Diane Luger

by | Jul 28, 2023 | Board Member

Diane Luger

Board Member

Diane Luger received her BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City earning her degree in graphic design which led her to a career in Publishing. She was the VP Executive Art Director for the Hachette Publishing Group where she designed award winning covers for New York Times Bestselling authors including James Patterson, Nelson DeMille and Sandra Brown.

In recent years, Diane had the opportunity to contribute to community projects. She entered her design illustrating the “History of Port Washington” for a mural competition. Her design was selected by Residents Forward and Hearts PW. The mural can be viewed at the corner of N. Maryland Avenue and Main Street. Although Diane had a rich career in the graphic arts, she also nurtured her lifelong love of photography. She discovered and became a member of The Long Island Center of Photography where she was able to exhibit her work at various venues over the years.

Most recently, Diane began painting with watercolor, which is now one of her favorite mediums. Diane continues to learn and practice by taking classes with Marc Josloff as well as other instructors at The Art Guild.

Board of Directors

Diane Bares
Mary Behling
Jo-Anne Behal
Katrina Benson
Angela Classi
Bart Davis
Dina De Giorgio
Safia Fatimi
Francine Furtado
Shelley Holtzman
Annette Kasle
Marceil Kazickas
Michelle Lewis
Diane Luger
Nancy Lyon
Mark Mancher
Carol Schepp
Talia Senders
Ilene Silberstein
David Wollin

CreARTive 2023

by | Jul 24, 2023 | Homepage, Past Events

CreARTive 2023

Mark your calendar’s, bring your kids to The Art Guild, Sat. Aug 5, 1-4 for a FREE cultural arts experience, tie-dye, painting, Gyotaku printing, mixed media, Rangoli nature design, Djembe drum making  and more…

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Journey through Touch with Helen Keller Exhibition

Journey through Touch with Helen Keller Exhibition

by | Jul 13, 2023 | Exhibitions, Homepage, Past Exhibitions, Past Opportunities

helen keller exhibit

Journey through Touch: A Tactile Art
Experience

A collaborative artist exhibition with the Helen Keller Services

The Art Guild is proud to present our collaborative artist exhibition with the Helen Keller Services,

“Journey Through Touch: A Tactile Art Experience.”

Attendees of the exhibit will experience art from a new perspective – through your fingertips. This unique exhibit focuses on the sense of touch, where you can feel the shapes and textures that bring these creations to life. Each piece carries a unique narrative, created by DeafBlind and blind artists of Helen Keller Services. We invite you to PLEASE TOUCH the art!

ON VIEW:
August 4th – August 18th
Tuesdays – Saturdays
12 – 4pm


or by appointment (call 516.304.5797 or email)

RECEPTION:
Tuesday, August 8th
6 – 8pm

Art of the Bloom Juried Competition & Exhibition

Art of the Bloom Juried Competition & Exhibition

by | Jun 8, 2023 | Exhibitions, Past Exhibitions, Past Opportunities

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

Pastels class Silvia Rey

White Orchids Silvia Rey

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

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.

Jo-Anne Behal

by | May 1, 2023 | Board Member

Jo-Anne Behal

Board Member

Born in Australia, Jo-Anne has made Manhasset her home for the past 21 years. Now retired, Jo-Anne worked for over 20 years in the hotel/hospitality industry in operational, managerial, corporate, and consulting capacities. She has a deep personal passion for achieving excellence and creating an environment where both businesses and people flourish. The most exciting part of her experience was working in 12 different countries, in various multi-cultural environments.

She and her husband both love to travel and explore new places. In addition, Jo-Anne enjoys abstract painting, photography, ballroom dancing, and genealogy.

Affiliations
The Art Guild of Port Washington
Nassau County Museum of Art
Long Island Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Manhasset Bay Yacht Club

 

Board of Directors

Diane Bares
Mary Behling
Jo-Anne Behal
Katrina Benson
Angela Classi
Bart Davis
Dina De Giorgio
Safia Fatimi
Francine Furtado
Shelley Holtzman
Annette Kasle
Marceil Kazickas
Michelle Lewis
Diane Luger
Nancy Lyon
Mark Mancher
Carol Schepp
Talia Senders
Ilene Silberstein
David Wollin