2019 Nassau County High School Student Juried Exhibit
at The Art Guild at Elderfields
November 2 – November 24
Artists’ Reception and Award Ceremony
Sunday, November 3, 3-5 PM
Gallery and Reception: Free and open to the public
CALL FOR ENTRIES: The Art Guild invites all Nassau County High School Students to submit digital images of their 2D or 3D artworks for consideration to its “2019 Nassau County High School Student Juried Art Competition & Exhibition” which will be on view at The Art Guild’s home, Elderfields Historic Preserve.
CRITERIA: All styles from abstract to realism are welcome. Student’s 2D or 3D work must be original and done “by hand” (no mechanical reproductions or giclees) and created within the last two years. Please, NO FAN art (celebrity/musician/etc.) or images derived from existing cartoon or animal characters. All art must be original to the student. The selection committee’s decision is final. Works to be included in this exhibition must be available from October 28 – November 24, 2019. No exceptions.
MEDIUMS: Including but not limited to acrylic, oil, watercolor, pastel, mixed media, digital art, collage, encaustic, etching/prints or sculpture with pedestal. (NO COPIES, PHOTOGRAPHY, REPRODUCTIONS OR GICLEES.)
SIZE: Maximum size 30 x 30 inches including frame.
JUROR: Bennett Horowitz was born and raised in Queens County in New York City. He recently retired from teaching after spending seven years offering studio and art history instruction at the High School of Art & Design in Manhattan, in order to devote himself fulltime to fine arts painting. Horowitz is now primarily focused on developing his own Expressionist style of landscape painting; in the past he has also done a great deal of portrait/narrative figure painting. Horowitz received his BFA from Pratt Institute and his MFA from the California College of the Arts in Oakland, with additional training in graphic design, typography and computer graphics at the School of Visual Arts. He has worked professionally as an illustrator and magazine designer. Horowitz has been a fellow at the MacDowell Colony; his artwork has been exhibited at the Queens Museum and the Fine Arts Museum of Long Island, as well as numerous other solo and group shows.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00 for up to TWO entries per student.
Each student must fill out a separate form. No combining of fees or entries.
ENTRIES: Submission of images of student’s original 2D or 3D artwork created within the last two years should be sent Apply in one of these ways:
• Fill out the online form below, upload images and pay with a credit card via PayPal
—- OR —-
• Email images to ArtShow@theartguild.org, Print Form, and mail with a check to:
The Art Guild
200 Port Washington Blvd.
MANHASSET, NY 11030
TEACHERS:
We are happy to work with you! If you want to submit a group of students and have your district pay their submission fees, please give us a call (516-304-5797) or email us (info@theartguild.org). We look forward to working with you!
All entries MUST be submitted as digital files in JPG format, between 1 and 3 MB each, with 2,000 to 4,000 pixels on longest side. Label digital images as follows: artist’s lastname_firstname_entrynumber_title.jpg. (example: smith_john_1_beachsunset.jpg).
IF ACCEPTED…
ACCEPTANCE NOTIFICATION: The Art Guild Selection Committee will review all entries and notify each artist as to the acceptance of submitted work after October 16, 2019. 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.
FRAMING: Artwork must be framed unless gallery wrapped. No white frames. Mat boards must be clean. All work must be securely wired for hanging with the wire attached via screw eyes or D-rings to the frame. ABSOLUTELY NO sawtooth hangers, duct tape, or glued on wires. Label back of work with artist’s name and title of piece. Please contact The Art Guild with ANY questions or concerns.
DROP OFF: Accepted entries must be hand delivered to The Art Guild at these times
October 27, 3-5 pm
October 28, 1-7 pm
All Artwork MUST be suitably framed and wired for hanging (see Framing, above).
ARTISTS’ RECEPTION & AWARDS CEREMONY: Sunday, November 3, 3:00 – 5:00 pm. Please invite family and friends! If you can’t make it to the reception, the gallery is open November 2 – 24, on Saturdays and Sundays from 1-5 pm and by appointment.
Pick-Up
• Sunday, November 23: 3:00 – 5:00 pm (Exhibit Closes)
• Monday, November 24: 1:00 – 7:00 pm
If you have further questions or concerns, please call 516-304-5797.
