2017 Members Showcase May 27 – June 25

2017 Members Showcase May 27 – June 25

by | Jun 26, 2017 | Past Exhibitions

2017 Members Showcase
May 27 – June 25

CALL FOR ENTRIES: The Art Guild will hold its 2017 Members Showcase exhibit at The Art Guild, Elderfields Preserve, 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset, NY 11030. All TAG members are invited to enter their artwork. Non-members may become members at the time of submission.

ELIGIBILITY: All TAG members (14 years and older) may submit. Membership must be current. One entry per member. All styles are welcome. All works must be original and completed with in the last five years. Works previously exhibited at The Art Guild Gallery will not be accepted. The Art Guild reserves the right to choose the artwork to be included in the exhibition. Works to be included in this exhibition must be available from May 22 through Sunday, June 25, 2017, at 3 pm.

JUROR OF AWARDS: Dan Christoffel is an award-winning artist with fifty years teaching experience. His expertise extends from oil painting and sculpture (in terra cotta, stone and steel) to print making. He is an accomplished portrait artist and art lecturer including visiting lecturer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Committed to excellence in education, he has been a visiting artist at schools across Long Island, an adjunct professor and an artist in residence at LIU Post. He presently has two sculptures included in the 911memorial.org collection.

AWARDS:   1st Place $300 • 2nd Place $200 • 3rd Place $100 • Honorable Mention & Students Award/s
The Terry Shkuda Award for Broadening Creative Pursuits will also be presented.

 

Local Color – Long Island Scenes by Members of The Art Guild – June 1-30, 2017

Local Color – Long Island Scenes by Members of The Art Guild – June 1-30, 2017

by | Jun 15, 2017 | Past Exhibitions

LOCAL COLOR
LONG ISLAND SCENES BY MEMBERS OF THE ART GUILD

Presented by:
Trapani Art and Frame Logo
ON VIEW: 447 Plandome Road, MANHASSET, NY 11030

JUNE 1- 30, 2017

Please Join us for the Opening Reception:  SATURDAY, JUNE 3: 5:00 – 8:00 pm
All invited! 

Local Color by Members of The Art Guild presented by Trapani Art and Frame. June 1 – 30, 2017. Artwork featuring local landscape or streetscape themes. Reception at Trapani Art and Frame, 440 Plandome Rd., Manhasset, June 3, 5-8 pm. 

SALES Artwork may be sold directly by TAF with a commission of 50% of the selling price from the artist. All art work submitted must be for sale. All work must remain on view for the duration of the exhibit, though purchased works may be removed at time of sale. 

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.

QUESTIONS: Contact The Art Guild at 516-304-5797 or info@TheArtGuild.org; or Elaine at Trapani Art & Frame at 516-365-6014 or Elaine@TrapaniArtAndFrame.com

 CALENDAR 
• FRIDAY, MAY 12: Submissions must be received. 
• ACCEPTANCE/REJECTION NOTIFICATION: AFTER WEDNESDAY, MAY 17 
• DROP OFF: MAY 22-26: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Entries must be delivered to Trapani Art and Frame, 447 Plandome Road, Manhasset, NY 11030 
• EXHIBIT: THURSDAY, JUNE 1 – FRIDAY, JUNE 30 Monday – Friday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (Closed on Sunday) 
• ARTIST’S RECEPTION: SATURDAY, JUNE 3: 5:00 – 8:00 pm 
• PICK-UP: FRIDAY, JUNE 30; SATURDAY, JULY 1 OR WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, during business hours (above). (Closed Sunday, July 2 through Tuesday, July 4)

AMERICA! April 7 – May 7, 2017

AMERICA! April 7 – May 7, 2017

by | May 8, 2017 | Past Exhibitions

AMERICA! April 7 – May 7

Reception: Friday April 7, 6-8 pm

“AMERICA!” a Juried Competition and Exhibition. We challenge artists to celebrate the beauty and inspiration that our country offers – through still lifes, landscapes and portraits – from shining sea to your backdoor!

