by Grace Lucarelli | Oct 15, 2016 | Past Exhibitions
A Juried Exhibit sponsored in part by The Art Guild of Port Washington
September 27 – November 30, 2016
Town of North Hempstead Town Hall
CALL FOR ENTRIES: The Town of North Hempstead (ToNH) will hold its first Arts Matter! exhibit at The Town of North Hempstead Town Hall, 220 Plandome Road, Manhasset, NY 11030. Artists are invited to enter artwork inspired by the beauty of the Town of North Hempstead.
CRITERIA: All artists 18 years and older who reside in the ToNH or are employees of businesses based in the ToNH or anyone affiliated with an arts organization in the ToNH. Entry fee, $25 for one entry per person. Artwork must be available September 26 – November 30, 2016 and have been completed with in the last three years. Works may not be removed from the show before 9 am, December 1, 2016.
No Exceptions.
MEDIUMS: Including, but not limited to, acrylic, oil, watercolor, pastel, drawing, mixed media, collage, encaustic, etching/prints. (NO PHOTOGRAPHY, Digital art, COPIES, REPRODUCTIONS OR GICLEES or sculpture, PLEASE.)
ENTRIES: Works can NOT exceed 36” x 36”, including frame. Submissions must be received by September 2.
Digital submissions must be sent via email to artsmatter@theartguild.org, subject line “2016 Arts Matter!” and should be between 1 and 3MB each. Images MUST be named as follows:
artist’s lastname_firstname_entrynumber_title.jpg (ex: smith_john_1_beachsunset.jpg).
DOWNLOAD THE FORM (CLICK HERE), fill out, and send with $25 entry fee check made payable to: BTDC to: The Art Guild, 200 Port Washington Blvd, MANHASSET, NY 11030.
FINALISTS: The Arts Matter! Selection Committee will review all entries and notify each artist as to the acceptance of the submitted work. The Arts Matter! Selection Committee 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 for inclusion in this juried competition and exhibition will be notified by September 9, 2016.
SIZE And Framing: Size, with frame, must not exceed 36” x 36”. All work must be cleanly matted and/or framed or gallery wrapped, wired for hanging, with the wire attached via screw eyes or D-rings to the frame, not the backboard. No sawtooth hangers. No tape or string on the back or edges. Work should be labeled on back with the title, artist’s name, phone number, and email address.
Delivery of ARTWORK: Selected artwork is to be delivered, ready for display, to the Town of North Hempstead Town Hall, 220 Plandome Road, Manhasset, NY 11030. Please bring an artist’s statement that includes a short description of where or what in ToNH inspired your artwork.
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: For more info or to contact the Exhibit Chairs, email artsmatter@theartguild.org. Please put “2016 Arts Matter!” in the subject line, or call 516-304-5797.
CALENDAR
• FRIDAY, September 2: Application & images must be received.
• FRIDAY, September 9: Acceptance/Rejection notification
DROP OFF Entries must be delivered to Town of North Hempstead Town Hall.
• MONDAY, September 26: 9:00 – 10:00 am
Exhibit
• TUESDAY, September 27 – WEDNESDAY, November 30, 2016
Town of North Hempstead Town Hall is open Monday – Friday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.
Arts Matter Artist’s Reception Celebration
• TUESDAY, October 25: 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Pick-Up
• THURSDAY, December 1: 9:00 – 11:00 am
by Grace Lucarelli | Sep 18, 2016 | Past Exhibitions
Fur Fins & Feathers
Juried Competion & Exhibition
August 27 – September 18, 2016
Artists Reception and Awards Ceremony: September 11, 2016, 3-5pm
“Fur, Fins and Feathers” – More than just tributes to pets, animals in art often symbolize ideas from political to moral. From cave drawings to faithful companions, the noble steads of generals to Japanese fish prints and Audubon’s portfolios, animals of all kinds have “captured” the imagination of artists throughout history.
JUROR DENIS PONSOT is an artist with over 35 years of experience in the field. He teaches classes in watercolor painting at the Art League of Long Island, The School of Visual Arts and the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan. Denis also teaches classes in watercolor and oil painting at the Gurwin Jewish Assistive Living Residences. During the school year, Denis teaches classes for all ages out of his private studio in Queens, NY. In the summer, his studio transforms into Denis Ponsot Fine Arts Summer Camp, where students gain experience in every medium from sculpture to collage. Denis’ work has been in exhibitions at the Art League of Long Island Members Exhibition and the Salmagundi Art Club non-member Juried Exhibition.
First Place: Renie Morris for A Full House, acrylic
Second Place: Heidi Block, for Two Colts at Dawn, oil
Third Place: Caryn Coville for Goldfinch, colored pencil.
