Call to Artists: TWISTED, Online Juried Competition and Exhibition
On view: Apr 15 – May 13, 2021
Artists Online Awards & Reception: Thurs, Apr 15, 7:30pm

Congratulations to the following artists and artwork(s) accepted to the show!

Lucia Alberti –  Ladies On The Lake inspired by Monet
Madeleine Cannon –  Beach Vibes Inspired by David Hockney’s Chair, When I Grow Up Inspired by Raoul Hausmann’s The Art Critic
Stacy Carner –  The Girl in the Waterfall inspired by H.Bosch
Nou-Chou – Mona’s Mind inspired by Leonardo Davinci’s Mona Lisa
Jaio Dos Anjos – Little Girls Imaginary fFriends inspired by Pablo Picasso`s Guernica, The Bridesmaids inpired by Gustav Klimt`s The Kiss
Simon Fenster – This Isn’t Not A Pipe inspired by Rene Magritte, Cosmos inspired by Adolph Gottleib’s Mist
Bill Grabowski – Paul and I inspired by Cezanne
Dan Hittleman – Butterflies inspired by Andy Wahol’s Benz Racing Car & Che Guevera, Dahlias inspired by Andy Wahol’s Benz Racing Car & Che Guevera
Randy Ilowite  – Woman With A Pearl Earring, Melanie’s World
Annette Kasle – Sunday in the Park with George inspired by Seurat’s A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, Rowing on the River inspired by the Hudson River School, Happy Birthday Liza Lollipop inspired by Wayne Thiebaud’s Lollipop Tree
Joan Laufer – Slumming with Toulouse Lautrec
John Micheals – Time Warp inspired by Dali, A Softer Moment inspired by Seurat
Stephanie Navon-Jacobson – Up close, inspired by Georgia O’Keefe
Lisa O’Connor – The Great Wave off my Gel Pad inspired by The Great Wave off Kanagawa, Hokusai, Gypsy Mona Lisa inspired by Mona Lisa, Leonardo Davinci
Karla Panameno* – American Dream inspired by Grant Woods American Gothic
Alan Richards – Midtown Reverie inspired by Edward Hopper, The Lady With Red Gloves inspired by Rene Magritte
Ilene Silberstein – Creamery ode to Giorgio Morandis
Barbara Silbert – Saving Bathsheba after Rembrandt
Susan Kozodoy Silkowitz – Man on the Boardwalk inspired by the photography of Diane Arbus, Jeffrey and Friend – inspired by the photography of Diane Arbus
Barbara Spivak – Homage to Chagall, Viral Persistence
Alan Stein – Inspired by Renoir painting
Tai Taeoalii – The Last Suffer inspired by DaVinci’s Last Supper, 2020 in a Nutshell inspired by Michelangelo’s sculpture The Deposition
Jane Tujak – My Picasso
Leo Tujak – Water Lilies inspired by Monet
Dave Wollin – Yellowstone Falls inspired by Ansel Adams, Yellowstone Falls viewed from Artist Point, Nature’s Prism inspired by Ansel Adams Fountain Geyser Pool

*High school student

Download the form here
The Art Guild invites all artists, high school and older, to submit artworks for consideration for “TWISTED” a Juried Competition and Exhibition.   

Show us your twist on a great artist’s work!

Twisted will focus on your authentic creation that is inspired by a famous artist or artwork. All compositions must be original; whether you choose to reinterpret, pay homage to, or create a parody of… let’s see your best work!

No Master or direct copies accepted. No photography will be accepted in which the main concept is not your original photograph.  Please create something new and exciting!

Title of your work should be formatted as such:

(Your Title) inspired by (Artist and/or Artwork Title).

Example: Nocturne Landscape inspired by Van Gogh’s Starry Night

CRITERIA All styles from abstract to realism 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. The curating committee’s decision is final.

MEDIUMS: Included but not limited to acrylic, charcoal, collage, colored pencil, digital art, ink, mixed media, oil, pastel, pencil, photography, printmaking, sculpture, or watercolor. No Master or direct copies accepted. No photography will be accepted in which the main concept is not your original photograph.  Please create something new and exciting!

JUROR OF AWARDS: Charles A. Riley II, PhD. is the director of the Nassau County Museum of Art, an arts journalist, curator and professor at Clarkson University. He graduated from Princeton and received his Phd from City College of New York. He is the author of thirty-two books on art, architecture and public policy. He recently published Free as Gods (University Press of New England) and he is now working on Rodin and his Circle (Chimei Museum, Taiwan).

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

ENTRY FEE(S) Registration is required and non-refundable.

• Members: $25 (1-2 pieces) or $35 (an additional piece).
• Non-members: $35 (1-2 pieces) or $45 (an additional piece)
• Student members: $15 (1-2 pieces) or $20 (an additional piece)
• No more than 3 works per artist

ENTRIES Digital submissions of up to three (3) images via email to artshow@TheArtGuild.org or uploaded to our website, 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 (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. 

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 26, 2021 either by email or here on the website.

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.