St francis logo
About St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center

St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center is Long Island’s safest, most-awarded heart program. The flagship of Catholic Health, Long Island’s only faith-based health care system, St. Francis is consistently ranked as one of the best hospitals in the nation for Heart & Vascular by U.S. News & World Report. For 2024/25, U.S. News also ranked St. Francis as among the nation’s best hospitals in seven other specialties: Orthopedics, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Pulmonology & Lung Surgery, Geriatric Care, Urology and Diabetes & Endocrine Disorders.

St. Francis Heart Center’s award-winning cardiovascular services are available to patients throughout Long Island, accessible at fellow Catholic Health hospitals, including Good Samaritan University Hospital, Mercy Hospital, St. Joseph Hospital, and St. Catherine of Siena Hospital. For two years in a row, in 2023 and 2024, St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center was awarded the nationally recognized HeartCARE Center designation by The American College of Cardiology
(ACC)—the only ACC HeartCARE Center designation in our region, including the five boroughs of New York City, Long Island and Westchester, and is one of only two HeartCARE Centers in the state.
St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center has consistently been recognized as one of the safest hospitals in the country, receiving 23 “A” grades for safety from the Leapfrog Group—the most for any hospital in Nassau, Suffolk and Queens Counties. In 2024, St. Francis received its 5th consecutive 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare Services (CMS), the first hospital on Long Island to receive this 5 star ranking.  The St. Francis Hospital Nursing department has earned the prestigious Magnet designation for nursing excellence four times in a row, an honor less than 9% of hospitals nationwide have received. By providing care of the highest quality and safety, St. Francis Hospital is raising the bar for the care of patients in Metro New York.

QUESTIONS?

Email artshow@TheArtGuild.org or Call 516-304-5797

CALENDAR & IMPORTANT DATES

Deadline: May 19th, 2025 at 12am

Drop Off: TBD

Pick Up: TBD

Awards & Reception: TBD

Exhibit on View: appoximately 6 months in 2024 – 2025

Juror: TBD

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

FINALISTS:

The Gallery Committee and St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center 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 May 30, 2025 either by email OR on our website.

SIZE & FRAMING
  • Photographers chosen to participate will be required to deliver an unframed print of their work.
  • The Art Guild will provide 22×28 inch frames with bright white mats for presentation.
  • Final print should be in one of two sizes:
    Image size: 16×24 printed on a 17” wide paper. (Preferred size, will show best)*
    Image size: 12×18 printed on 13” wide paper.*
    *The mats that The Art Guild are providing are cut to opening sizes of 15.75×23.75 and 11.75x 17.75
  • No borderless or other sized prints will be accepted.
  • Suggested printing services- Baboo Digital: 212-727-2727, info@baboodigital.com,  arttoframe.com, and Bayphoto.com

Your work must comply with the above OR IT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

SELLING YOUR ARTWORK

Please note, contact information will not be on display at St Francis with the exhibit.
All sales inquiries will be sent to artshow@theartguild.org and the artist will be contacted by The Art Guild.

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.

LIABILITY WAIVER

I wish to have The Art Guild of Port Washington, Inc., (“TAG”) consider my artwork for exhibition as indicated in this Registration Form, and I acknowledge
that TAG has the right, in its sole discretion, to choose the artwork to be exhibited. I also acknowledge that  unrelated business or other activities may or will take place at the exhibition location during the exhibition and I assume any risk associated with such activities. I fully understand and agree that the following waiver, release and hold harmless  agreement is binding on my heirs, assigns and legal representatives.

In exchange for TAG’s consideration of my artwork, I agree to assume all risks of copying, theft, loss or damage to my artwork in connection with TAG’s
decision to exhibit or not exhibit my  artwork or in connection with the  exhibition of my artwork, for the duration of the exhibition from and including delivery to TAG, through and including pickup, and knowingly and intentionally release, discharge, hold harmless, and agree not to sue TAG, its officers, directors, members, committee personnel, agents or owners and/or lessees of the premises  where the exhibition is held (“Released Persons”) from any claim, that I may have or acquire in the future, arising out of my submission of artwork to TAG for its  consideration for exhibition, for TAG’s exhibition of my artwork, or while it or I am on the premises where the exhibition is held, for, including but not limited to, copying, theft, loss, damage or destruction of my artwork, or any bodily or personal harm or injury, whether caused  intentionally or arising from the negligence of any Released Person, of any other person or any other cause, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. Whether or  not any artwork submitted by me is chosen for exhibition, I consent to The Art Guild’s use of any artwork I submit (or an image representing such artwork) in connection with TAG’s communications to prospective
members, members and the public.
The artist agrees to indemnify and hold harmless The Art Guild for any copyright claims arising from the display of his/her image. I have carefully read this waiver, release and hold harmless and fully understand its contents and agree and voluntarily sign below.

All the Beauty in the World Off-Broadway April 27th

All the Beauty in the World Off-Broadway April 27th

All the Beauty in the World Play

Field Trip: All the Beauty in the World on Off-Broadway

The Art Guild on the Go!

Date: SUNDAY, APRIL 27th at 3:00pm

Cost $60 each

Location DR2 Theatre, 103 E 15th St, New York, NY

The show is sold out

Patrick Bringley’s All the Beauty in the World is a portrait of one man’s life through a time of transition. While looking for somewhere to contemplate his life and heal from his brother’s death, Patrick quits his high-profile journalism career at The New Yorker and seeks refuge in the most beautiful place he can think of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Through his job as a Museum Guard, Patrick starts his life anew, all while falling under the spell of the place and the people he meets there. As his connection to the art around him grows, so does Patrick, until he gradually emerges … transformed by all the beauty.

There will be an audience Q&A afterwards with Patrick Bringley.

Mental Health Awareness Month Events

Mental Health Awareness Month Events

Mental Health Awareness Month Events

Mental Health Awareness 2025

Art Soothes the Mindful Soul!

Chair Yoga & Art Therapy

Date: May 13th
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 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.

Inspiration in Sound: Make Art with  the "Serenade Duo"

Concert & Conversation plus Art with Serenade Duo

Create with Live Music

Date: Friday, May 9, 2025
Time: 5:00-7:00pm
Open to high school students and up!

Join international award-winning ensemble Serenade Duo, flutist Michelle LaPorte and guitarist Gerry Saulter, for an engaging recital of “Global Chamber Music”.

Bring your imagination, curiosity, sketch pads, writing journals and/or any other creative tools and mediums to be a part of this multidisciplinary experience designed to bring people and the arts together!

Discovering inspiration through flute and guitar music from around the world, participants are encouraged to explore their creativity by working on their own art during this mini concert performance. Sketch the musicians, draw from the surroundings, compose a poem, color a picture, write a story, watercolor and express feelings in a personal journal, or simply just sit back and enjoy the music!

SoulCollage mental health awareness

SoulCollage® with Lisa O’Connor

Date: Saturday, May 10th
Time: 1 – 4pm

Unleash Your Creativity & Embark on a Journey of Self-Discovery!

SoulCollage® combines imagination and art to explore your inner world through intuitive collage making. Using images, scissors, and glue, you’ll create unique cards that reflect different aspects of yourself—your emotions, experiences and personal wisdom. Through this playful and introspective practice, you’ll gain insight, clarity and a deeper connection to your authentic self. Adults and Students Age 16+