Honorable Mentions: Robin Moore for Simon Templar, watercolor; Boyd Shockley for Releasing a Western Trout, watercolor; and Ken Strier, Carousel Horse, sandstone sculpture
by Grace Lucarelli | May 16, 2016 | Past Exhibitions
LINE: Through Thick and Thin Exhibit April 9 – May 15, 2016
Line is one of the basic elements in art – descriptive, implied or abstract. Bold, soft, elegant or jagged. A line defines the curve of a hip. The lines on the highway define a journey. This exhibit is open to painting, drawing, print-making, mixed media and sculpture in which the line is a dominant component.
JUROR Award winning artist, Antonio Masi has been featured in articles in The Artist’s Magazine; PBS’s Sunday Arts, NBC-TV’s Weekend Today in New York,” as well as a book on his paintings New York’s Golden Age of Bridges, He is currently President of the American Watercolor Society. More on Mr. Masi can be found at his website, www.antoniomasi.com.
First Place: Stephanie Navon-Jacobson, Flutterbies, print
Second Place: Frances Ianarella, Orchids, oil
Third Place: Ann Pellaton, Shoreline, watercolor
Honorable Mentions: Diane Bares, Eliza, oil; Ellen Hallie Schiff, Texture Piece 2, enamel on paper; Alexander Betko, Dirty Mind, graphite on paper
Student Award: Matt Santiago, Untitled 3, ink.
by Grace Lucarelli | Apr 4, 2016 | Past Exhibitions
Travels & Destinations
Landscapes, Still Lifes & Figurative Images of Other Worlds, Other Lands, Other Lives
March 5 – April 3, 2016
Reception Sunday March 6, 3-5 pm
Show us where you’ve been – near, far and far-out! Landscapes, still lifes and figurative images tell the story of our travels both real and imagined. Where have YOU been? Montauk, Maine or Mexico? The Moon or the Milky Way? We can’t wait to see your travelogue.
JUROR Paul David Elsen went to the High School of Art & Design where he studied drawing and painting under the late Irwin “Greeny” Greenberg and the noted portrait painter and book cover illustrator Max Ginsburg. After a number of career moves unrelated to art, encouraged by his wife Karmen in 2009, he once again turned his attentions to painting and drawing. Paul David has since studied with artists as diverse as Paul Bachem, Howard Rose, Marc Josloff, and Rob Silverman.
Paul has been awarded Best-In-Show Awards in exhibits at The National Art League and The Art League of Nassau County. He has been part of juried shows at The Heckscher Museum, Huntington Arts Council’s Main Street Gallery, My Gallery in Port Washington, the Art League of Long Island. Other exhibits include the Barnes Gallery in Garden City, a solo exhibit at the Colors Salon in Cold Spring Harbor, The Graphic Eye in Port Washington, the Tripani Gallery in Manhasset, and at the former Sovereign Bank in Forest Hills, Queens. Mr. Elsen has also contributed to group exhibits at the Locust Valley Library & a two-artist show with his wife Karmen Elsen at Cold Spring Harbor Library.
More on Mr. Elsen can be found at his website.
First Place: Diana De Santis for Monet at The Met, pastel
Second Place: Bennett Horowitz for Slot Canyon, New Mexico, oil
Third Place: Aleta Crawford for Siren Song, oil
Honorable Mentions: Meike McLaughlin for The Lighthouse, watercolor; Robert Stuhmer for Surprise at Daybreak, marker; and Rona Winter for The Road Not Taken, mosaic.
by Grace Lucarelli | Feb 28, 2016 | Past Exhibitions
“I’m Ready for My Close Up”
a Juried Photography Competition and Exhibition
February 6 – February 28, 2016
Criteria: Portraits, macros, and close-ups that “speak to the viewer. “ All works must be original. The selection committee’s decision is final. Works to be included in this exhibition must be available from February 1 – 28, 2016.
JUROR: Harold Naideau is a photographer, artist, author and educator based on Long Island. He teaches photography at Suffolk County Community College, Briarcliffe College and Stony Brook University. His photography blends traditional fine-art photography with digital imaging and printing and utilizes a changing array of modern material and processes. You may see his work at: www.naideauphotography.com
First Place: Scott Elberger for Snug
Second Place: Patricia Paladines for Girl with Flower – Mafalala
Third Place: Brian Grandfield for Chrysanthemum Petals
Honorable Mentions: Michael Lax for Portrait of Gerald Eskin, Joanna Gazzola for “Sadness,” and William MacMillan for Protecting Kitty.
Student Award
Robert Morris of Oyster Bay High School for Through the Woods.