JUROR Howard Rose has been painting in oils since 1989. He teaches privately and at The Art League of Long Island, the National Art League in Douglaston and has given many workshops at The Art Guild. “It is an exciting journey to become an artist and see the world through an artist’s eye. I love the challenge of turning an everyday scene into a successful and exciting painting.” 

Pick-Up
• Sunday May 7: 3:00 – 5:00 pm (Exhibit Closes)     
• Monday May 8: 5:00 – 7:00 pm  

First Place: Lana Ballot, for her pastel painting, Grateful 
Second Place: Leo Bliok, for his oil painting Spring in Central Park
Third place: Diane Bares for her oil painting, Flag Day in Cutchogue.
Honorable mentions: Katherine Criss, Daily Parade
Kathy D’Amato-Smith for her oil panting, Fourth of July
Len Mondschein, for his acrylic painting, June 25, 1876, It’s a Good Day To Die.

 

Works on Paper, March 4 – April 2, 2017

Works on Paper, March 4 – April 2, 2017

by | Apr 3, 2017 | Past Exhibitions

Works on Paper
Juried Competition & Exhibition
March 4 – April 2, 2017

Criteria All styles are welcome. All works must be original to the artist and painted within the past five years. The selection committee’s decision is final. Works to be included in this exhibition must be available from February 27 – April 2, 2017.

MEDIUMS Works must have a paper (or synthetic paper) substrate. Mediums may include but are not limited to acrylic, oil, watercolor, pastel, ink, dyes, pencil (graphite or colored), charcoal, marker, mixed media, collage, encaustic, etching/prints or sculpture with pedestal. No photography. (NO COPIES, REPRODUCTIONS OR GICLEES.)

JUROR Award winning artist Kyle Blumenthal’s life is steeped in art. From a very early age, she immersed herself in art books, art prints and art works. Her father was a sculptor and served as her first teacher. Her paintings of international conductors and soloists at Lincoln Center have won her critical acclaim. Her exhibits in the greater New York area and on Long Island have earned high praise. She has taken special awards at the Sodarco Gallery in Montreal several times. Her commercial illustrations have been used by Panasonic, CBS, ABC and NY News One. In addition to creating art, Kyle is a teacher and mentor, especially teaching students in college and high school. For more on Kyle, please visit her website.

 

Beauty in The Abstract – An Exploration, Dec. 3, 2016 – Jan. 8, 2017

Beauty in The Abstract – An Exploration, Dec. 3, 2016 – Jan. 8, 2017

by | Jan 9, 2017 | Past Exhibitions

Beauty in The Abstract – An Exploration

Juried Competition & Exhibition 

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December 3, 2016 – January 8, 2017

What is considered beautiful in Abstract Art?  Is it a question of taste? One person’s stop-in-your-tracks beautiful is another person’s ugly. This exhibit seeks to offer differing ideas of beauty in Abstract Art.  What is YOUR idea of Beauty?

MEDIUMS Including but not limited to acrylic, oil, watercolor, pastel, mixed media, collage, encaustic, etching/prints or sculpture with pedestal. No photography. 

JUROR Stan Brodsky A life-long resident of the New York area, he taught at C. W. Post College for 31 years and is now Professor Emeritus of Art. He has exhibited extensively for more than 50 years and received the Heckscher Museum’s 2013 Celebrate Achievement Award, for contributions to Long Island arts and culture.

First Place: Lorraine Nuzzo, Always 17, acrylic and oil pastel
Second place: Vincent Joseph, Ladder, acrylic
Third Place: Dana Epstein, Over the Moon, oil
Honorable Mention: Karen L. Kirshner, Blue Rhapsody, acrylic
Donna Litke, Cracked Ice, encaustic
Linda Louis, Clearing, wax, pigment, ink